Captain America once said, “ When the [...] whole world [or disease in this case] tells you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth and tell the whole world, ‘No you move.’(Ninja1)” Kathleen Baker has had to struggle to reach her goals and dreams. While doing so, she accomplished something only few can accomplish. Kathleen Baker has achieved many things, struggled with a deadly disease, and still made it to the Olympics.
Kathleen has achieved so much at such an early age. Kathleen was born on February 20, 1997 (20 years today) in Winston Salem, North Carolina. She holds many records for her club team SwimMac. For example, in the 100-yard backstroke (main stroke) her time is a 52.52 and a 1:00.63 in the 100-meter backstroke. She was also the third-ranked recruit in the nation, according to SwimSwam after high school. Kathleen considered many schools like Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee but committed to the University of California, Berkeley, in 2014. In the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships, she won the 200 individual medley (IM) and beat the pool record with a time
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When turning 13, Kathleen always felt sick. Already skinny she lost 10 lbs and developed whooping cough that ended up breaking several ribs. Her doctor sent over the diagnosis through email; Crohn's disease. Kathleen was determined to be a beacon of hope for others struggling with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), always fighting to prevent the disease from defining her. To stabilize her condition, Kathleen gives herself biweekly injections into the abdomen. The determination, she has made her a difficult patient at times, training through bouts of stomach cramps, nausea, and diarrhea. Kimberley (mom) excused herself to the shower just to cry the tears that she was holding back from her daughter. Even though, Kathleen had to go through all this pain she didn't let anything stop
Best selling author, Michelle McNamara, wrote some of the greatest crime novels of our time, but few people knew about her secret life. Michelle had her own private drug den filled with a variety of prescription and illegal drugs.
10-Ella Baker was born on December 13,1903 in Norfolk,Virgina. Baker`s grandmother is what inspired her to become who she became. Her grandmother was a slave. She recieved lashes for not wanting to marry a man her slaveowner chose for her. She was a very educated woman graduating from Shaw university as class valedictorian in 1927. AFter college,she moved to new york city where she founded the young negros cooperative league. Sometime in 1940,she bacame a NAACP field secretary untill 1946 where she bacame a national director of branches. Felling like her position required her to travel to much,she eventually left her position. She stayed in new york and worked for a number of new york orgizinations including the New york urban league. Through
Kathleen O'Day Wynne was born on May 21st 1953 in Toronto, Ontario. She is the 25th Premier of Ontario and also the first female. Wynne is a mother to three children: Chris, Jessie, and Maggie. Wynne was first elected into the Ontario Legislature in 2003 as a Member of Parliament. In 2013 she became the leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario and was re-elected with a majority government in 2014. During high school Kathleen and her friends stood up to their schools superiors. Together, her and her friends challenged a rule stating that girls are unable to wear pants to school. Wynne’s track coach suggested she go to a leadership camp and this is where Kathleen realized her potential to be a leader. In 1977 Wynne graduated from Queen’s
Sarah G. Bagley was born in Meredith, 1820. Sarah also had two brothers and one sister named Henry, Thomas, and Mary Jane. Her mothers name is Rhoda and Sarah’s father is Nathan Bagley. The mother and father work on farms, sold land, and owned a small mill to support their family. Sarah's first job was at the age of 30 she worked in Lovell in the Hamilton Mills.
Mary Fields was born in 1834 and she passed away in 1914. Mary Fields was the very first African-American women to carry the mail. Mary Fields was born into slavery while she lived in Tennessee, she stopped being a slave when the war ended and slavery had been outlawed. Mary Fields was also known as Stagecoach Mary or Black Mary, she was also an American pioneer. After slavery was outlawed she then began to work for Judge Edmund Dunne in her home. When Mary was a slave her original owner was Judge Edmund Dunne and after slavery was outlawed she still proceeded to work for and with her. Mary Fields was a female African-American pioneer. Mary Fields was said to be one of the most colorful characters in the history of the Great Plains it's also been said that she was six feet tall and she weighed over 200 pounds. She also
Josephine baker born in st.Louis missouri. In 1926 baker was an amazing dancer that lead her to be an creative in her outfits. In 1936 baker became a massive help during the french resistance. She was a clever dancer that in 1925 he began dancing in paris and in the united states. Years later in her career she adopted she 12 children. She always supported the civil rights movement. This is the life of josephine baker.
