George Herman Ruth, Jr. was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were Kate Schamberger-Ruth and George Herman Ruth, Sr., who tended bar and eventually owned his own tavern near the Baltimore waterfront. The Ruths had a total of eight children, but only two survived past infancy: a daughter named Mamie and a son named George, Jr.--the boy who would grow up to be an American hero.…
In 1996, Ruby Bridges carried the torch during the Olympic torch relay in New Orleans. Disney made a story reflecting Ruby Bridges life in 1998. Bridges also wrote her own memoir, Through My Eyes, released in 1999. Ruby also established the Ruby Bridges Foundation that same year. The foundation was made to encourage tolerance and amalgamation among…
Many watched Caitlyn Jenner with admiration and awe at her courage. Us Weekly, July 16, 2015 reported that not everyone was happy with the Caitlyn Jenner moment. Jessica Steindorff, the driver of the Prius was a guest at the Arthur Ashe Award ceremony and watched as Caitlyn won the prestigious award. However, Jessica cannot understand how anyone can honor a person who took a life and injured others in a car accident. She credits Caitlyn to being a “positive role model,” but she slams her for not taking responsibility for the accident that happened on February 7.…
Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 15, 1894. Bessie was one of seven children. Her parents were William and Laura Smith. William was a Baptist minister and died soon after Bessie was born. Furthermore, in 1906 her mom died along with two of her brothers. After this happened, she was raised by her aunt. Bessie’s childhood transformed her into the person she became.…
Hattie McDaniel was born on June 10, 1895, to a family of entertainers in Wichita, Kansas. She was her parents ' 13th child. Her father, Henry, was a Baptist minister who played the banjo and performed in minstrel shows. Her mother, Susan Holbert, was a gospel singer. In 1901, McDaniel and her family moved to Denver, Colorado. McDaniel attended the 24th Street Elementary School in Denver.…
Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1964 in Tylertown, Mississippi.Ruby’s full name is Ruby Nell Bridges.She lived on a farm where both her parents and grandparents sharecropped.When Ruby was four she and her parents moved to New Orleans hoping for a better life in a bigger city.A few years later Ruby soon had two younger brothers and a sister.When Ruby was in kindergarten she was offered to take a test to see if she was smart enough to attend an all white school.If none of the students passed the test then the school could stay an all white school for a little longer.When Ruby’s father found out that Ruby was offered to take the test he wasn't very happy.But when her mother said that she would get a better education at an all white school, he let her take the test.In 1960…
In 1960, a 6-year-old girl by the name of Ruby Bridges became a powerful symbol of the Civil Rights Movement when she began attending the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.…
Bessie Coleman was born on January 26 1832 in Atlanta Texas to Susan Coleman and George Coleman. Her parents were sharecroppers that worked making sure that their thirteen children were fed. It became harder for the family when Bessie's father ,who was part Native-American and part African-American ,left to live on Indian territory in Oklahoma. George wanted to live a better life without all of the pandemonium happening in Texas. Soon Bessie…
Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi. At the age of four, she moved with her parents to New Orleans. When she was only six years old, her parents answered a call from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, volunteering Ruby as a student to participate in the integration of the public school system in New Orleans. She is the first black child to attend William Frantz Elementary School, as well as the first African American child to go to an all-white elementary school located in the South.…
<br>Lucille Ball was not only a comedian but a heroine as well. She was the leader of the show and was one of few females that were able to overcome the hardships of being a woman with no say in decisions. Lucy was always one to have her say in what goes. She was looked up to by so many young females and even males as a matter of fact.…
She was born on a busy summer night on September 13th 1918 in Brookline, Massachusetts. I always had the feeling that Rosie was a little different from the rest of us. On the day of her birth the midwife arrived late, and my theory is that this action deprived her brain of oxygen. We were proven right when she failed to advance from kindergarten and was deemed to suffer from intellectual disabilities. When this happened our parents began to conceal their third child from society.…
I think Sally Ride is one of the greatest heroes because she was able to show NASA that an American woman can travel to space. Sally Ride is a great hero because she inspires young kids to go to space when they are older. She devoted her life to help others, which lead to more women going to space and kids wanting to go to space when they are adults. In my opinion, I think she is one of the nation’s greatest…
When I was seventeen, I went to Temple High School and a sixteen year old girl, named Alexis, came to me asking for relationship advice on her and her boyfriend Dalton. I had to give the best relationship advice I could considering I was struggling in my relationship with my boyfriend also. Although I was not happy with my relationship, I was still trying to be the best role model and help I could be for her. David Brooks is a journalist who earned a B.A. in history from the University of Chicago. Daniel Haybron is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at Saint Louis University and holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Rutgers University. Brooks and Haybron both wrote articles on happiness and their view of what it is and what causes…
Thanks to her good grades, Ruby is chosen to be a pioneer in breaking down the walls of segregation. Through her entire first school year with white children, this brave little black girl is escorted by four federal marshals through a crowd of angry white protestors in front of the school. Miss Henry, Ruby's teacher from Boston, works with Ruby since none of the regular teachers will have anything to do with her. Through the hard work of the people who told Ruby to attend the white school and through the determination of Ruby, Miss Henry, and Mr. and Mrs. Bridges, Ruby overcame discrimination, racism, prejudice, stereotyping, and educational equalities.…
On May 4, 1929, philanthropist and style heroine Audrey Hepburn was born near Brussels, Belgium. Unlike many other Hollywood film stars, she was not born into success. She had an arduous childhood, some of her younger years being spent hiding from the Nazis. Despite the suffering Audrey and her mother endured, she quickly blossomed into a beautiful young woman with a life overflowing with success. Across the world, people strive to follow in her chic and polished footsteps. Hepburn was, and remains to be, a timeless and iconic role model of elegance, grace, and sophistication for women worldwide. (Biography)…