Grace Bedell Billings:* at Wikipedia * at Find a Grave Grace Bedell, when she was a young girl, wrote a letter to then-candidate Abraham Lincoln urging him to grow a beard so that he would be more appe...
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Grace Bedell Billings:* at Wikipedia * at Find a Grave Grace Bedell, when she was a young girl, wrote a letter to then-candidate Abraham Lincoln urging him to grow a beard so that he would be more appe...
12/10/2022
Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American writer, particularly of science fiction. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on such films as The Big Sleep (1945), Rio...
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5/3/2021
Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American writer, particularly of science fiction. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on such films as The Big Sleep (1945), Rio...
5/3/2021
Sanna Mirella Marin (Finnish pronunciation: [ ˈsɑnːɑ ˈmirelːɑ ˈmɑriːn ]; born 16 November 1985) is a Finnish politician who serves as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) since 20...
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Sanna Mirella Marin (Finnish pronunciation: [ ˈsɑnːɑ ˈmirelːɑ ˈmɑriːn ]; born 16 November 1985) is a Finnish politician who serves as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) since 20...
4/25/2020
Marian Anderson b. February 27, 1897, d. April 8, 1993
Marian Anderson was an African American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Most of her singing career was...
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Marian Anderson b. February 27, 1897, d. April 8, 1993
Marian Anderson was an African American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Most of her singing career was...
4/25/2020
Greta Ernman Thunberg, (swedish pronunciation: ²ɡreːta ²tʉːnbærj; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish political activist seeking to stop global warming and climate change. In August 2018, she quickly ros...
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Greta Ernman Thunberg, (swedish pronunciation: ²ɡreːta ²tʉːnbærj; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish political activist seeking to stop global warming and climate change. In August 2018, she quickly ros...
9/24/2019
A Pioneer Mother of California---Perhaps the most extreme case of young children shifting from one train to another, and thereby being denied the chance to bond with a traveling community, was the fami...
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A Pioneer Mother of California---Perhaps the most extreme case of young children shifting from one train to another, and thereby being denied the chance to bond with a traveling community, was the fami...
1/27/2019
Esther Simpson (Tess) was a worker for refugee academics. She was born Esther Sinovitch in Leeds to Lithuanian Jewish immigrant parents. The family name was changed to Simpson by her father, a textile ...
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Esther Simpson (Tess) was a worker for refugee academics. She was born Esther Sinovitch in Leeds to Lithuanian Jewish immigrant parents. The family name was changed to Simpson by her father, a textile ...
5/23/2017
Elizabeth Gilmore, along with her sister Ann, were nurses at the winter camp of General George Washington at Valley Forge, west of Philadelphia (December 19 1777 to June 19 1778). She is also recorded ...
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Elizabeth Gilmore, along with her sister Ann, were nurses at the winter camp of General George Washington at Valley Forge, west of Philadelphia (December 19 1777 to June 19 1778). She is also recorded ...
3/16/2017
A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor #: A130537
Betty Zane
ORIGINAL NAME Elizabeth
BIRTH 19 Jul 1759
Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 24 Aug 1823 (aged 64...
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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor #: A130537
Betty Zane
ORIGINAL NAME Elizabeth
BIRTH 19 Jul 1759
Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 24 Aug 1823 (aged 64...
3/11/2017
DAR# A013870 Poisened 16 men at the "Battle of Huck's Defeat"Martha and her husband were entrusted with a precious commodity back then - gun powder. With her husband away, Martha was left in charge. He...
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DAR# A013870 Poisened 16 men at the "Battle of Huck's Defeat"Martha and her husband were entrusted with a precious commodity back then - gun powder. With her husband away, Martha was left in charge. He...
2/10/2017
Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (15 October 1880 – 2 October 1958) was a British author, palaeobotanist, campaigner for women's rights and pioneer in the field of birth control. She was the wife of Humphre...
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Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (15 October 1880 – 2 October 1958) was a British author, palaeobotanist, campaigner for women's rights and pioneer in the field of birth control. She was the wife of Humphre...
11/23/2016
Van Lew (October 25, 1818 – September 25, 1900) was a well-born Richmond, Virginia resident who built and operated an extensive spy ring for the United States during the American Civil War.Early lifeEl...
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Van Lew (October 25, 1818 – September 25, 1900) was a well-born Richmond, Virginia resident who built and operated an extensive spy ring for the United States during the American Civil War.Early lifeEl...
