Wilma Rudolph became a very influential sprinter after overcoming many obstacles. Wilma was born prematurely on June 23, 1940, in Bethlehem, Tennessee. Her family was a poor African American family and Wilma was the fourteenth child out of nineteen children. Her father, Ed Rudolph, worked as a railroad porter, and her mother, Blanche Rudolph, worked six days a week as a maid. At four years old, Wilma contracted polio, which severely weakened her. At the time, there was no cure or treatment. She suffered double pneumonia and scarlett fever during that time, and it almost killed her. She pulled through, but her left leg was paralyzed from the polio. Specialists from Nashville recommended therapeutic massages, which would hopefully help to regain
Henrietta struggled with pain, bumps on her cervix, and abnormal bleeding. Henrietta was admitted into Johns Hopkins Hospital and was diagnosed with cancer in her cervix. Failing to mention her illness to her family, Henrietta began treatment at the hospital and her doctor was more than happy to help her due to his ulterior motive which was to use her
She was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. Her parents names were Charlie and Dorothy jemison. Charlie was a roofer, carpenter, and maintenance supervisor. Dorothy was an elementary school teacher. Mae was the youngest of three children. Her oldest sibling Charles was a real estate agent and Ada, the middle sibling, was a child psychiatrist. All in all they were a very successful family.
Helen Rabel Willaman, is the daughter of Charles and Edna Rabel. She was born in 1913 in North Canton, Ohio, in the boyhood home of W.H. Hoover the founder of The Hoover Company, who she fondly still refers to as grandpa. She lived there with her parents who were farmers and had a large orchard till she married Kenneth Willaman in 1930. She now resides with her daughter Judy in North Canton.
Her cause of death was a mix of Respiratory Failure, Epilepsy (because her parents were cousins) and Cerebral Palsy.
Regina Olsen Hughes was born on February 1, 1895 in Herman, Nebraska. She got scarlet fever as a child and gradually started to lose her hearing. By the time she was 14 her hearing was completely gone. Her parents were Johana and Gilbert Hughes. She used to spend her childhood drawing plants and flowers. Her love for plants was so great that used to spend the money her parents gave her for ice cream on plant seeds. When she was young girl she has a tutor who nourished her love for drawing and plants. She learned 8 different languages after she became deaf, 7 of which she had never heard before. These included, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and some Latin. She received many awards and accomplishments in her life. She was a very
The autopsy report revealed death by asphyxiation associated with a skull fracture. Further examination by the coroner revealed that she
Wilma Rudolph was born in June 23,1940. She was one of the 20th to 23rd child of Ed and Blanche Rudolph. She was a sickly child who had to wear a brace on her left leg. Soon she will be able to overcome the diabetes. With her disabilities she had to overcome it with therapy and hard work. After all that work she was determined to be a gifted runner.
Would she have still if it would not profit her, or her family, but so many others around the world who are sick?
Bessie was born April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to a part time Baptist preacher, William Smith, and his wife Laura. The family was large and poor. Soon after she was born her father died. Laura lived until Bessie was only nine years old. The remaining children had to learn to take care of themselves. Her sister Viola then raised her. But it was her oldest brother,
Wilma Mankiller was born November 18, 1945 in Oklahoma but later relocated due to the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Indian Relocation Program of the 1950’s. Because the relocation program failed to keep promises it made to Native Americans, Wilma became an activist fighting for the rights of Native Americans (Wallis).
Her parents then found out her chance of survival was 30% and as shocked and discourage her parents were they then found out that she could have been paralyzed.
Dorothy E. Smith was born in North England in 1926. Dorothy E. Smith has lived a long life and commonly refers to it as “a long time ago and another world”. According to Smith, she has grown from the young woman to now due to several experiences. Smith has been employed in many different capacities such as a secretary and a clerk. In her Mid-twenties, she worked at a book publishing company. Smith attempted to make a career in the publishing field, but soon realized women were not welcomed or respected.
Eleanor was born on October 11th 1884 in New York City to Anna and Elliott Roosevelt. Six years later, Elliott was confined to a mental asylum and Anna died of diphtheria. Eleanor’s grandmother
Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940, in saint Bethlehem, Tennessee. She was born to early. She had many illnesses when she was very young. When she was young she had illnesses such as pneumonia, and scarlet fever. She also had polo, which damaged her left leg. When she was six years old she began to wear a metal leg brace because she couldn’t use her left
Born July 21, 1923 in Montréal, Quebec to mother Esther and to Father Myer Marcus, Rudolf A. Marcus is a Canadian Scientist. From a young age Rudolph was an exceptional student at Byron Byng High school where he excelled in Mathematics. Rudolph completed his studies under Dr. Carl Winker at McGill university taking courses in Math and Chemistry which helped him eventually win the Nobel Prize for the theory he had developed on the transfer of electrons. By the age of 20 he had earned his Bachelor in Science and His PhD by the age of 23.