Tamora Pierce is a young adult fantasy fiction author who is quite well known for the young, strong and rebellious heroines in all of her novels. She was born December 13th, 1954 in Fayette Country, Pennsylvania. During her childhood, her family moved a great deal and books became her solace. Her uncle gave her a set of books including several from A.A Milne, who wrote all of the “Winnie the Pooh” books, and Dr. Seuss’ “Cat in the Hat.” What really got her into writing was when one day, her father told her she should start writing down her stories instead of just telling them to herself out loud, while also giving her some of her first book ideas. After that it all writing and reading every genre for Pierce, until she got introduced to J.R.R Tolkein in the sixth grade which was her window into fantasy novel, then eventually science fiction. She began writing stories mimicking all her favourite authors writing styles, something she encourages every young writer to do now. Later on in life as she reflected on the writing she did as a child she said: “I tried to write the kind of thing I was reading, with one difference: the books I loved were missing teenaged girl warriors.
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Katherine Tekakwitha, known to Catholics as St. Kateri Tekakwitha and called by them the “Lily of the Mohawks,” was born at Ossernenon (now Auriesville, New York) in 1656. Her mother, Tagaskouita, was an Alqonquin native American and a Christian. Her father, Kenneronkwa, was a Mohawk chief and followed traditional native practices. She received her given name of “Tekakwitha” (which means “she who bumps into things”) after a bout with smallpox when she was four damaged her eyesight and scarred her face. The epidemic ravaged the Mohawk population around Ossernon until 1663 and claimed both her parents and brother. Tekawitha was adopted by an aunt and her husband, chief of the Turtle clan. The survivors relocated to Caughnawaga (“wild water” in Mohawk) two miles upstream on the Mohawk river.
On July 21, Alissa Turner is set to become the first African-American woman to graduate from Rochester Fire Academy. While she was still studying at Joseph C. Wilson, Turner decided to join the New York Army National Guard.
Tanisha Thomas, better known for her participation on the 2nd season of reality show "Oxygen's Bad Girls club" was born in August 28, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York. Apart from her appearance on reality show, she is also known as the host who has appeared in Love games: Bad girls need love too. She also took part in many other reality shows.
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
Have you ever put much thought into how an uneducated woman with a disability in reading and writing, could still find a way to work and fight for not only her rights but others too? Isabella Baumfree was a phenomenal woman . She took a stand for women’s rights, blacks rights, and anti-slavery. She was a well-known abolitionist and orator.Isabella Baumfree, was born in 1797, to parents who were enslaved; she was one of twelve children. She had a rough childhood. She was sold at the age of eleven, along with a flock of sheep for the price of one hundred dollars. She experienced countless beatings and sexual abuse from her master (slave owner). Later, she married a man named Thomas and had children of her own. Her children were eventually sold to different plantations. She was only left with her infant daughter . Isabella Baumfree was a runaway slave. As the result of her children being sold, she was only able to escape to freedom with her infant daughter. After she obtained her freedom ,she went to court and challenged the validity of her son being sold into slavery. She was successful against so many odds in the court case. She won. Isabella Baumfree continued down her religious
On August 26, 1918, in West Virginia, Joshua Coleman and Joylette Coleman had a baby girl. She would grow up to be one of the smartest women in the world. She would be an inspiration to all. Her name is Katherine Johnson.
Carrie Amelia Moore thought that drinking caused most of the problems in the world. She was against alcohol and she started trying to get it to be banned. Carrie is known for carrying a hatchet with her that helped her smashed public places. She kept thinking that god wanted her to travel around and get people to see the way she saw the problems of alcohol. She did speeches, used violence, and she was a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union who was known most from all of the other people who were in there..
Susan Elizabeth Blow was born in 1843 on June 7th and she was the first child born out of 6 that means she was the oldest out of 6. Susan E. Blow turned into a founder of the United States of America. Susan lived in a home on the mississippi riverfront.Her hometown was St.Louis. Susan’s category was women’s edu.Susan E. blow was an important leader she was also pro- union susan also had lessons with the governesses at her house and her religion is st. louis.Susan blow was alive when the great fire happened in 1849 susan was only 6 years old.Due to her family's social status, Blow received her education from her parents, various governesses, private tutors, and schools. Her parents
Genius, confident, and determined are three words that people think of in connection to Katherine Johnson. Many people know that Katherine Johnson was a mathematician, but she was so much more. As a black female mathematician, Katherine Johnson showed the world that women and African Americans were just as smart and capable as white men. She left a legacy as one of the most important people involved with the Space Race. But she wasn’t always trying to stand up for herself. When she was little, she was first being recognized with her talent towards math.
Do you know that 15% of are attacked by sharks. Bethany Hamilton was one of those victims at the age of 13.she is a professional surfer in Hawaii; she’s been surfing since she was 5 years old. [Bethany Hamilton shaved great resilience in overcoming a shark attack in order to achieve her suffering dream.
My name is Kassandra Bradley. I am a freshman at Eastern Kentucky University. I graduation from Perry County Central in Hazard, Ky. My major is middle school education. Luckily deciding what my major would be was very easy. I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. I love being near children and teaching others. I also enjoying helping others. I would love trying different strategies of teaching for a child with disabilities. That student's progression would be a reward to
Most people don’t know the backstory of one of the first African American women to help the first space launch. Katherine Johnson was one of them. They were called computers because they were African American. She affected the greatest history event of all time.It is a pleasure for me to tell you about the impact Katherine Johnson made in our lives till this day.
Rebecca Stead is fame as an American writer of fiction for children and teens. The achievement of her novels is not doubtful. She was born on January 16, 1968 and raised in New York City. Vassar College was the institution where she acquired her bachelor’s degree in 1989. Moreover, she has started to write since she was a child but she altered her career to become a lawyer. However, Stead started to become of writing subsequent to the birth of her two children. Her inspiration of writing children’s novel was from her son and her collections of story stories on her laptop. One day, her 4-year-old son by chance pushed her laptop out off the dining-room table and destroyed her piece of writing. Stead was very angry with her son and she went to the bookstore to find books which can inspire her to write. From that moment, her motivation and loving in writing began to boost up, and her debut novel was First Light which won The New York Best Times. Due to her great spirit in writing, she won The American Newbery Medal in 2010, Winner of the Boston Globe –Horn Book Award for Fiction, IRA Children’s Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner and A National Parenting Publications Gold Award for her second novel, When You Reach Me, followed by achieving Guardian Prize in 2013 as the first winner for her third novel, Liar & Spy.
On September 15, 1890, a little girl who would later change the ways of literature was born. Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born to Clarissa and Frederick Boehmer in Torquay, Devon, England. She was the youngest of three children in a middle to upper class family. Agatha never attended regular school. Instead, she was educated in her home by her parents, who taught her the basic subjects. As a child, she was known to have an active imagination. She would often create games and other activities to keep herself occupied. From the time she was young, her mother encouraged her to write stories. She enjoyed writing fantasy based stories and playing games of the same genre. She also enjoyed developing characters and story plots. At age eleven, Agatha’s father passed away from multiple heart attacks he had had in a short period of time. After the death of her father, she and her family endured many hardships such as depression and financial struggles. However, she and her mother managed to overcome all these struggles by staying close and working hand-in-hand for extra money. Although she was an energetic child, she had difficulties expressing her emotions, so she