Annie Jump Cannon Annie Jump Cannon was an astronomer who gave the theory of star spectra. Cannon was born in Dover, Delaware on December 11, 1863. She also was the main contributor of making the Henry Draper Star Catalogue. As she was growing up, her mother, Mary Jump, taught Annie Jump Cannon all of the constellations. It was her mother that inspired Annie Jump Cannon to study astronomy.
By the time Edna was five years old her mother taught her how to write poetry. Edna published her first poem which was, “Forest Trees” which appeared in a magazine called St. Nicholas, an illustrated children's magazine, at the age of fourteen. Edna got a full scholarship to an all girl’s college called Vassar. While Edna was attending Vassar she was still writing dramatic poetry. Edna won an award for her book called The Harp-Weaver; the award was called Pulitzer Prize.
Parks “was then elected the first secretary of the state conference” (Theoharis 27). This later allowed her to travel up to a two week workshop at the Highlander Folk School and help her refresh and see how the rest of the world treats African Americans. From returning from the workshop Mrs. Parks would perform the act that made her famous today. It has been told in a verity of ways by different authors but I think Jeanne Theoharis explains it very well.
arly life and education She was born in Windsor, New South Wales on 17 January 1973. [2] After finishing high school at John Paul II Senior Catholic High School, Ellis attended the Australian Institute of Sport on a netball scholarship. She also completed a law degree at Macquarie University while she worked her way up the ranks of Australian netball. [3] Netball career Domestic Ellis became the captain of the Sydney Swifts in 2000. She was the captain for their team in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007 Commonwealth Bank Trophy premierships.
After six successful reprints of the Spanish-issue, "People" decided to release a Spanish-language version of their magazine, "People en Española" which became a popular selling magazine. Selena had many nicknames as a child including preciosa, and la Rena de tex-mex. Her trademarks were her sequin purple jumpsuit, silky pure black hair, and her shiny red lip-gloss. Selena was working on her first English album at the time she was killed. Sources say she was on her way to the studio when she was murdered.
Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani, was born on September 2, 1838 as Lydia Lili’u Kamaka’eha. She was adopted at birth by Abner Paki and his wife, Laura Konia who was King Kamehameha the Firsts granddaughter. From age four she went to the Royal school where she became fluent in English as well as her native language. Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of Hawai’i. She was given the position of Princess In 1891 when her brother Kalakaua went on a world tour to help expand his horizons.
In the nineteenth century historians documented informal village competitions in England and Scotland between the women of the towns. This type of play is known as “mob” games (Orlian). By the early 20th century women were playing informal games in Great Britain, France, and Canada in defiance of civil and religious authorities (Litterer). During World War I the Dick, Kerr factory in England organized a women’s team
Roberta Flack Roberta Flack was born February 10, 1940, in the small town of Black Mountain, NC, but she grew up in Arlington, VA. She was the daughter of Loran and Irene Flack, who were both skilled musicians. Her father taught himself to play the piano and her mother had formal piano lessons, which had Roberta around music all the time. She started taking formal piano lessons at the age of nine. At the age of 13 she had won second place in a state-wide piano competition between the black students. By the age of 15 she had already graduated from high school and earned a piano scholarship to Howard University.
Symbolism Novelist Sue Monk Kidd, in her novel, The Secret Life of Bees, tells the story of fourteen-year-old Lily, who runs away with her black housekeeper in 1964 in South Carolina, and of a sanctuary they find in the home of three beekeeping sisters. Kidd’s purpose was to create a clear image of what happens in the text. Sue Monk Kidd creates imagery through the use of figurative language. Symbols are used throughout the novel to create imagery starting with the bees. The bees are a symbol that proves that imagery was shown in the novel.
Arlene Dunn Arlene Dunn was a white woman from Boston who first hand experienced working in the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. The event that got her started in getting involved with the civil rights movement was the Little Rock Nine movement. She was a sophomore in high school when this happened and it made her want to help. After this she started doing sit-ins at Brandeis University. After she graduated she was active with the SNCC where she did fundraisers to support organizations and campaigns.