Eve, according to the bible, book of Genesis, was the first woman. She was created from the rib of Adam. Supposedly, the story goes that Eve gave into temptation and ate an apple from the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden. This is where the claim of original sin is blamed. She was the mother of all creation if she was the first woman.

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Cleopatra was a great Egyptian Ruler. In 47BC Cleopatra had a son she claimed was fathered by Julius Caesar. In 40 BC she bore a set of twins for Mark Anthony. She was a great ruler, who was known for her sexuality and sensuality.

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Venus de Milo is a statue of the goddess Venus. It is a Hedonistic sculpture. Venus is made of marble and was created by Alexandros of Antioch.  This statue has an air of mystery that surrounds the story of where or when her arms disappeared. She is a figure that is often related to sexuality and sensuality. She represents every woman’s beauty. The statue currently resides in the Louvre Museum in France.

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Joan of Arc was born in France in 1412. Born a peasant, she led the French Army in several victories during the Hundred Year War, while she was still just a young teen. After being captured by the Burmese, she was sold to the English. She was tried and found guilty of being a heretic by an English court. When she was just 19 years old she was burned at the stake. She was later named a national heroine of France and also named a Catholic Saint.

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Queen Elizabeth I of England was born on September 7, 1533. She ruled as queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until she died in 1603. She was the last ruler of the Tudor dynasty. She never married or had children. During her reign she wiped out her countries debts, and was very popular with her people.  Her rule was considered the “Golden Age” or the “Elizabethan Era”. During her rule it was a time of prosperity. 

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Pocahontas was an Algonquin Indian Princess born in 1595. She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan. She played a critical role in the history of America. She was a strikingly beautiful woman who became friends with John Smith and would frequent the Jamestown settlement. She helped to foster a relationship between the Indians and the “white man.” She made sure the colonist had food to eat during their first winter in America. When the relationship eventually between the Indians became stained she was taken hostage and held for a year at the settlement. She learned the Christian faith and was baptized Rebecca. While in the settlement she fell in love with a married a white man named John Rolfe. She and John had one son. Pocahontas died when she was just 22 years old. She is credited with helping to make sure the original colonist did not die during the first winter in America. She accomplished more in her short life than most of us do in an entire lifetime. 

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Abigail Adams was born is 1744. She was the wife of President John Adams.  Throughout her long wartime separations from her husband she wrote long, witty, and poignant letters, about war time suffrage and what women were enduring.  She was a patriot and an amazing First Lady. She was married to one president, and birthed another.

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Betsy Ross was born in 1752. Betsy is "Credited" with meeting with George Washington, and per his request, making the first flag of the United States of America. The flag had stripes and 13 five pointed stars in a circle.

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Dolley Madison, also known as Dolley Payne, was born May 20, 1768.  Dolley married James Madison fourth president of the United States, as her second husband. She was a beautiful woman, which the social circles of the US were enraptured with.  She served as First Lady of our Country for six years. She is still a cherished part of American history.

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Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 in England.  She became a world famous novelist, publishing such novels as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey, just to mention a few.

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Marie Antoinette was born in 1755. She was born an Arch Duchess of Austria. She became wife of King Louis XVI and Queen of France. She was eventually arrested and tried and convicted of treason. Her trial was mostly a sham and she was sentenced to death.  Two weeks before her 38th birthday she was beheaded.

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Lucretia Mott, also known as Lucretia Coffin, was born January 3, 1793.  She was a women’s rights and antislavery activist. She helped to create the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention with Elizabeth Caddy Stanton. Her and her husband helped to shelter runaway slaves. At the end of the Civil War she was elected as first president of the American Equal Rights Convention. Mott was a woman who envisioned equality, long before its time.

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Sojourner Truth, also known as Isabella Baumfree, was born in 1797. She was born into slavery in New York. She took her rights upon herself and “walked off into freedom” until she was emancipated. Then she was a civil rights activist who fought for women’s rights as well as abolitionist. She wrote the speech, “Ain’t I a woman,” which was delivered at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention. She is the first black woman to go to court against a white man and win her case, a case regarding unlawful slave ownership of her 5 year old son. She also fought for prison reform.

