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Sylvia B. Seaman was an American women's suffrage activist who worked to promote public awareness of breast cancer and women's health.In 1995 Seaman died of breast cancer, however, her legacy lies within her novels, and efforts to increase public awareness of breast cancer and women's health.
The feature was introduced on March 8, 2018, for International Women's Day, when the Times published fifteen obituaries of such "overlooked" women, and has since become a weekly feature in the paper. The project was created by Amisha Padnani, the digital editor of the obituaries desk, [1] and Jessica Bennett, the paper's gender editor. In its ...
Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner (née Bryant; formerly Conatser; April 2, 1953 – January 24, 2019) was an American pilot and one of the first six women to earn their wings as a United States Naval Aviator in 1974. [3] She was the first female military pilot to fly a tactical jet and the first to achieve command of an operational aviation ...
After a lifetime of secrecy, a decorated veteran came out as gay in his obituary. Col. Edward Thomas Ryan, who is said to have lived most of his life in Rennselaer, New York, was a brother, uncle ...
Seaman continued to write about hormonal contraceptives, childbirth, and the unwillingness of some doctors and pharmaceutical companies to disclose risks to patients and consumers. On February 27, 2008, Seaman died of lung cancer. In June 2000, The New York Times published a piece by Seaman, "The Pill and I: 40 Years On, the Relationship ...
Colin Grazier, Able Seaman RN was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" that he displayed on 30 October 1942 in boarding, with Lieutenant Francis Fasson, the sinking U-559 and recovering 'short signal' codebooks which provided a breakthrough in Cryptanalysis of ...
Robert Livingston Seaman (1822 – March 11, 1904) was an American industrialist who was the husband of investigative journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran (better known as Nellie Bly).
Leggett was born on May 9, 1815, in New York City, at 90 (later 21) Beekman Street to parents Valentine Seaman and Anna Ferris. Her father died in 1817, and she (the youngest of ten children) was the last child still living in the family home. Following his death, she spent her summers with William Hicks, a wealthy merchant.