Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Road To Success

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,

Maya Angelou was an inspiring activist, poet, and woman. Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 4, 1928. Throughout her lifetime she explored her career options as an actress, dancer, singer, writer, and editor among many other careers. Angelou had a tough childhood. Her parents divorced when she was very young and she was sent to live with her grandmother in Arkansas along with her brother Bailey. As an African American, Angelou experienced discrimination and racial prejudices. Angelou gave birth to her son Guy, at the age of sixteen and married her first husband Tosh Angelos, at the age of twenty-four. Angelou and Tosh divorced years later however, she did get married a couple of more times. Angelou experienced many

Barbara was born on February 21, 1936 in Houston, Texas and sadly passed away on January 17, 1996 in Austin, Texas. She was apart of a family of five, which included her two sisters and parents who all lived in a poor neighborhood.

George Herman Ruth Jr. was born on February 6, 1895 to parents George Sr. and Kate in Baltimore. George Jr. was one of the Ruth’s two surviving children. Babe’s parents In did not watch after him well. Babe was left to take care of his younger sister often. The neighborhood they lived in was part of the roughest places in Baltimore. During Ruth’s childhood, Ruth was found drinking, chewing tobacco, and wandering docks. When Ruth was old enough to go to school, he refused to go. He got caught by truant officers and brought home. At age seven, Ruth’s parents knew

Oveta Culp Hobby is known for her many achievements. She was “the first director of the Women’s Army Corps” and built an army from nothing (Farrar). Later on, she became a cabinet member for President Eisenhower and was the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. We remember her today because she is the reason why women received opportunities to join the army (Oveta Culp Hobby). Frances Farenthood was a lawyer and politician from Texas. She was the runner-up vice-president candidate to be nominated for that position for the election of 1972, making her the first woman to actually be viable for this position (it was very close, she lost at 48% of votes) Also, she campaigned for governor of Texas twice, but lost. (Frances 'Sissy ' Farenthold). Texas’ second female governor, Ann Richards left a huge impact on the Lone Star State. She fought for women’s and minorities’ rights and was well-liked by many people because of her humor and wittiness. Even after failing to be re-elected (she lost to George W. Bush), she still cared about the people very much and continued to speak about equal rights for all (Ann Richards Biography). Barbara Jordan was the first African American congresswoman and first African American in the Texas Senate. Another highlight about her life was that she was also the first African American women to deliver the keynote

Maya Angelou was born on April 28, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to Bailey and Vivian Johnson. Her given name was Marguerite Ann Johnson, but she was nicknamed “Maya” by her older brother. Over the course of her life, Angelou had many jobs ranging from a fry cook to a sex worker. She broke through as both an author and poet with her publication of her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1969. (Wikipedia.com) From that point on, Maya Angelou would become a very prominent figure in American literature.

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.

Mollie was born on September 12,1839 in Madison County, Tennessee to a loving mother and a fabulous father. Her father was the reason that they came to Texas in the first place in 1845 near Fort Belknap in North Texas. Ten years after moving to Texas, Mollie’s mother died, her father following only two years later, leaving Mollie alone with her five younger brothers. Mollie got a job as a schoolteacher to support her and her brothers. Later though, Mollie met a greatly known cattle rancher named Charles Goodnight most known for being called the “Father of the Texas Panhandle”. They both got married on July 26, 1870 and had no children throughout their marriage.

Harriet was born between 1820-1825 In Maryland Buck Town , facing tough times in her early childhood. She got whipped every day and suffered from severe injuries. She babysat and worked for her master at the age of 5 , she had to sit on the floor and hold the baby because she was so small and she didn’t want to drop the baby. Harriet

She along with Patty Berg, Marilynn Smith, and Louise Suggs founded the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1949("Wikipedia"). In 1950 and 1951 she held the place of highest money winner with a total of 13 wins ("Wikipedia"). She was also highly responsible for the LPGA’s success because she was the entertainment and always put on a show ("LPGA"). Through this association, Babe was able to show off her responsibility and ingenuity.

Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland and her original name was Araminta Harriet Ross. She was born to enslaved parents and had eight other siblings. She was always around physical violence and it came reality when she had a two-pound weight thrown at her forehead because she did not want to help free a slave. From this she incident she received headaches and narcolepsy, inability to stay awake at any moment. “By her early teens, she was working as a field hand, plowing and hauling wood. During this time, she defended a fellow field hand who had tried to run

Harriet’s early years were difficult because she was a slave. Harriet’s original name was Arminta Harriet Ross. She was born in Dorchester County, Maryland on March, 1822. Slave-owners didn’t keep track of slaves birth dates. Harriet had four brothers and four sisters. Their names were Robert, Ben, Henry, Moses, Linah, Mariah Ritty, Soph, and Rachel. When she was at the grocery store, Harriet spotted a slave trying to escape the grocery store, Harriet helped the slave. A slave

Her real name was Harriet Beecher Stowe. Born as a salve on June 14, 1820 on a plantation in Maryland. There were 8 children in her family and she was the sixth. When she was five, her Mother died. Her Father remarried one year later and in time had three more children. Her Father always wanted her to be a boy. When Harriet was only 13 years old, she tried to stop a person from being whipped and went between the two people. The white man hit her in the head with a shovel and she blacked out. From then on she had awful migraines and would sometimes just collapse on the ground while she was working. She served as a field hand and house servant on a Maryland plantation. In 1844 she married John Tubman, who was a free

Earlier that year Ruth found love again, during the first game of the Yankees season Ruth promised to hit a homerun in her honor. Sure enough he hit a homerun in her honor in the first inning and dipped his hat to her as he was rounding the base. Claire Merritt Ruth was the wife that Ruth hit a homerun in honor of and was born September 11, 1897 Athens and died on October 25, 1976, New York City, or NY. One of Ruth’s daughters was Dorothy Ruth who was born on June 7, 1921 in New York City because Ruth was still playing with the Yankees at that time. Ruth’s other daughter Julia Ruth Stevens is his first daughter and was born on July 7, 1916 and is still alive today at 99 years

**“I’ll never be good at sports.” In the story ‘The Marble Champ’ by Gary Soto Lupe, the main character is determined. She is determined because she is hard working, she never gives up, and because she is very persistent. The most obvious reason why Lupe is determined is because she is hard working.