Often known for her power, wealth, and sex appeal, the Queen of Sheba ruled over the ancient kingdom of Sheba. Her existence has been referred to in ancient Ethiopian texts, the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur’ran. Although there is little evidence outside of these four texts to validate the Queen of Sheba’s [...]
Most likely the most famous living queen in the world, Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) is the Head of State and reigning queen of the United Kingdom. She is also the Head of State of the fifteen independent, sovereign Commonwealth realms: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the [...]
First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama was born on January 17, 1964 on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Fraser Robinson, was a pump operator for the Chicago Water Department. Although he suffered from multiple sclerosis, he continued to work to support his family. Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson was a stay-at-home [...]
Women in NASCAR have come a long way since 1977 when male drivers protested Janet Guthrie’s qualification for the Indianapolis 500, claiming that women were too emotionally unstable to compete in the sport. Women now are not only competitive on the racetrack, but are also working as NASCAR officials. Here are profiles about a few [...]
Margaret Bourke-White was born on June 14, 1904 in the Bronx, New York and died in 1971 in Stamford, Connecticut. She was an American photographer and photojournalist during the Dust Bowl, Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. She achieved numerous “firsts” for women and for the photography field: she was the first [...]
We don’t often think about women and boxing, but according the International Female Boxing Association, women have been boxing since 1722 when British female boxer Elizabeth Wilkinson defeated Martha Jones in a public bout. In eighteenth-century Britain, women were allowed to punch, kick, knee, maul, and scratch any part of an opponent’s body and were [...]
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was born on July 28, 1929 in Southampton, New York, and died on May 19, 1994 in New York City. She was the First Lady to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, from his inauguration in 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
Jacqueline Kennedy grew up in [...]
She is a hero of mine and a source of inspiration for all who work to advance basic human rights in Burma and around the world.
~President Obama on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi release from house arrest.
Saturday, November 13 was an exciting day for the democratic opposition party in Myanmar, as Daw Aung San Suu [...]
People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I [...]
Cristina Elizabet Fernández de Kirchner, current President of Argentina, has been in the global political spotlight since her election in 2007. After serving as the First Lady of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband, Néstor Kirchner, as President of the country. In her last three years in office, however, Kirchner has faced immense challenges, including [...]
