Born: September 20, 1878 Kent, England, UK Known For: Pioneering Aviatrix Usually when I do the research for these birthday blogs, I know a little bit about the woman I'm writing about. In this case, I knew nothing about Lilian Bland and I was quite surprised with what...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Born: September 15, 1977 Enugu, Nigeria Known For: Writer and Public Speaker For today's HBD Ladies blog we're dipping into the never-ending resource of TED Talks. You may have seen Chimamanda's tiny and accessible published essay 'We Should All Be Feminists' in your local book store....
Claudette Colvin Born: September 5, 1939 Montgomery, Alabama, USA Known For: Civil Rights Activist Our birthday blog today celebrates the life and legacy of Claudette Colvin. You might not know who she is, but Claudette was the first black woman to refuse to give up her seat on a...
Mary Temple Grandin Born: August 29, 1947 Boston, MA, USA Known for: Professor of Animal Science and Autism Spokesperson For today's blog, we're celebrating and life and remarkable contributions of Dr. Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University but is most known...
Katherine Johnson Born: August 26, 1918 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA Known For: Mathematician and NASA employee responsible for helping with the first US space flights Rather than reinvent a wheel that has already been perfected, I'm not going to write a blog celebrating the amazing accomplishments of Katherine...
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel Born: August 19, 1883 Saumur, Marie-et-Loire, France Known For: Clothing designer and style icon Today's birthday blog is another opportunity for me to learn some new information about a woman and name our entire Western pop culture is familiar with. Coco Chanel was born in the...
Margaret Elaine Heafield Hamilton Born: August 17, 1936 Paoli, Indiana Known For: Computer Scientist That Developed the On-Board Flight Software for NASA's Apollo Space Program As we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the US Moon Landing (July 20th this year) it's important to recognize the contribution of the women who worked...
Gerty Theresa Cori Born: August 15, 1896 Prague, Czech Republic Known For: Biochemist and Nobel Prize Winner For today's birthday blog, we're celebrating a world renowned chemist! Gerty Cori had to fight for equal recognition as her husband, especially since they worked on many projects together.Gerty moved to the...
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Born: August 9, 1757 Albany, New York Known For: Co-Founded First Orphanage in NYC, wife of Alexander Hamilton For our dear readers who know that we're both obsessed with "Hamilton" the musical - it should come as no surprise that we are celebrating the life and...
Margaretha Geertriuda Zelle AKA Mata Hari Born: August 7, 1876 Leeuwarden, Netherlands Known For: Exotic Dancer and Suspected Spy Mata Hari is one of those names of famous women we all know. If you had asked me before I wrote this blog, I would have told you she was...
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