In 1962, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of John F. Kennedy, started ‘Camp Shriver’ on her farm in Maryland. This turned into what we know today as the Special Olympics. Shriver also did a lot of other work to benefit the lives of many people with intellectual disabilities. But before all of that, she was born in 1921 and grew up in Brooklyn, Massachusetts along side her eight brothers and sisters. She went on to attend college at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree. One of Eurices’ sisters, Rosemary, was born with a mild mental retardation. Rosemary had brain surgery to try and help her condition, which ended up making it worse. This had a big impact on Eurice and her family. Because of this, Eurice was very exposed to people with intellectual disabilities while growing up, which is what …show more content…
Together they helped bring attention to people with intellectual disabilities and more scientists began doing research and more doctors were trained to work with them. 1962 is when Camp Shriver began and spread across the country, eventually evolving into the Special Olympics. Shriver also did a lot of work in social justice. During that time she ran a juvenile agency, worked inside a prison to learn more about prisoners, and worked with people who were released from prison, even inviting some of them to live in her home. She then moved to Chicago and worked in the Chicago Juvenile Court. Up until her death on August 11h, 2009 at the age of 88, Eurice continued to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities and was still on the Board of Directors for the Special Olympics. Shriver was honored in many different countries for all the work she did for those individuals. She received honorary degrees from 11 different universities including Yale University, the College of the Holy Cross, and Newton
Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born July 4, 1868 in Lancaster, Massachusetts and died in 1921. Henrietta's parents were George Roswell and Henrietta swan I. George was a divinity doctor and a minister as well, which didn't keep them in one place very long. Henrietta was the first born of seven children, two of which passed away at very young ages. because of the fast pace of her father ministry they moved a lot. when Henrietta was 17 they moved to Ohio where she enrolled at Oberlin College for three years. One of those years she participated in a preparatory course and the other two she studied music. after the three years in Ohio they moved back home to Massachusetts this time to Cambridge. there, no matter how hard she tried she could not enroll
Sonia Sotomayor was born on June 25, 1954 , now in day she is 61 years old. She attended Yale Law School and graduated in the year 1980. She became one of the many U.S. Distract Court Judges in 1992. Then later on in her life (1998) she became a part of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. But , what Sonia is most known for is for being the first latinathat is in the Supreme Court Justice in the U.S. in the year 2009. The person who actually nominanted Sonia was President Barack Obama so that she could be part of the Supreme Court Justice. Sonia is making a yearly salary of 1.7 million dollars to 10.3 million dollars. She also has a book which is called My Beloved World. These are some facts on Sonia Sotomayor .
It seems like Teen Mom 3 and 16 & Pregnant star Mackenzie Mckee's battle with diabetes is getting tougher and tougher for her. The young mom rushed to the hospital after she suffered complications from diabetes and her blood sugar went sky high.
Carrie P. Meek born in tallahassee florida during the year 1926. Meek is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, she represented our congresses 17th district. She was a history maker in the running. She used to say, “Service is the price you pay for the space which God has let you occupy”.
Anita Hill was born in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma in 1956. She was the youngest of 13 kids. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a housewife. She was raised in a religious family and went to the Antioch Baptist Church in Tulsa, Ok.
Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, making history as the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.
In 1992 “Maxine Waters explain the causes of Urban Crises to Congress”. Maxine Waters were born in Saint Louis, Missouri on August 15, 1938. Once she earned her degree, she started her career as a teacher where she started volunteering and working with the Head Start organization. She also got involved in inner city issues in Los Angeles and represented people in the “U.S congress” and the “California State Assembly”. On March 3, 1991, an African American Rodney King, led the police on a High Speed chase, and was pulled over and beaten brutally by the Los Angeles police, while all was recorded on videotape. When the officers were acquitted for brutally beating of Rodney King, it sparked the beginning of the L.A. riots of 1992. After the riots,
Martha Hunt is a well known model who has modeled for companies like Vogue and Victoria’s Secret. Not only is she famous for modeling but she is famous for her kind acts towards others. Martha Hunt was born April 27, 1989 in Wilson, North Carolina. She attended a school in Wilson, and after graduating she moved to New York to further start her modeling career. During this time her scoliosis, which was diagnosed as a child, began to worsen, She went through with the surgery and is still continuing to model after.
Edith Stein was a Jewish born child looking to leave her mark on the world. In her own words Edith stated, “I always foresaw a brilliant future for myself” (Payne). Edith was very family reliant and she suffered through many hard times. Whenever thoughts of giving up on life in Breslau, Germany arose she always found a way, a reason to push through. Edith, through all the hardships, had evolved into a strong woman dedicated to moving on. Her story is one that will touch the lives of many!
Crazy, artistic, dramatic , loving. These are some of the things that make up Chelsia Diann Crist. March 23, 2003 the kooky girl you see today entered this messed up world. Full of hope, oblivious to who she would become, no idea what her interests were, she innocently smiled up at her parents.
A year ago student volunteers from Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts journeyed to our small community of Petersfield, Westmoreland, Jamaica. Among those students was Racquel Knight, a native of Portland, Jamaica.
Lee then moved to California in 1960 because her parents were in the military. Lee started doing major actives the first was when she integrated her high school cheer team. Congresswoman Lee received her Masters of Social Work from the University of California Berkeley where she specialized in psychiatric social work. Lee also worked for Congressman Dellums for eleven years. Lee made a breakthrough when she made it to capital hill since she was a women of color. Lee was a California legislator who passed 67 bills and problem fixers that happened to be signed into law by Republican Governor Pete Wilson. The legislation’s addressed issues including public safety education healthcare as well as environmental
Hi, my name is Hannah Thomas and I live in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas. I am currently a nursing student in the RN program at UACCB. An interesting fact about me is that (with luck and lots of prayer) I will finish the RN program at the age of 19. My passion would really be becoming a nurse, even when I was little I knew that it was the career that I wanted to go into. I simply enjoy trying to make sick people better. My biggest pet peeve would have to be when people rinse food off of their plates into the sink, that's what trashcans are for and unless you have a garbage disposal it's disgusting. My favorite quote is "With God all things are possible." Mat
One of Steinem’s biggest accomplishments was the creation of Ms. magazine, but she did many other major things in her life. She created “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” to empower and inspire young girls. She also was a staff writer at New York magazine when it first started and helped make the National Women’s Political Caucus. Later in her life she created the Women and AIDS fund and then eventually earned a spot in the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Before 1968 there was no hope for the mentally and physically challenged to use their full potential to live a successful life, except within the boundaries of an institution. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of the late John F. Kennedy, was determined to not allow experts to cast out challenged children into institutions and warehouses. She told an audience at the White House that children with mental retardations could be exceptional athletes, and that sports could help them realize their potential for growth.