Claudia Gordon, the first deaf woman with African decent to be an attorney in the United States was an important figure head. To talk about her, however, we have to look deeper, towards some of her actions. She was born in Jamaica to a mother whose education was as limited as a 13 year-old’s. Due to her poor education, her mother had to work as a house servant, along with taking care of laundry, both for money Claudia’s mother could use to support Claudia and her 2 siblings. To make a better life for her family, she moved to the Bronx and left her kids with her oldest sister, a schoolteacher named Mildred Taylor. Sadly, Claudia contracted otitus media, a painful infection of the ear and had to be taken to the local clinic. With no doctors on duty, the nurses had to make do with their own limited knowledge, which resulted in Claudia not getting antibiotics for her infection, which causes her to lose her hearing and part of herself in a matter of hours. Her life changed so rapidly, going from outgoing to a shut-in, laughed at due to her iniquities. Not wanted to deal with the frustrations of public school, she decided to go to Lexington School for the Deaf. She exceled there (well rounded) and was valedictorian her last 2 years …show more content…
She’s been involved in a lot of black advocacy groups, from the National Black Deaf Advocates, being crowned “Miss Black Deaf America” in the year of 1990 then going on to being the Vice President of the association from 2002-2005. She is involved in dealing with homeland security, seeing that she became Senior Policy Advisor in 2004, her office being “Civil Rights and Civil Liberties”. She has even worked with Ralph Lauren Polo, the brand known for its nice clothes, to sell certain jeans with a slogan of G.I.V.E., which means to (“Get Involved, Volunteer, and Exceed”). You can believe her when she says she doesn’t have that much time for socializing for
A local woman by the name of Hazel Beaumont was arrested Wednesday, by city officials for selling muffins without a permit.
Anne Dudley was born on March 20, 1612. She grew up in cultured circumstances and was a well-educated woman for her time. She was tutored in history, some languages, and literature as well. At the age of 16, she married Simon Bradstreet. On June 14, 1630, Anne finally felt American soil for the first time in her life. The Bradstreet family had moved to what is now called, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Anne had her first child in 1632, his name was Samuel, and he was born in Newe Towne, which that’s what it was called back then.
Kate Kimball is an award-winning fiction author who has worked hard to be in the position she is in now. Despite currently struggling with her health, she has continued to peruse her English PhD in Creative Writing here at Florida State University. Born in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah Kimball is surprised to find herself over 2,000 miles away now studying in the sunshine state. FSU offers one of the top creative writing programs that currently is ranked top 5 in the nation according to The Atlantic Monthly. Kimball was excited to be accepted into the accredited program after earning her bachelor’s from the University of Utah and masters at Virginia Tech. Kimball has always loved writing and says, “Creative writing allows you to write about
Dr. Laurene Elizabeth gallimore is her full name, she was born on July 30 1985.she grew up in Columbia. She went to Indiana school for the death for high school. Her deaf education started at western Maryland college he started going there in 1986s she became a professor in the 2000s. she graduated from Indiana school for the deaf. she became a professor at the education department at Gallaudet university, which is located in Washington D.C. she got many degrees. In fact, Dr. laurene gallimore was actually the second African American woman that is deaf to earn a doctoral degree from going to collage at Gallaudet university one of the the only deaf schools back in the day but now there are many other universities’
Joan Robinson is a California native who was born in Sacramento, raised in Berkeley and now resides in Vallejo. She is a married, full-time mom of four children ages 6-19 and is currently pursuing her Bachelors of Administration Degree at South University specializing in Real Estate.
Barbara Jordan was born on February 21, 1936 in Houston Texas. She was the youngest child of three. Her father Benjamin Jordan was a Baptist minister and warehouse clerk. Her mother, Arlyne was a maid, housewife and church teacher. Jordan went to college at the University of Texas. She graduated from college being one out of two African American women in her class. Jordan passed away from viral pneumonia on January 17, 1996. Barbara Jordan is a modern here because she is a brave woman, she overcame racism, she is also a civil rights activist.
