Full Name: Annie Goodrich Ellsworth Smith Birth Date: January 5th, 1826 Death Date: January 21st, 1900 In the year 1844, Annie Goodrich Ellsworth chose the words used on the world’s first telegraph message following Congress’ approval of a bill to build...
Born in Hanover, New Hampshire in December 1892, Laura Bridgman was a member of a hardworking farming family. At 2 years old, she contracted scarlet fever. Two of her siblings died from the illness. Laura survived but she lost most of her senses including sight,...
Full Name: Linda Carol Brown Birth Date: February 20, 1943 Death Date: March 25, 2018 Linda Carol Brown was born on February 20, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas. She is the oldest of three daughters. Growing up, she lived in a diverse neighborhood for the most part. However,...
Lisa Teresita Pacheco Macuja-Elizalde was born on October 3, 1964 and is a Filipino prima ballerina. In 1984, she broke barriers for Fillipino dancers by becoming the first soloist foreigner to join the Kirov ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Not only did she dance...
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...