Kate Kimball is an award-winning fiction author who has worked hard to be in the position she is in now. Despite currently struggling with her health, she has continued to peruse her English PhD in Creative Writing here at Florida State University. Born in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah Kimball is surprised to find herself over 2,000 miles away now studying in the sunshine state. FSU offers one of the top creative writing programs that currently is ranked top 5 in the nation according to The Atlantic Monthly. Kimball was excited to be accepted into the accredited program after earning her bachelor’s from the University of Utah and masters at Virginia Tech. Kimball has always loved writing and says, “Creative writing allows you to write about
Her experience with the disease
Barbara Jordan was born on February 21, 1936 in Houston Texas. She was the youngest child of three. Her father Benjamin Jordan was a Baptist minister and warehouse clerk. Her mother, Arlyne was a maid, housewife and church teacher. Jordan went to college at the University of Texas. She graduated from college being one out of two African American women in her class. Jordan passed away from viral pneumonia on January 17, 1996. Barbara Jordan is a modern here because she is a brave woman, she overcame racism, she is also a civil rights activist.
This year’s TIME person of the year for 2018 is Rachel Anne Baker. She’s best known for her happy and adventurous attitude, along with her good will to help others. Rachel has been working as a mental health therapist for many years now and has helped many people overcome drug addictions, alcohol addictions, and mental health disorders. Whenever she’s not helping others in her workplace, she’s at home helping her family and being the best pet-mommy in the world. Rachel also uses her spare time to continue in her passion of art. I’ve chosen Rachel as this year’s TIME person of the year because she has really put a great effort in the community and has done many important things for her town, especially in 2018.
Beth Brown is an African American woman who studied astrophysics. Astrophysics is an area of science which applies physical laws discovered on Earth to phenomena throughout the cosmos. Cosmos is the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system (Dictionary.com). Beth is a very appreciated and inspiring astronomer. An astronomer is an expert in or student of astronomy. She was an inspiration to women and minorities in encouraging them to pursue their careers in astronomy/physics. Beth Brown died at the age of 39 due to a pulmonary embolism. When she died, the astronomical community lost one of its most buoyant and caring individuals (Bregman 1).
“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one's soul, when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds of love and brotherhood.” - Josephine Baker. Freda Josephine Baker was born June, 3 1906 at St.Louis, Missouri, United States. Josephine was a black entertainer women who is very silly and funky.When she performed in theatres she made sure both black and white people where there.
It all started her senior year at Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Washington. She enrolled in an advanced placement science class. She got an assignment from her teacher, Mary Margaret Welch, to do an in-depth study of an illness for several weeks. The disease was Crohn’s. Crohn's disease is an incurable inflammation of the bowels. The students looked at slides in class. They were told to look for one of the indications of Crohn's which were granulomas. Granulomas are tiny balls of immune cells that forms when the body is fighting diseases. Her doctor had given her slides of her own intestinal tissue to study in class. She looked at her slides and what did
For my interview, I asked Stephanie questions concerning her disease, Crohn’s. During our talk, she informed me that the hardest part is the pain and the fatigue. Sometimes she feels depressed due to the constant pain and fatigue. She also stated that it can be extremely embarrassing at times, and she has trouble planning activities because she never knows when the painful diarrhea will set in. Diarrhea has been and is a normal part of her life for the past 8 years. When she was first diagnosed with Crohn’s, she had accidents on herself as a result of the uncontrollable bowel movements. You can become dehydrated, and lose lots of blood with this disease. She has been out of work for up to three months at a time. Aside from the pain and embarrassment, one of the biggest drawbacks for her is being looked upon as handicapped. Right now, the disease is in remission, but she is one of the lucky ones. Some people diagnosed with Crohn’s never go into remission. In many cases, people decide to undergo surgery to remove the diseased area, but Stephanie and her doctor made the wise decision to wait it out. Her current medication is
Kathleen Kennedy Lucas film president and film producer. Kennedy born on June. 5, 1953 has made a lot of accomplishment in her life. Some examples have been involved with more than 60 films, such as E.T. and many Star Wars movies. She has also been nominated for 8 Oscars. Kathleen uses project management skills in her everyday life, such as scheduling, and time management. I possess some skills that Kathleen Kennedy needs in her everyday life and I need and want to acquire some of her skills.