Claudia Johnson, also may be called “Lady Bird.” Is loved throughout America. Claudia is a well known lady for loving nature and conserving the environment. Claudia was born near Karnack, Texas in 1912. Claudia’s mother died when she was the age of five so she was raised by her father, aunt, and family servants. Although Claudia never really had a mother, she learned a lot about business from her dad. Claudia was raised by those who loved her and always had high hopes for her. She was a very good student in school and liked to venture and love nature and all the things it had to bring. That is how Claudia got the name “Lady bird” because she knew a lot about birds and you would find her out in the trees
Hip hop is a culture and lifestyle that is 95% male dominated, yet without the contribution of women in the early stages of its birth, rap would not be the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. One of the most major contributors to this new scene would most definitely be Sylvia Robinson, otherwise known as the grandmother of hip hop. This woman, the founder of Sugar Hill Records, released the first official rap song called “Rapper’s Delight”. The song was so successful that it actually made it on the billboard charts at #36. It was also rated #14 on the R&B charts for two weeks straight. Sylvia Robinson was so experienced that she was able to find an unknown individual accompanied by two friends, create the Sugarhill Gang and turn them into one of the biggest hip hop groups out there. Without Robinson’s vision for rap and commercial elements implemented within, this hip hop culture would not have flourished the way it did in 1979. As if that accomplishment on its own was not good enough, her record label released multiple songs by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. Even though Grandmaster Flash eventually leaves her record label, this incredible business woman was able to continue to pursue her vision without the leader of the bunch. She later creates a new centre of attention for the group, known as Grandmaster Melle Mel and continues with success. Thus, it is evident that this woman provided
What happened in 2003? You could probably think of a few things. Nick Jonas portrayed Kurt in the Sound of Music. Or the Nissan 350z was first produced. But also that year, a football star was born. That football star’s name is Samantha Gordon.
Beth Brown is an African American woman who studied astrophysics. Astrophysics is an area of science which applies physical laws discovered on Earth to phenomena throughout the cosmos. Cosmos is the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system (Dictionary.com). Beth is a very appreciated and inspiring astronomer. An astronomer is an expert in or student of astronomy. She was an inspiration to women and minorities in encouraging them to pursue their careers in astronomy/physics. Beth Brown died at the age of 39 due to a pulmonary embolism. When she died, the astronomical community lost one of its most buoyant and caring individuals (Bregman 1).
Less than one week from today, top archers from around the world prepare for the upcoming outdoor tournament, the Arizona Cup. People will pack their equipment and travel to Phoenix, Arizona to compete against other high level shooters.
Laurie Halse Anderson, was born and was raised through many struggles that has built and strengthened her to the lady she is today. As a little child, she suffered from a speech impediment, an obstacle that took her a while to overcome. “When I was growing up, nobody thought I was going to become a writer. Especially if you talk to those early teachers. I struggled a bit to learn how to read. I had to go out for extra reading support and speech therapy, too, because I had a speech impediment when I was a little kid. When I did crack the reading code, I became that kid who was always in the library.” (Reading Rockets 1)
Mrs. Linda Fleming, 66, of Sequim, Wash., died Thursday, May 21, 2009 after taking lethal medication prescribed by a doctor under the law. She had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and doctors told her “she was actively dying.” She decided to greet death on her own terms, and ended her suffering. She was the first person under Washington law, to die by physician-assisted suicide. Oregon became the first state to legalize physician assisted suicide. Following Oregon, California, Colorado, Vermont, and Washington have all legalized physician-assisted suicide. These laws passed by these states allowed terminally ill patients who have less than six months to live, have the option of physician-assisted suicide (State-by-State).
The modern author I have chosen to do research on is the late Barbara Park. I chose Barbara because she wrote a series of New York Times Bestseller books that brightened my childhood called “Junie B. Jones”. Barbara Park died at the age 66, on November 15, 2013 after an over seven-year battle with ovarian cancer. She left behind her husband, Richard Park, and two biological sons named David and Steven. Also, her brother Brooke Tidswell and two grandchildren. It seems that Barbara was an actual funny and kind person in her real everyday life. But she still had a kid heart
There is 14.3 million mentally retarded people in the United States. So who is going to stand up for them? Charlie Gordon, a 37-year-old man, was mentally retarded but was then given a chance to change the world of science. He was offered to have a surgery to increase his intelligence and he took it. He now had a chance to make amazing discoveries. The surgery was worth the experience because it opened doors for Charlie.