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Actually the 19th amendment made it nationally allowed for women to vote. Wyoming allowed women to vote and hold office since 1869
Great Women In History
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Actually the 19th amendment made it nationally allowed for women to vote. Wyoming allowed women to vote and hold office since 1869
What does the amendment say about 40 year old pedos that go into girls chatrooms looking for underage kids to ask about their bras ?
AshleeLightBringer
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That's what she said, "Her stance influenced the 19th amendment allowing women to finally be able to vote." If you cannot contribute in a positive manner without trying to make a girl feel inferior, just stay out.
AshleeLightBringer
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Let's try and be civil. This thread is supposed to be about positive, inspiring women of history that girls today can look up to. Keep smiling. 🙂
Hoov
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I saw someone posted about Anne Frank. But I want to post the woman who actually hid Anne Frank; Miep Gies. She put her life on the line to hide an entire family from the Germans for 2 years. I know the outcome isn't what everyone hopes for, but the fact she was willing to risk her life to try and save her boss and his family, IMO is heroic. I suggest if anyone hasn't seen the show A Small Light on hulu, watch it. It shows you Miep's perspective of how she went about hiding the family and how life was while doing so.
interesting i never knew about this, i tried to go to the anne frank museam a few months ago and there was a 3 day waiting list to get in
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Very good film but point break is her best imo
Lunar~Moon
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Sacagawea was either 16 or 17 years old when she joined the Corps of Discovery. She met Lewis and Clark while she was living among the Mandan and Hidatsa in North Dakota, though she was a Lemhi Shoshone from Idaho. She had been taken during a raid by the Hidatsa when she was either 11 or 12, and had lived at the Awatixa (Sakakawea) Village.
Louise and Clark Expedition..
best reference is Night at the Museum 😉
Louise and Clark Expedition..
best reference is Night at the Museum 😉
Hoov
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I would love to go to the Anne Frank museum. And yes the show is really good. I loved it.
AshleeLightBringer
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She was born in May 1788 and died December 20, 1812. During her adventure with Lewis and Clarke, the group came across another tribe of Native Americans, and their leader, or Chief, who turned out to be her brother because as a child, she had been kidnapped by the tribe she was living with. It should be noted that in 1804, when she took up with the expedition, she was six months pregnant and gave birth in 1805. The father being Toussaint Charbonneau, and Sacagawea, who was only 15, was one of his two wives, and Charbonneau was 46 years old.
AshleeLightBringer
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Time certainly does fly doesn't it... Anyway, it's time for another installment. Making the list today is none other than Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
On June 2nd, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo won a landslide victory to become Mexico's first female president. What also marks her achievement is that she is also the first Jew to hold the position.
Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a rapid sample count by Mexico's electoral authority. That is set to be the highest vote percentage in Mexico's democratic history.
Sheinbaum served as the Secretary of the Environment of Mexico City and mayor of Tlalpan, a borough in Mexico City. She resigned from the position in 2017 upon receiving the nomination for the candidacy of the mayor of Mexico City.
Her paternal Ashkenazi grandparents emigrated from Lithuania to Mexico City in the 1920s. Her maternal Sephardic grandparents emigrated there from Sofia, Bulgaria, in the early 1940s to escape the Holocaust.
Both of her parents are scientists and her brother is a physicist. Sheinbaum received her Doctor of Philosophy in energy engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She has authored over 100 articles and two books on energy, the environment, and sustainable development. She contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and in 2018 was named one of the BBC's 100 Women.
On June 2nd, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo won a landslide victory to become Mexico's first female president. What also marks her achievement is that she is also the first Jew to hold the position.
Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a rapid sample count by Mexico's electoral authority. That is set to be the highest vote percentage in Mexico's democratic history.
Sheinbaum served as the Secretary of the Environment of Mexico City and mayor of Tlalpan, a borough in Mexico City. She resigned from the position in 2017 upon receiving the nomination for the candidacy of the mayor of Mexico City.
Her paternal Ashkenazi grandparents emigrated from Lithuania to Mexico City in the 1920s. Her maternal Sephardic grandparents emigrated there from Sofia, Bulgaria, in the early 1940s to escape the Holocaust.
Both of her parents are scientists and her brother is a physicist. Sheinbaum received her Doctor of Philosophy in energy engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She has authored over 100 articles and two books on energy, the environment, and sustainable development. She contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and in 2018 was named one of the BBC's 100 Women.