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Lydia Maria Child was born February 11, 1802.  She was a teacher. She fought diligently for slave rights. She was a journalist, novelist, and editor. Child’s also supported the suffragist movement, however she believed the slavery movement had to be won before women’s rights could be achieved. A woman who was ahead of her time.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning, also known as Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett, was born March 6, 1806. She is often considered to be one of the most influential poets of the Victorian Era. When she was 18 she was published her “Stanzas on the Death of Lord Byron” in the Globe and Traveler. She was married to the poet Robert Browning.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe was born June 14, 1811. She was an accomplished author of numerous novels and wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” which depicted life for slaves in America. She was fought for the rights of slaves. She created an integrated school for adults and children.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born November 12, 1815. She was a modern woman before there were modern women. When she married her husband in 1840, she insisted that the word "obey" be removed from the ceremony. She fought diligently for Women’s Rights and Suffrage. Elizabeth worked with other Women’s Rights activist such as Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony. (Elizaebeth seated in photo next to Susan B. Anthony.)

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Lucy Stone was born August 13, 1818. At the age of 16 she began working as a teacher. Lucy is reported as being the first woman to keep her maiden name when she married. She was a leading advocate in the suffrage movement and women’s rights. She publicly spoke out against slavery, in a time in American history where women were generally prevented from speaking in public. She earned her college degree in 1839 in Massachusetts. She was an activist who supported the National Women’s Right’s Convention. She helped to establish the Women’s National Loyal League, and assisted with the passing of the Thirteenth Amendment; which abolished slavery. Then she created the Women’s Suffrage Association. She supported women’s rights to divorce their spouse if they were abusive. Stone was an accomplished write, and wrote extensively about women’s rights. She established the Women’s Journal Periodical. Stone was the first woman whose death was widely reported in the media.

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Amelia Bloomer, was born May 27, 1818.  She worked as a teacher prior to her marriage. Then she began writing for the Seneca Falls Courier. She then became a women’s rights supporter. In 1849, she published her own newspaper, The Lilly. The Lilly newspaper was devoted entirely to Women’s Issues. Even though dresses were the only acceptable form of clothing for women, Bloomer began wearing women’s pants. She was not the first to wear them, but because she defended her actions in the Lilly women’s pants became nick named “bloomers” in her honor.

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Florence Nightingale was born May 12, 1820, in Florence, Italy. Nightingale was an educated woman, who became a nurse. She practiced nursing during a time when it was considered just like prostitution. She served in the Crimean war. She started a nursing school for women and fought for Military Hospital Reform.

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Susan B Anthony was born February 15, 1820. She was a true leader in the civil rights movement. In 1872 she was arrested for voting. She worked as a teacher. Susan first works that helped to Modernize America was her work with the temperance movement, which addressed the abuses that women and children endured from alcoholic husbands. She helped to create the Women’s Temperance Society of New York. She gave public speeches, which was generally a faux pas in her societal time frame, on equal pay for women. She then began attending anti-slavery meetings. She met Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the two became friends. The women teamed up with Amelia Bloomer and began the campaign for women’s rights. She was an author, as well as one of the publishers of the History of Women’s Suffrage Volume 4. Susan was arrested on more than one occasion for voting. She was convicted of the crimes and ordered to pay fines. Susan flat out refused to pay the courts the fines. She then began her never-ending fight for women’s rights. She helped to create the International Council of Women and the International Women’s Suffrage Alliance. She was a leader in women’s history and is created with helping pass the Nineteenth Amendment. 

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Harriet Tubman, also known as Harriet Ross, was born into slavery in 1820. She ran from her slave master, and then began working with the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a network of safe houses where she hid hundreds of slaves; while, personally leading them to freedom. She became revered as a true blue American Icon. She was a nurse in the Civil War. She was a leader in the fight to free slaves. She is often credited as being the “Moses” of her people, because she led hundreds to freedom. She then continued her human rights crusade and began her path of fighting for Women’s Rights.

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Clara Barton, also known as Clarissa Harlowe, was born on Christmas Day in 1821. Clara obtained her first job when she was just 17 years old. She began teaching at a local school. She founded her own school. She went on to become a clerk in the United States Patent Office. When the Civil War broke out she made the decision to dedicate herself to helping with the war efforts. She is noted as being the first woman to be allowed on a battlefield. She helped the wounded soldiers, with donated supplies, and became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.”She was a suffragist and fought for Women’s Rights. She was the founder of the American Red Cross and served as its head for over twenty years.

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Elizabeth Blackwell was born February 3, 1821. In 1849, Elizabeth became the first woman in America to receive a Medical Degree. She helped cofound the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. She was also an avid supporter of the Women’s Rights Movement. She was an author of books for women interested in the medical profession. Additionally, Ms. Blackwell supported the anti-slave movement.

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Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. Emily was an American poet who authored hundreds of poems. Many of her poems surrounded the morbid subject of death. She spent a great deal of time in seclusion. Most of her poems were not published until after her passing.

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Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. She was the author of Little Women. She was a woman’s suffragist and abolitionist.

