Grace Hopper Research Papers

The person I received for our project is Antonia Novello who is known for her work in the health profession. Antonia Novello was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on August 23, 1944. She is currently 70 years old and still alive. When Antonia was born she had a birth abnormality of the colon. Her father died when she was the age of 8, but her mother worked as a high school principal. Antonia was a very well rounded student and graduated at the age of 15, her mother stressed to her how important school was. Once Antonia was in college she got surgery to correct her colon abnormality.

Margaret Lea Houston (April 11, 1819 – December 3, 1867) was First Lady of the Republic of Texas, First Lady of the state of Texas, and a founding member of Concord Baptist Church in Grand Cane. She was a poet and an accomplished musician. Her influence on husband Sam Houston persuaded him to give up alcohol and profane language. Margaret gave birth inside the governor's mansion to the youngest of their eight children, as angry mobs gathered outside in response to her husband's opposition to Texas signing the Ordinance of Secession of the Civil War. He was removed from office for refusing to swear loyalty to the Confederacy. Their eldest son joined the Confederate army and was left for dead on the battlefield at Shiloh, saved by a Union Army

dith Wilson is a woman who played an immensely important part in the history of America’s Presidents. Mrs. Wilson is however hardly talked about and usually is put to the side. Looking back on the first lady’s life we can see the upbringing and past which led her to step up and serve her country incognito.

Have you ever met someone so caring and loving that the impact they made on your life will never change? Clara Hale was defiantly one of those people, she always had a smile on her face and was ready to help. She was simply a caring person. Hale’s attitude toward life and helping others showed how much she cared and how much she wanted to reach out. Her life reached many and they will never forget the one and only, Mother Hale.

With the ability to travel back in time, I would transport to Paris, 1965 and spend an evening speaking with Josephine Baker just after she had received her Croix de Guerre. Frieda Josephine McDonald, Josephine Baker, is popularly known as the “Bronze Venus” and the Diva of the Golden Age for her vaudeville beginnings, stellar show career, and famed “banana skirt” performances. She is revered for her Civil Rights activism as the first African American woman to integrate a major music hall and as the primary candidate to lead the American Civil Rights Movement after the assassination of Dr. King. However, sitting in a chair across from the Mrs. Josephine Baker, I would ask little of her awards and movies because I am inspired by Baker’s heart, by her mind, and by her soul. Josephine Baker possessed an open heart, an understanding heart, a passionate heart for the world and the people sharing this Earth. During the early 20th century, a time of rampant prejudice and racism, Josephine Baker was a woman who understood diversity. Instead of shunning them, Baker appreciated the differences that distinguished cultures and embraced

Who was Josephine Baker? Born Freda Josephine McDonald on June 3,1906, in St. Louis, Missouri , Josephine Baker spent her youth in poverty before learning to dance and finding success on Broadway. In the 1920s, she moved to France and soon became one of Europe’s most popular and highest-paid performers. She worked for the French Resistance during World War II, and during the 1950’s and 60’s devoted herself to fighting segregation and racism in the United States. It was also around this time that Josephine first took up dancing honing her skills, both in clubs and in street performances, and by 1919 she was touring the United States with the Jones family band

Nursing is defined in journal articles as protection, promotion, and optimization of health, prevention of illness, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Nurses save lives daily and are important members of health care system. They monitor patients, determine what patients need, and provide care. The nursing profession is rich with various contributors in the areas of research, education, and practice, as well as roles. In her book “Ordered to Care” (1987) , Susan Reverby describes nursing as the order in a society that refuses to value caring. However, with the obligation to care, nurses have tried to determine how they would provide care, be it at bedside or at legislative laws, Clara Barton was

On August 23, 1890 in the province of Quebec Grace Elliott was born. She was both a Scottish and French descendant. During her life she got married once and that was to Joseph Charles-Emile Trudeau. She married him on May 11, 1915 in Montreal. At this time she was 24 years old. 3 years later she gave birth to her first child, Suzette Rouleau. Suzette was her only daughter. She also gave birth to 2 sons. Her sons’ were Pierre Trudeau and Charles Elliott Trudeau. She gave birth to Pierre in 1919, 3 years later she gave birth to Charles. Unfortunately the circle of life continued and for Grace it ended on January 16,1973 in Montreal. She was 82 years old when she died. Not only was she born and married in Quebec she was also buried there.

Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas in 1930. Her parents owned a cattle ranch in Southeastern Arizona. She went to school in El Paso while she lived with her grandmother. O’Connor graduated high school at the age of sixteen. In 1946, O’Connor was accepted into Stanford. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a law degree. O’Connor graduated third in her class at Stanford. O’Connor tried to become a lawyer in Los Angeles and San Francisco law firms but could not because she was a woman. Instead, she was offered a job as a legal secretary ("Sandra Day O'Connor Biography”). It was very difficult for O’Connor to find a job because she was a woman (Beard). She became a county attorney in California and married John O’Connor. They moved to Germany and her husband was an attorney for the U. S. Army. O’Connor was a civilian attorney. When they

This world is full of mystery, today there are over thousands of unanswered questions over the span of centuries. Several of these mysteries were people and there’s one that happened very recently but still has go undiscovered, her name was Amelia Earhart. In her time the great depression was in full effect and people's lives were at their worst. When Amelia came along people were able to find a sense of entertainment and enjoyment because of her; men and women alike both looked up to her for what she did for aviation. It wasn’t until her untimely death that people began to lose hope again. So what really did happen to Amelia Earhart in the end.

Dorothy Parker was a civil rights activist, journalist and poet of the 20th century. She unfortunately had an unhappy childhood and lost her parents at a young age. Dorothy Parker attended a Catholic grammar school, but at the age of 14 her education came to an end (Academy of American Poets, para. 1). Parker became to be known for her legendary literary figure. In fact Parker worked for several magazines and worked as a book reviewer for The New Yorker.

Grace Hopper was born on December 9, 1906, New York City, NY, to Mary Campbell Van Horne Murray (mother) and Walter Fletcher Murray (father). Hopper had two siblings and the whole family lived in New York City, NY. Hopper’s father was a stock broker and her mother had a love for math, but was not allowed to study. Even though Hopper’s mom did not get to learn more, Hopper probably got her interest in math from her mother. Hopper attended Graham School and Schoonmakers School in New York. This school was a private school for girls where most things taught were about how to be a proper lady. She did however play basketball, field hockey, and water polo.

I will be talking about the importance of Amelia Earhart. I didn’t know a ton about her, except that she was the first to fly a plane across the ocean. Big whoop. After I did some research I came to find out how actually important she was/is and how important flying that plane was. Now I want to share that information with you. Our world needs to accept change and the fact that men and women are equally able to make this world a better place. Women have made a great impact on our world today, for example, Amelia Earhart. Most of our lives, we’ve only heard accomplishments that men have made but, we need to realize that women play a huge part too and can do just as much. Just because men are cast as the “dominant” figures, doesn’t mean the ladies are just “there” on the side and Amelia Earhart proved this. Today I would like to tell you about Amelia’s early life, her accomplishments, and the impact she has on us today.

Grace Hopper was only a young girl when she took interest into the fields of math and science. Born Grace Murray in New York City on December 9, 1906 to her mother, Mary Campbell Van Horne Murray, an accomplished Mathematician and her father, a successful life insurance executive, Walter Fletcher Murray, who was quite liberal and, against societal norms, “made no distinction when it came to educating his son and two daughters” (Beyer, 25). Grace grew up with her sister, born Mary Murray and later married as Mary Murray Westcote and her brother, Roger Franklin Murray II, later earning the title of Dr. Roger Franklin Murray II. Ms. Hopper grew up in an Anglo-Saxon family and lived in the family home, 316 West 95th Street in New York City,

For my biography, I choose Dorothy Day, who was a journalist and social activist born on November 8, 1897, in Brooklyn, NY. Dorothy Day was known for being a significant figure for her revolutionary vision and her passion for doing work for poor people and representing what she believes a Catholic worker should do as Catholic.