Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Sarah Emma Edmundson

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Sarah Emma Edmundson, was born in Canada December 1841. An extraordinary woman who is best known for her role in the American Civil War, where she spend much of her time disguised as a man she named Franklin T. Thompson.' Franklin,' ironically enough, was also asked to go undercover as an African American, or a woman. Sometim... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Nina Simone

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The woman with the eyes. Nina Simone was brought into the world Eunice Kathleen Waymon. Her stage name, Nina Simone choose her unique stage name because Nina means small,' and Simone came from a French actress, Simone Signoret.Classically trained at Julliard School of Music in New York, Nina was a pianist who later became a n... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Carrie Chapman Catt

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Was born January 9th, 1859 in Ripon, Wisconsin. Carrie Clinton Lane was the middle child of the three children, and was also the only girl. Her parents were Lucius and Maria (Clinton) Lane, both high school graduates (unusual for the time) from New York. They had moved west soon after their wedding.Carried followed in her par... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Choosing between being clever or being good-looking

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Thankfully, I don't have to decide(smiles)! Okay, in all seriousness, people don't have to choose, many people just abuse their situation.For example, many good looking people have been known over the years to take advantage of their sex appeal to get out of undesirable situations, or into desirable ones by playing dumb. Peop... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Calamity Jane

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Calamity Jane. Part woman, and part myth. I take special interest in Calamity' as she was born in Missouri, where I claim home.She was born May 1st 1848, in Princeton, Missouri not as 'Calamity Jane,' but as Martha Jane Canary, oldest of six children. At only four years old, her mother died, from "washtub pneumonia," and her ... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman (July 3, 1860 - August 17, 1935 age: 75)."The glory of our race is its power of communication. We share our strength and knowledge and rise as one; we share our failure and weakness and help each other bear it."Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "Our Place Today," 1891.Charlotte was born in New England into po... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Louisa May Alcott

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Louisa May Alcott (author of 'The Little Women' and many others) was born the 29th of November, 1832, in Germantown, Philadelphia, daughter of noted transcendentalist Amos Bronson Alcott, and Abigail May the Third. Alcott had three sisters, Anna, who was older, and two younger sisters, Elizabeth and May.Her family's poverty a... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Mary I of Scotland

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Mary I of Scotland, or otherwise known as Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary was born in 1542, the daughter of James V, and his French wife, for whom she was named. Her father died when Mary was a baby, making her the Queen (her coronation was all the talk when the young Queen to be was presented dressed in full miniature regalia). T... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Lucy Stone

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Who is Lucy Stone? Why should her name mean something to us? As women, and as a nation, we have Lucy Stone to thank, in part, for the progress we've made in women's rights. She helped to reinforce the idea that women were independent of their men (and their notions), and deserved the same basic rights they had enjoyed for so ... More..

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