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Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau was born October 4, 1837. In 1866, she was the first American Woman to exhibit her work at the Paris Salon. In 1872, she won the Gold Medal for her displayed work at the Salon. She was the first woman ever to receive the award.

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Mary Stevenson Cassatt was born May 22, 1844. Mary was born in Pennsylvania, but spent most of her adult life in France. She is credited with being a great American painter. Many of her works featured women, and mothers with their children.

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Juliette Low, also known as Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon, was born October 31, 1860. In March of 1912 Juliette created the American Girl Guides. One year later, the group’s name was changed to the Girl Scouts of America. The original group consisted of just 18 girls, but now has grown to nearly 3.7 million members. It is the largest girl’s organization in the world.

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Annie Oakley, also known as Phoebe Ann Mosey, was born on August 13, 1860. Ms. Oakley was a true cowgirl, she grew up poor. Annie was a highly skilled American Sharpshooter. She appeared on the show Buffalo Bills Wild West Show. Annie is often recognized as the first American female superstar. A train wreck injured Annie in 1891, and she had to leave the show. She is credited with teaching thousands of women to shoot.

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Ida B Wells, also known as Ida B. Barnett or “Iola”, was born in 1862. She was an African American woman, who graduated from Rust College, and became a teacher. She worked as an editor, and was part owner of a local black newspaper. She wrote articles under the pen name “Iola”, and spoke out against lynching. She created the Women’s Era Club for black women, which was the first of its kind. In 1909 Ida became a member of the “Committee of 40” the pre-organization to the N.A.A.C.P. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.)

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Nellie Bly, also known as Elizabeth Jane Cochran, was born May 5, 1864. She was a revolutionary journalist who was mostly known by her pen name Nellie Bly. She is considered one of the first female reporters. On November 14, 1889, she left for a trip and traveled around the world in just 72 days. Nellie was hired as a journalist by the Pittsburg Dispatch. She wrote about social issues such as working women and divorce laws. She was brave, and had herself committed to an institution to exploit the abuses that mentally ill people were enduring.

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Beatrix Potter, also known as Mrs. Heelis, was born in London in 1866. Beatrix Potter is my personal favorite children’s author and illustrator. She wrote tales such as Jeremiah Puddle Duck and Peter Rabbit.  Her books are filled with wonderful stories and amazing illustrations, that help bring the stories to life. Her books have sold millions of copies. She raised prize winning sheep and pigs, and trained numerous animals. She is directly responsible for helping preserve the rural and untouched areas of England, due to the 4000 acres of land she donated to the National Trust.

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Anne Sullivan Macy, also known as Johanna Sullivan, was born April 14, 1866. She was a teacher. She is known as the instructor and companion to Helen Keller. She received special training in order to become Helen Keller’s teacher. In 1887, Anne moved in with Helen and her family. Anne began teaching Helen to spell nouns using sign language. Sullivan married John Albert, the man who had published Helen’s works. Sullivan herself became completely blind in 1935. (Photo Features Hellen Keller on the left and Anne Sullivan on the right.)

Marie Curie, also known as Marie Sklodowska, was born in Warsaw Poland on November 7, 1867. She earned her degree in physics in 1893. Marie was a scientist that made break through discoveries and advances. She studied radioactivity and discovered polonium and radium. She is still noted as the most famous woman scientist. In 1903, she won the Nobel Prize. She was the first female recipient of a Nobel Prize. Eight years later, she was awarded her second Nobel Prize. She is still the only woman to have been awarded this prize twice. She founded the Curie Institute, and became the head of the Paris Institute of Radium. She died due to over exposure to radiation.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder, also known as Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, was born in Wisconsin on February 7, 1867.  She was an American Author and wrote the Little House on the Prairie Series. The books were based on the childhood.  She was born in Wisconsin. When Laura was just 15 years old she became a teacher.

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Helen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880. When she was just 1 ½ years old she became seriously ill. She lost both her vision and hearing. When Helen was 7 years old, her parents hired a tutor named Anne Sullivan. Anne taught Helen to spell out words with her hands, and this later became known as sign language. When she was 10 Helen learned to speak by feeling her teacher’s lips and mouth as she spoke. Helen attended Radcliffe College and later authored several book. She simply refused to let her disabilities hold her back.

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Eleanor Roosevelt was born Oct 11, 1884. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt, and served as First Lady of the United States from 1933-1945. Eleanor was an advocate of Civil Rights, and fought diligently for Human Rights. She was a co-founder of the United Nations.

