Maria Montessori was born on 31st August, 1870 in the provincial town of Chiaravalle. Her father was a financial manager and her mother was a woman who prized education above all else. Maria’s mother was well schooled and an avid reader. This was unusual for an...
Mary Anning was born in the English seaside town of Lyme Regis, Dorset in 1799.She lived with her family along the Jurassic Coast which became a tourist hotspot in the late 18th century, when local residents started scouring the coast for...
Full Name: Mary Shelley Birth Date: August 30, 1797 Death Date: February 1, 1851 Location: Somers Town, London, England, UK Monument Type: Historic/Residence On August 30, 1797, the author of Frankenstein was born as Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. Mary’s mother was...
Full Name: Millicent Fawcett Birth Date: 11 June 1847 Death Date: 5 August 1929 Location: Parliament Square, London/2 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6DP, UK Monument Type: Event Millicent was 72 years old when all the members of the British Parliament...
Full Name: Nellie Bly Birth Date: May 5, 1864 Death Date: January 27,1922 Location: Blackwell’s Island, New York, USA Monument Type: Historic/Residence The daring Nellie Bly came into existence as Elizabeth Jane Cochran in May 1864. Known affectionately as...
