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...
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...
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...
For our book review series, we've decided to move into vlogs! Up first is my review of Julissa Arce's powerful story of living undocumented in America. This one sits in all our categories except for academic - check it out![embed]https://youtu.be/fMmflFKfkAg[/embed]Stay tuned for more book reviews...
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...
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...
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...
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Born: July 16, 1862 Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA Known For: Teacher, Journalist, Civil Rights and Women's Rights Activist I would like to add Ida B. Wells to the long list of people I feel like I should have learned about in school but didn't. We love...
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón Born: July 6, 1907 Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Known For: Painter and Political Activist Though Frida Kahlo is now one of the most well-known women painters, that wasn't always the case. She gained fame within the art community throughout her careers in the 1930s...
Hey, ya'll! It's Dr. Hinson back with my 5 Friyays! I'm back from holiday, back in America, and finally over my jet lag. I've got a pretty happy list for my Friyays this week. We're getting a little America with a video about one of...
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