9/5/2016
See Wikipedia... Margaret, Lady Brooke, The Ranee of Sarawak (1849 – 1936) was queen consort of the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke. She published her memoir My Life in Sa...
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See Wikipedia... Margaret, Lady Brooke, The Ranee of Sarawak (1849 – 1936) was queen consort of the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke. She published her memoir My Life in Sa...
4/8/2016
Kerenhappuch Turner MP (c.1715 - bef.1804)
"Heroine of the Battle of Guilford Court House", "Kerenhappuch Norman Turner", "Karen Happuch", "Keren Happuch"
A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor #: A117148 to Steve Norman, Kerenhappuch was born 1715 in Halifax, Virginia and died 1807 in Guiford Co., North Carolina."Kerenhappuch No...
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3/24/2016
Kerenhappuch Turner MP (c.1715 - bef.1804)
"Heroine of the Battle of Guilford Court House", "Kerenhappuch Norman Turner", "Karen Happuch", "Keren Happuch"
A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor #: A117148 to Steve Norman, Kerenhappuch was born 1715 in Halifax, Virginia and died 1807 in Guiford Co., North Carolina."Kerenhappuch No...
3/24/2016
Lagertha MP (deceased)
"Hlaðgerðr", "Hladgerd", "Ladgerda", "Ladgertha", "Lathgertha", "Lathgertha Queen of Seeland", "Lagertha"
Among them was Ladgerda, a skilled Shieldmaiden, who, though a maiden, had the courage of a man, and fought in front among the bravest with her hair loose over her shoulders. All-marvelled at her match...
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3/24/2016
Lagertha MP (deceased)
"Hlaðgerðr", "Hladgerd", "Ladgerda", "Ladgertha", "Lathgertha", "Lathgertha Queen of Seeland", "Lagertha"
Among them was Ladgerda, a skilled Shieldmaiden, who, though a maiden, had the courage of a man, and fought in front among the bravest with her hair loose over her shoulders. All-marvelled at her match...
3/24/2016
Glückel von Hameln MP (c.1646 - 1724)
"Glückel Goldschmidt-Hameln", "Glückel Levy-Wiphen", "Glückelchen"
Glückel of Hameln Lecture/Biography Dr. Henry Abramson * Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln Google Books Glückel of Hameln (also spelled Gluckel or Glikl of Hamelin; also known as Glikl bas Judah Leib) (1646...
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7/21/2015
Glückel von Hameln MP (c.1646 - 1724)
"Glückel Goldschmidt-Hameln", "Glückel Levy-Wiphen", "Glückelchen"
Glückel of Hameln Lecture/Biography Dr. Henry Abramson * Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln Google Books Glückel of Hameln (also spelled Gluckel or Glikl of Hamelin; also known as Glikl bas Judah Leib) (1646...
7/21/2015
"I am glad that I left home when I was young and followed the wake of the subtle Ulysses, glad to have lived the sea and the desert instead of helping father to air the silky softness of the deep seals...
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7/8/2015
"I am glad that I left home when I was young and followed the wake of the subtle Ulysses, glad to have lived the sea and the desert instead of helping father to air the silky softness of the deep seals...
7/8/2015
Iníon Dubh (said, Nee-an doo) is one of the most remembered and beloved heroines in Irish history. Iníon Dubh was her pet name which means 'black haired daughter.' She was Fionnuala Ní Dhónaill née Nic...
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Iníon Dubh (said, Nee-an doo) is one of the most remembered and beloved heroines in Irish history. Iníon Dubh was her pet name which means 'black haired daughter.' She was Fionnuala Ní Dhónaill née Nic...
5/11/2015
Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany. She was convicted of high treason after having been fou...
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Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany. She was convicted of high treason after having been fou...
4/14/2015
Nancy Hart MP (1737 - c.1830)
"War Woman", "Ann", "Ann Nancy Morgan", "Nancy Morgan"
A Patriot of the American Revolution for GEORGIA. DAR Ancestor # A051652
Nancy Morgan Hart (c. 1735 – 1830) was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War whose exploits against Loyalists in the Ge...
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3/14/2015
Nancy Hart MP (1737 - c.1830)
"War Woman", "Ann", "Ann Nancy Morgan", "Nancy Morgan"
A Patriot of the American Revolution for GEORGIA. DAR Ancestor # A051652
Nancy Morgan Hart (c. 1735 – 1830) was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War whose exploits against Loyalists in the Ge...
3/14/2015
