WWII Heroines: Violette Szabo
Originally posted on A R T L▼R K:
On the 26th of June 1921, Violette Szabo, daughter of an English cabbie and a French dressmaker was born in Paris. Raised…
BESSIE STRINGFIELD (1911 – 1993) First African American Woman to Ride a Motorcycle Solo Across America
Originally posted on FORGOTTEN NEWSMAKERS:
The only place Bessie Stringfield truly felt at home was on the seat of her motorcycle. At a young age, her life was defined by…
Cathay Williams; female Buffalo Soldier
Cathay Williams was the first African American woman to serve in the US Army, she did so by pretending to be a man and going under the pseudonym, William Cathay.…
Jacob’s Well, Near Littleborough, Lancashire-Yorkshire Border
Originally posted on The Journal Of Antiquities:
Jacob’s Well beside the A58 near Littleborough. OS Grid Reference: SD 96381 17068. At the side of the A58 (Halifax Road) close to Blackstone…
Jerome Myers: Painter of the Underdog
Originally posted on A R T L▼R K:
“Night in Seward Park” 1919, oil on canvas On the 19th of June 1940, American painter Jerome Myers died in New…
Harding and Taft: Making An Old Man Happy
Originally posted on Presidential History Blog:
Every so often, dreams do come true. Even in politics Ex-President Taft: A Public Career William Howard Taft (1857-1932) spent his entire life in…
Harding and Taft: Making An Old Man Happy
Originally posted on Presidential History Blog:
Every so often, dreams do come true. Even in politics Ex-President Taft: A Public Career William Howard Taft (1857-1932) spent his entire life in…
