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Lena Elithe Hamilton Kirkland, author, was born on January 24, 1907, the only child of Free and Eva (Purcell) Hamilton, at Big Sky Ranch at White Chapel, west of Coleman, Texas. She was a 1924 honor gr...
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2/9/2023
Lena Elithe Hamilton Kirkland, author, was born on January 24, 1907, the only child of Free and Eva (Purcell) Hamilton, at Big Sky Ranch at White Chapel, west of Coleman, Texas. She was a 1924 honor gr...
2/9/2023
Ruth Ward Younkin, Arlington civic leader, daughter of Jessie Ray and Henrietta Ward, was born on October 28, 1915, at Ogden, Utah. Her father was a United States marshal for the state of Utah. Ruth's ...
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1/9/2023
Ruth Ward Younkin, Arlington civic leader, daughter of Jessie Ray and Henrietta Ward, was born on October 28, 1915, at Ogden, Utah. Her father was a United States marshal for the state of Utah. Ruth's ...
1/9/2023
Leona Ruth Guy, medical technologies innovator, educator, pathologist, and blood banking promoter, published or presented more than 100 scientific papers and organized or participated in more than thir...
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1/5/2023
1/5/2023
Leona Ruth Guy, medical technologies innovator, educator, pathologist, and blood banking promoter, published or presented more than 100 scientific papers and organized or participated in more than thir...
1/5/2023
Photo: on left with daughter, Willie Day
Mabel Doss Lea, rancher, politician, and businesswoman, owned and managed the first fully fenced large ranch in Texas. She was born in Brunswick, Missouri, on ...
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4/23/2022
Photo: on left with daughter, Willie Day
Mabel Doss Lea, rancher, politician, and businesswoman, owned and managed the first fully fenced large ranch in Texas. She was born in Brunswick, Missouri, on ...
4/23/2022
Gussie Nell Davis (November 4, 1906 – December 21, 1993) was an American teacher best known as the founder of the Kilgore College Rangerettes, who in September 1940 became the first all-girls dril...
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4/2/2022
Gussie Nell Davis (November 4, 1906 – December 21, 1993) was an American teacher best known as the founder of the Kilgore College Rangerettes, who in September 1940 became the first all-girls dril...
4/2/2022
Vivian Lou Anderson Castleberry, pioneering journalist on women’s issues and known as the “godmother of the women’s movement in Dallas,” was born on April 8, 1922, in Lindale, Texas, to William Clarenc...
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2/19/2022
2/19/2022
Vivian Lou Anderson Castleberry, pioneering journalist on women’s issues and known as the “godmother of the women’s movement in Dallas,” was born on April 8, 1922, in Lindale, Texas, to William Clarenc...
2/19/2022
Shirley Maxine Thompson Carter, founder of the Texas Girls’ Choir, was born on May 6, 1935, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Ewell Washington Thompson and Elsie Mae (Cole) Thompson. She attended Carter-Riversi...
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2/18/2022
Shirley Maxine Thompson Carter, founder of the Texas Girls’ Choir, was born on May 6, 1935, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Ewell Washington Thompson and Elsie Mae (Cole) Thompson. She attended Carter-Riversi...
2/18/2022
Creative Achievements • Defined the lung cancer risk associated with workplace exposure to vinyl chloride monomer, which resulted in reducing workplace exposure to both vinyl chloride monomer and cigar...
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2/1/2022
Creative Achievements • Defined the lung cancer risk associated with workplace exposure to vinyl chloride monomer, which resulted in reducing workplace exposure to both vinyl chloride monomer and cigar...
2/1/2022
Ruth Elaine Collins Sharp Altshuler, Texan philanthropist and civic leader, was born on March 10, 1924, in Dallas, Texas. She was the youngest child of Carr Pritchett Collins, Sr., and Elza Ruth (Wooda...
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12/14/2021
12/14/2021
Ruth Elaine Collins Sharp Altshuler, Texan philanthropist and civic leader, was born on March 10, 1924, in Dallas, Texas. She was the youngest child of Carr Pritchett Collins, Sr., and Elza Ruth (Wooda...
12/14/2021
Goodman Brinker is the founder and Chair of Global Strategy of Susan G. Komen, an organization named after her only sister, Susan, who died from breast cancer in 1980 at age 36. Brinker was also United...
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5/22/2016
Goodman Brinker is the founder and Chair of Global Strategy of Susan G. Komen, an organization named after her only sister, Susan, who died from breast cancer in 1980 at age 36. Brinker was also United...
5/22/2016
Ann Willis Richards (September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Texas. She first came to national attention as the state treasurer of Texas, when she de...
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4/1/2015
Ann Willis Richards (September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Texas. She first came to national attention as the state treasurer of Texas, when she de...
4/1/2015
Thigpen Perry (born May 5, 1952) was the longest-serving First Lady of Texas, and the wife of Governor Rick Perry. As First Lady of Texas, she had been an active advocate for nursing and other health c...
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Thigpen Perry (born May 5, 1952) was the longest-serving First Lady of Texas, and the wife of Governor Rick Perry. As First Lady of Texas, she had been an active advocate for nursing and other health c...
4/1/2015
May Banks Cockrell (born January 19, 1922) is a former mayor of San Antonio, Texas. During World War II, she served in the WAVES branch of the United States Navy. She served as President of the Dallas ...
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4/1/2015
May Banks Cockrell (born January 19, 1922) is a former mayor of San Antonio, Texas. During World War II, she served in the WAVES branch of the United States Navy. She served as President of the Dallas ...
4/1/2015
Crocker Clements (October 30, 1931–) is a Republican party organizer, heritage preservationist, and former First Lady of the U.S. state of Texas.Early lifeShe was born in Newton, Kansas on October 30, ...
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4/1/2015
Crocker Clements (October 30, 1931–) is a Republican party organizer, heritage preservationist, and former First Lady of the U.S. state of Texas.Early lifeShe was born in Newton, Kansas on October 30, ...
4/1/2015
Elizabeth "Liz" Sutherland Carpenter (September 1, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was a writer, feminist, former reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relations expert. Carpente...
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4/1/2015
Elizabeth "Liz" Sutherland Carpenter (September 1, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was a writer, feminist, former reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relations expert. Carpente...
4/1/2015
Anne Legendre Armstrong (December 27, 1927 – July 30, 2008) was a United States diplomat and politician. She was the first woman to serve as Counselor to the President and as United States Ambassador t...
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Anne Legendre Armstrong (December 27, 1927 – July 30, 2008) was a United States diplomat and politician. She was the first woman to serve as Counselor to the President and as United States Ambassador t...
4/1/2015
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. Ride joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman to enter space. On her fir...
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4/1/2015
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. Ride joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman to enter space. On her fir...
4/1/2015
Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 - December 1, 2023) was a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from her appointment in 1981 by Ronald Reagan to 2006. She is ...
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4/1/2015
Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 - December 1, 2023) was a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from her appointment in 1981 by Ronald Reagan to 2006. She is ...
4/1/2015
Lady Bird Johnson First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969, having been the wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for beautification of the nation'...
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4/1/2015
Lady Bird Johnson First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969, having been the wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for beautification of the nation'...
4/1/2015
Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is a former United States Senator from Texas. She is a member of the Republican Party. In 2001, she was named one of the thirty most powerful w...
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4/1/2015
Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is a former United States Senator from Texas. She is a member of the Republican Party. In 2001, she was named one of the thirty most powerful w...
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