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Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born on December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, a small farming community. [3] She was named after the titular character of Samuel Richardson's novel Clarissa. Her father was Captain Stephen Barton, a member of the local militia and a selectman who influenced his daughter's patriotism and humanitarianism. [2]
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Corazon Aquino. Corazon Aquino was President of the Philippines from 1986-1992 under some extraordinary circumstances.She was a Senator's wife and became a political leader in the People Power ...
Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She contributed vocals to numerous tracks and worked with many major recording artists for decades, including a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter". [1]
In 1995, TLC’s “Waterfalls” was a huge hit, Toy Story captured kids’ hearts, Seinfeld and Friends were dominating the airwaves, Nicholas Cage won an Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas and Yahoo ...
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.
December 25 is the 359th day of the ... 1929 – China Machado, Chinese-born Portuguese ... Canadian rural feminist and appointee to the Royal Commission on the ...