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Lillie Pierce Voss (1876 - 1967)

Lillie Pierce Voss, formerly of Hypoluxo, was the first non-Native American child born between Jupiter and Miami. As a child she learned to interact with the local Seminole Indians, and she learned to ...

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Lillie Pierce Voss (1876 - 1967)

Lillie Pierce Voss, formerly of Hypoluxo, was the first non-Native American child born between Jupiter and Miami. As a child she learned to interact with the local Seminole Indians, and she learned to ...

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings MP (1896 - 1953)

Kinnan Rawlings (August 8, 1896 – December 14, 1953) was an American author who lived in rural Florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings. Her best known work, The Yearling, about a boy wh...

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings MP (1896 - 1953)

Kinnan Rawlings (August 8, 1896 – December 14, 1953) was an American author who lived in rural Florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings. Her best known work, The Yearling, about a boy wh...

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Rep. Ruth Baird Rhode (1885 - 1954)

"Ruth", "Bryan", "Owen", "Rohde", "Leavitt"

Ruth Bryan Owen was the daughter of William Jennings Bryan and mother of Helen Rudd Brown. A Democrat, in 1929 she became Florida’s (and the South's) first woman representative in the United States Con...

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Rep. Ruth Baird Rhode (1885 - 1954)

"Ruth", "Bryan", "Owen", "Rohde", "Leavitt"

Ruth Bryan Owen was the daughter of William Jennings Bryan and mother of Helen Rudd Brown. A Democrat, in 1929 she became Florida’s (and the South's) first woman representative in the United States Con...

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Jacqueline Cochran MP (1906 - 1980)

"Jackie", "Cochran", "Odlum"

Cochran (May 11, 1906 – August 9, 1980) was a pioneer American aviator, considered to be one of the most gifted racing pilots of her generation. She was an important contributor to the formation of the...

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Jacqueline Cochran MP (1906 - 1980)

"Jackie", "Cochran", "Odlum"

Cochran (May 11, 1906 – August 9, 1980) was a pioneer American aviator, considered to be one of the most gifted racing pilots of her generation. She was an important contributor to the formation of the...

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as The Mother of Fort Lauderdale. Ivy Stranahan, born in 1881 near the Georgia-Florida line, she moved with her family as a young girl to Lemon City (which became part of Miami), Florida. She then move...

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as The Mother of Fort Lauderdale. Ivy Stranahan, born in 1881 near the Georgia-Florida line, she moved with her family as a young girl to Lemon City (which became part of Miami), Florida. She then move...

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Jessie Ball du Pont (1884 - 1970)

Ball duPont (January 20, 1884 – September 26, 1970) was an American teacher, philanthropist and designated a Great Floridian by the Florida Department of State.

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Jessie Ball du Pont (1884 - 1970)

Ball duPont (January 20, 1884 – September 26, 1970) was an American teacher, philanthropist and designated a Great Floridian by the Florida Department of State.

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Frances Langford MP (1913 - 2005)

Frances Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two decades.BirthBorn Julia Fr...

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Frances Langford MP (1913 - 2005)

Frances Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two decades.BirthBorn Julia Fr...

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Tillie Anne Fowler (1942 - 2005)

"Steel Magnolia"

Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942 – March 2, 2005) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001.Early life and educationFowler was born in Milledge...

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Tillie Anne Fowler (1942 - 2005)

"Steel Magnolia"

Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942 – March 2, 2005) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001.Early life and educationFowler was born in Milledge...

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Janet Reno served as the Attorney General of the United States, from 1993 to 2001. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11, 1993. She was the first w...

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Janet Reno served as the Attorney General of the United States, from 1993 to 2001. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11, 1993. She was the first w...

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