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Lillian La France (1894–1979) was billed as the world's foremost woman motorcycle stunt rider, one of a handful of female stunt riders in the 1920s and 1930s. [2] Born Agnes Micek [1] in Kansas , USA and billed as "The Girl Who Flirts With Death", La France started riding the Wall of Death carnival sideshow and motordrome in 1924 at the age ...
Women's World Banking was born out of an idea conceived during the first United Nations World Conference on Women, held in Mexico City in 1975 to coincide with the International Women's Year and to mark the start of the "UN Decade for Women" (1976–1985). The Mexico City conference was convened by the United Nations General Assembly to focus ...
Founded in 2001, the World’s Foremost Bank is a subsidiary of Cabela’s. [66] It is based in Sidney, Nebraska. [67] The subsidiary consisted of a single-branch bank with a deposit market share in the state of Nebraska of just under 1.2 percent, with $505 million in deposits as of 2011. [68]
Banking and Community Service. Children. 2. Emma C. Chappell (born Emma Carolyn Bayton; February 18, 1941 – March 16, 2021) was the founder and CEO of the United Bank of Philadelphia. [1] She was the first African-American woman to form a commercial bank in the United States. [2] She was also the first female vice president of a major bank in ...
Richard N. Cabela. Richard Neil "Dick" Cabela (October 8, 1936 – February 17, 2014) was an American entrepreneur, best known as a co-founder of Cabela's, a leading outfitter of outdoor sporting and recreational goods. [1][2] He stated that his business was inspired by his bout with polio and a deep love of hunting and fishing. [3]
WETA-TV. Release. February 26, 2013. (2013-02-26) Makers: Women Who Make America is a 2013 documentary film about the struggle for women's equality in the United States during the last five decades of the 20th century. The film was narrated by Meryl Streep and distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service as a three-part, three-hour television ...
Willmar 8. The Willmar 8 were eight female employees of the Citizens National Bank in Willmar, Minnesota, USA who went on strike on December 16, 1977 over charges of sex discrimination. The tellers and bookkeepers were protesting unequal pay and unequal opportunities for advancement. [1] The women were Doris Boshart, Irene Wallin, Sylvia ...
The original "Baby Shark" video by Pinkfong is now the most viewed video on the site. On October 29, 2020, Baby Shark surpassed 7 billion views, and on November 2, 2020, it passed Despacito to become the most viewed video on YouTube.