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Laura Secord
Laura Secord was a heroine of the War of 1812. Unsung in her lifetime, she has become an icon of Canadian patriotism since. Laura Secord was considered to be an average woman. She was neither peasant nor nobility. She had no military background or commission. Her father was a Patriot (to patriotic Canadians, he was a rebel) in the American War of Independence. He arrived in Canada following the wave of Loyalists and was granted land, founding what would later become Ingersoll.
Laura Secord’s famous walk
The next summer, the Americans invaded Upper Canada again, taking able-bodied men prisoner and occupying homes in Queenston. On June 21, 1813, Laura overheard plans to attack an outpost commanded by Lieutenant FitzGibbon.
The next morning, she stole away, walking 32 km to warn Lieutenant FitzGibbon.
Delays at the American headquarters postponed the departure of the American attack for two full days.
On June 24, 1813, a force of First Nations warriors from Quebec rallied under the command of Captain Dominique Ducharme. They attacked the American column and fought a running battle with the U.S. troops. Reinforcements of British, Canadian and Indigenous forces arrived just in time to see the surrender of the entire American force. The First Nations warriors had fought the entire Battle of Beaver Dams on their own. They had forced the surrender of 542 American soldiers with field cannons.
Captain Ducharme asked Fitzgibbon to negotiate the surrender. He didn’t think his English skills were good enough to speak with the American commander.
No mention of Laura Secord was recorded, although the Americans knew that local people had passed on information about their movements. Fitzgibbon had been brought up from the ranks by Colonel Isaac Brock before the War of 1812. His only hope of promotion was battlefield exploits. He needed all the credit for himself, but FitzGibbon did write letters on Laura’s behalf in 1820, 1827 and 1837, attesting to her bravery.
Nevertheless, it would seem that her contribution to the war would be lost to history. Several times, she petitioned for recognition, to no avail.
The family struggled financially. James died in 1841, and his small war pension ended.
The only recognition she received in her lifetime was in 1860. She was 85 years old when the Prince of Wales awarded her £100, a considerable sum in the 19th century.
Laura Secord lived to see Canadian Confederation and died in 1868. She is buried in the Drummond Hill Cemetery in Niagara Falls.
By 1880, people began to take notice. The women’s suffrage movement needed real female heroes as role models. Over the years, the Laura Secord story has been retold many times, and honours abound:
- Monuments to her stand in Queenston and in Ottawa.
- Her face has graced a commemorative quarter and a postage stamp
- Her portrait was hung in Parliament.
- Her home in Queenston is now a museum.
- Schools and a chocolate company are named after her.
(copied from GoC website)
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Class is over folks.
The above must be a copy/paste coz I didn't even read it lol -too long.
AshleeLightBringer
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There is nothing wrong with a copy/paste. The point of the thread, as mentioned on Page 1, is to discuss Great Women in History.Class is over folks.
The above must be a copy/paste coz I didn't even read it lol -too long.
AshleeLightBringer
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Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC, born 1 January 1914, died13 September 1944, also known as Nora Inayat-Khan and Nora Baker, was a British resistance agent in France in the Second World War who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in countries occupied by the Axis powers, especially those occupied by Nazi Germany.
As a young woman, Noor began a career as a writer, publishing her poetry and children's stories in English and French and becoming a regular contributor to children's magazines and French radio. In 1939, her book Twenty Jataka Tales, inspired by the Jataka tales of Buddhist tradition, was published in London by George G. Harrap and Co.
As an SOE agent under the codename Madeleine she became the first female wireless operator to be sent from the UK into occupied France to aid the French Resistance during the Second World War. Inayat Khan was betrayed and captured, and executed at Dachau concentration camp. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her service, the highest civilian decoration for gallantry in the United Kingdom.
As a young woman, Noor began a career as a writer, publishing her poetry and children's stories in English and French and becoming a regular contributor to children's magazines and French radio. In 1939, her book Twenty Jataka Tales, inspired by the Jataka tales of Buddhist tradition, was published in London by George G. Harrap and Co.
As an SOE agent under the codename Madeleine she became the first female wireless operator to be sent from the UK into occupied France to aid the French Resistance during the Second World War. Inayat Khan was betrayed and captured, and executed at Dachau concentration camp. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her service, the highest civilian decoration for gallantry in the United Kingdom.
Virginia Hall the deadliest spy of WW2
AshleeLightBringer
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Judith “Judy” Heumann (1947 - 2023)
Judith “Judy” Heumann has been a part of almost every pivotal moment in the disability rights movement. Considered “the mother” of the movement, she was a tireless advocate for the disabled community. Heumann improved accessibility and opportunities for the estimated 56 million people in the United States and one billion people around the world with disabilities.