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Mary Pickford, also known as Gladys Louise Smith, was born April 8, 1892. She was a Canadian silent film star, who helped shape the movie making industry. She oversaw every single aspect of her movies including production. She was one of the founders of United Artists. Her contracts were record breaking for the time, earning up to $10,000 a week. She won an academy award, an Oscar, and stared in over 50 features. When she retired from acting she still continued to produce films for other people. She was a mother of 2 adopted children. In 1921, she created the Motion Picture Relief Fund.

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Lillian Smith was born in 1897.  She was a bestselling author. Smith wrote the novel “Strange Fruit” which criticized segregation in the south. She was one of the few white women who publicly spoke out against equality. 

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Mother Teresa was born on August 26th of 1910. She became a Roman Catholic Nun. She ministered help to the poor, sick, and dying, and devoted her entire life to her work. She founded the Missionaries of Calcutta. She was internationally famous for her humanitarian works. By the time of her death her ministry had grown to exist in over 123 countries with over 600 missions operating. She believed she had to live in the same poverty as the people she served. During her lifetime she personally negotiated the cease fire between the Israeli Army and the Palestinians in order to save the lives of over 35 children in the war zone. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her selfless works and accomplishments.

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Irena Sendler, also known as Irena Sendlerowa, was born on February 15, 1910. She worked as a Polish Catholic Social worker. Because of her humanitarian beliefs she served in the Polish underground and the Zegota Resistance Organization. She risked her own life to save the lives of 2500 Jewish children during the Holocaust. She smuggled the children out of the Warsaw ghetto. In 1943, Irena was arrested by the Gestapo, and tortured for assisting the Jewish. She was sentenced to death, but was released by a bought off guard. She was let go with broken arms and legs. After the war she was further imprisoned by the Communist Polish State. She was not honored for her efforts until late in her life. She exemplifies what a hero is, a truly amazing woman.

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Lucille Ball was born August 6, 1911. She was a comical queen of television and stage for nearly forty years. She was a hilarious read head who captured the hearts of Americans. Lucille won four Emmy Awards, as well as numerous other awards. She and her husband Desi Arnaz created Desilu Productions. Her television show “I Love Lucy” has often been named as one of the funniest shows of all times.

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Rosa Parks, also known as Rosa Louise McCauley, was born on February 4 1913.  She was a seamstress who ended up inspiring a whole nation. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. She was arrested for her refusal to move. The bus incident led Dr. Martin Luther King and associates, to the form the Montgomery Improvement Association. The Association called for a boycott of the bus company, and it lasted for 382 days. The boycott brought national attention to Ms. Parks and the association's cause. When it was finally brought before the Supreme Court, they struck down the ordinance that allowed for segregation on the bus. Rosa Parks was dubbed the, “Mother of the Modern-day Civil Rights Movement.” In her later years she was honored and revered for what she did. She was an author and worked most of her life on humanitarian efforts. (In the Photo - take note to who is in the background - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Two amazing humanatarians of our time featured in one photo.)

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Indira Nehru Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917. At just 12 years old she began helping her government fight British control in India. In 1938, Indira joined the Indian National Congress Party. Indira was arrest and served nearly 8 months in a prison for fighting against Britain control. In 1959, she was elected as president of the Indian National Congress Party. She was appointed as India’s Minister of Information and broadcasting. In 1967 Indira was elected as Prime Minister, and was the first woman elected to lead a democracy. She is a highly criticized figure, who held a man’s position. In 1984, she was assassinated.(Image features Indira Gandhi with Mohandas Gandhi)

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Pearl Bailey was born on March 29, 1918. She was a mother of two adopted children. She was an accomplished singer and performer. She appeared on stage, television, and in nightclubs. Pearl graduated from college when she was 67 years young, with her degree in Theology. Between 1968 and she became a published author of several books. Pearl served as a Special Ambassador to the United Nations. In 1988, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver was born July 10, 1921. She helped to found the Special Olympics. In 1944, she graduated with the Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Science. Then she went to work for the Special War Problems Division of the United States Department of State. She helped with her family’s political campaigns. She appeared on the 1995 Special Olympics Coin. She is one of the founders of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring. In 1984, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, because of her work with the mentally handicapped.  She has received a plethora of awards for her humanitarian efforts.

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Marilyn Monroe, also known as Norma Jean Mortenson, was born on June 1, 1926. She grew up in foster homes. While working on an assembly line she was photographed for a women’s wartime efforts article. She was skyrocketed to stardom first as a model then as an actress. She was an original and true sexy goddess, who exemplified the fact that it is ok for women to be sexy. She then went on to start her own motion picture company.

