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Anna Cardwell’s loved ones honored her at a funeral days after her death at age 29. Cardwell’s friends and family arrived at the Williams-White Columns Funeral Home in Gordon, Georgia, on ...
On what would have been Gianna Bryant’s 18th birthday, her mother, Vanessa Bryant, honored her in a heartfelt Instagram post. “Happy birthday to my gorgeous girl, Gigi! I love you. I miss you ...
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
After being introduced to cricket by a colleague at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Thomas made an immediate impact for her club side, taking a hat-trick in her second game. She was selected to play for the South Australia Women's cricket team after only three club games. [10] She played for her state side between 1956 and 1958.
Bailey was one of only two black women to earn superior rank at her officer's course. [5] She received her commission as a first lieutenant in Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and served in the Women's Army Corps from 1943 to 1946. [3] [6] Bailey became second-in-command of the Women's Colored Detachment at Fort ...
Honor U.S. military personnel who've sacrificed their lives in service of our country with one of these Memorial Day quotes dedicated to those who've served.
Baker was a leader in the African-American community in Williamsburg, involved in public affairs focusing on education, interracial cooperation, and advocating for the right to vote for women. In 1920, she became the first woman in Williamsburg to vote, after the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.