When Heumann was born, polio had reached epidemic levels. A disease that could paralyze, parents feared their children would catch it. When Heumann contracted polio at age two, there was no vaccine (it would not be introduced until the 1950s) and she lost her ability to walk. Heumann’s parents did not know about access for disabled children or what types of accommodations would or would not be available. When Heumann attempted to start kindergarten, the principal physically blocked the family from entering the school. The principal called Heumann a “fire hazard.” Her mother refused to accept this and “Mighty Mite” demanded Heumann have access to the classroom. Due to her mother’s tenacity, Heumann was eventually able to attend a special school and a public high school. After graduation, Heumann went to Long Island University in Brooklyn where she organized students to start demanding ramps for access to classrooms. She graduated with a B.A. in 1969.
In 1983, Heumann co-founded the World Institute on Disability (WID), one of the first global disability rights organizations founded and led by people with disabilities.
She played a role in the development of major legislation, including the ADA. She also published a memoir, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist.
Yet Heumann did not see herself as different. Speaking to an interviewer, Heumann said, “I call you ‘non-disabled’...because the likelihood of you acquiring a disability, temporarily or permanently, is statistically very high.” Heumann fought for all, and her work has been recognized through numerous awards and fellowships. Heumann and her husband Jorge Pineda, who also uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury, lived in Washington, D.C. Heumann continued her advocacy until her death on March 4, 2023.
Judith “Judy” Heumann has been a part of almost every pivotal moment in the disability rights movement. Considered “the mother” of the movement, she was a tireless advocate for the disabled community. Heumann improved accessibility and opportunities for the estimated 56 million people in the United States and one billion people around the world with disabilities.
When Heumann was born, polio had reached epidemic levels. A disease that could paralyze, parents feared their children would catch it. When Heumann contracted polio at age two, there was no vaccine (it would not be introduced until the 1950s) and she lost her ability to walk. Heumann’s parents did not know about access for disabled children or what types of accommodations would or would not be available. When Heumann attempted to start kindergarten, the principal physically blocked the family from entering the school. The principal called Heumann a “fire hazard.” Her mother refused to accept this and “Mighty Mite” demanded Heumann have access to the classroom. Due to her mother’s tenacity, Heumann was eventually able to attend a special school and a public high school. After graduation, Heumann went to Long Island University in Brooklyn where she organized students to start demanding ramps for access to classrooms. She graduated with a B.A. in 1969.
In 1983, Heumann co-founded the World Institute on Disability (WID), one of the first global disability rights organizations founded and led by people with disabilities.
She played a role in the development of major legislation, including the ADA. She also published a memoir, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist.
Yet Heumann did not see herself as different. Speaking to an interviewer, Heumann said, “I call you ‘non-disabled’...because the likelihood of you acquiring a disability, temporarily or permanently, is statistically very high.” Heumann fought for all, and her work has been recognized through numerous awards and fellowships. Heumann and her husband Jorge Pineda, who also uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury, lived in Washington, D.C. Heumann continued her advocacy until her death on March 4, 2023.
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I love her. She's one of the best in the entire world. She's so beautiful and talented. I wish I could do gymnastics like her back in my days. Yes she's one of my heros and so inspiring. I agree 💯 percent with you. Thank you so much for sharing this. 💕 🌍
AshleeLightBringer
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Mary Somerville (1780-1872)
Mary Somerville was a Scottish scientist, writer and polymath, (a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning), and led a very profound and changing life. In 1834, she became the first person to be described in print as a ‘scientist’. In 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society – an incredible achievement for women at that time!
When she died in 1872, The Morning Post acknowledged in her obituary that “Whatever difficulty we might experience in the middle of the nineteenth century in choosing a king of science, there could be no question whatever as to the queen of science“. Somerville also helped to discover the planet Neptune after she was involved in discussions around a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus, which was later confirmed in 1846 with the discovery of Neptune itself.
Mary Somerville was a Scottish scientist, writer and polymath, (a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning), and led a very profound and changing life. In 1834, she became the first person to be described in print as a ‘scientist’. In 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society – an incredible achievement for women at that time!
When she died in 1872, The Morning Post acknowledged in her obituary that “Whatever difficulty we might experience in the middle of the nineteenth century in choosing a king of science, there could be no question whatever as to the queen of science“. Somerville also helped to discover the planet Neptune after she was involved in discussions around a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus, which was later confirmed in 1846 with the discovery of Neptune itself.