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Coretta Scott King was born April 27, 1927.  She was a member of the N.A.A.C.P. and the Civil Liberties Committee. She was the wife of the great Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr. When her husband died in 1968 she made it her mission to fulfill his life work. She was a civil rights work, a humanitarian, mother, and fundraiser all wrapped up into one. She then became an author, and published her Autobiography. She formed the Full Employment Action Council. She spent decades working for civil rights, economic, and AIDS education. In 1985 Coretta was arrested while protesting against South Africa’s racial segregation. She remains an inspiration to millions around the world. She was a great asset to women, Americans, African Americans, Africans, and the poor.

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Althea Gibson was born August 25, 1927. She was an African American Tennis star. She won the ATA Women’s Tennis tournament 10 years in a row. Due to her success she was the first African American allowed to National Grass court Championship. She was also the first African American to enter the tournament at Wimbledon. This was during a time when racism and segregation was prevalent, and she broke down barriers.  She won the French Open. She was a member of the United States National Tennis Team. In 1957, she swept the tournament winning both the singles and women’s double. Her autobiography was published in 1958. Her sports accomplishments are listed in almost every tennis hall of fame. The list of her awards and merits is lengthy.

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Queen Fabiola was born in June of 1928, in Madrid, Spain. She was consort Queen of Belgium for 33 years after her husband’s death. Queen Fabiola was also a published author.

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Shirley Jane Temple was born April 23, 1928. She became an iconic child star, and amazing tap dancer. She stared in numerous films during the great depressions. She was an adorable child, that was spirited and donned 56 perfect little ringlet’s in her hair. In 1935, Shirley won the Juvenile Performer Academy Award. She was just six years old when she received this honor.  She had dolls, clothes, costumes, jewelry and more modeled after her. (Photo Features Shirley Temple with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.)

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Anne Frank was born in Germany On June 12, 1929, into a Jewish family. During World War II her family went into hiding in Amsterdam, to avoid being sent to a concentration camp. Anne was just 13 yrs old when her family went into hiding. She kept a diary of her life in hiding. She was eventually arrested and died in a concentration camp of typhus.

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Grace Kelly she was born November 12, 1929. In 1956, she married the Prince of Monaco and became Princess of Monaco. She became an academy award winning actress and a fashion icon. Grace represented the fulfillment of every little girl’s dream of being a princess, and being accomplished in her own right.

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Sandra Day O’Connor was born March 26, 1930. In 1981, she was appointed as the first female Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She served in this position from 1981 until 2006. Later in life she wrote a children’s book. She has received numerous awards and honors.

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Jane Goodall, also known as Valerie Jane Morris, was born on April 3, 1934. In 1960 Jane Goodall went to Tanganyika to study Chimpanzees. Jane’s work revealed more than anyone had expected.  Her discoveries in primatology were ground breaking in a time when women did not venture out alone into the jungle. When she returned to the US, Jane received her P.H.D. in Ethology. Goodall then returned to Tanganyika. She is a United Nations messenger of Peace. She founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research. Jane has lengthy list of published works, including a Spiritual Biography. She has won a myriad of awards and honors for her dedication, work and discoveries.

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Mary Tyler Moore was born December 29, 1936. Mary was an accomplished actress that won the hearts of viewers. For seven years she starred on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” she played a single, working, accomplished news producer. Mary is an active philanthropist that works for causes such as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Animal Rights, and has donated funds to Study the Civil War. She has won several awards and even has a statue that was erected in her honor.

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Sally Fields was born November 6, 1946. She is an academy and Oscar winning actress. She has starred in roles such as Gidget, The Flying Nun and more recently Brothers and Sisters. She is an active philanthropist.

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Janne Haaland  Matlary was born in April of 1957 in Norway. In 1994 she obtained her doctorate in political science in 1994. She is an accomplished professor and author. Her books include topics such as politics, economics, and Human Right Issues.

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Princess Diana, also known as Lady Diana Frances Spencer, was born in 1961 and became the first wife of Prince Charles of Wales. Princess Diana was a true role model of grace and elegance. She spent much of her adult life working on charitable and humanitarian efforts. She helped to improve AIDS awareness.

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Nadia Comaneci was born November 12, 1961 in Romania. At just 14 years old she was the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10. She received the highest possible score on seven different events during the Montreal Olympics, which resulted in 3 Gold medals. She is accredited with helping to popularize the sport. She is active in many charitable organizations and has founded a children’s clinic. Additionally she severs on the board of directors for the Special Olympics.

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Sacagawea was a Shoshone Indian. She went with Lewis and Clark on the expedition through the Pacific Northwest. She help with translation during the expedition, but simply her presence with the group may have shown their peaceful intent. The date of her death is a controversial issue.

(Image by Hans Anderson. Image is public domain per GNU Free Documentation License.)