Omnis Gratis Biography

the life of a very special woman and what she has done for us in the medical field today.

Doris is my great-great aunt born on November 25, 1917, in Salina, Kansas. Nowadays if someone is born anywhere other than a hospital it is weird, but then it was not. Doris was born in her house. She lived in a 2-story house with a “big room”, also known as a living room, on the main floor and one bedroom upstairs. Doris’s family consisted of 5 people altogether: Mom, Hilma; Dad, Carl; 2 brothers (LeRoy, they also called him Sandy, and Lauren), and Doris. Doris was the youngest by eleven years. She lived in Salina during the Dust Bowl, she was 12 years old when the first storm hit.

Within a few days of Ann Blackmans’ Seasons of Her Lfe: A Biography of Madeleine Korbel Albright being completed, she knew one thing for certain of who she would be writing about next and it was that “she would be long dead”. In her search she finds interest in a distinguished member of Washington who was beautiful, intelligent, and forthright. Before she knew it, she had become completely captivated by the life of Rose O’Neale Greenhow. Through extensive research and being the first to use the diary of Rose, Ann Blackman tells this mesmerizing true story of the vital role one woman played in the Civil War as a Confederate spy.

Mary Ann Bickerdyke had a passion a hope for people. As you can probably tell already is that she was a likable person. People may say that she wasn’t a scientist, but she was. Even though her job didn’t seem like she was. She worked as a nurse as a volunteer for helping the wounded people in the civil war. Here is how Mary Ann’s life began.

Mary Edwards Walker accomplished many things in the 86 years that she was alive. She faced many challenges, however was persistent enough to accomplish being the first and only woman to ever receive a Medal of Honor. Mary Walker was a women’s right activist, alleged spy, prisoner of war, abolitionist, and surgeon. Her hard work payed off, as she received the highest recognition for bravery in the ‘United States Armed Forces’.

Whenever I saw the flyer and read the options for the essay topics, I knew I needed to share my mother’s story. Like Mildred Loving, my mother is strong, brave, and resourceful. She defied the social norms of her generation and married someone she loved. Although the marriage could not survive the hardships the young couple faced, she gave us a grandson, a son, and a brother whom we all

She attended Connecticut College for women. Phyllis was a model was blond hair. The bond was strong for the four years they both went to college. When they had separated, Ford went back to Grand Rapids to continue law in 1941, while Brown stayed in the area of her college. Back at Grand Rapids, Ford was growing strong in law practice along with his friend good friend Phillips Buchen. Once taking on time in law politics were on his mind. Ford supported Wendell Willkie, a Republican from Indiana, when it was a failure against President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1940. He joined a group of Republicans called the “Home Front”, who disapproves the local Republican headed by the imperious boss Frankly. When the Japanese did a blind attack on Pearl Harbor, that made Ford's life long career on the side to enlist in the Us Navy. Ford got called to duty in April 1942. Usually a man with a life long goal doesn't pull away from dreams, but Gerald did four years in military activity, aboard the Monterey. Monterey was an aircraft carrier stationed in the south Pacific. In the military for four long years participated in several battles with the Japanese, honored with ten service stars as a very well dependable office/ good leader. When the aircraft met a Typhoon, Ford almost wipe off the ship and that was the closest thing near death he told the world, little that awaited in his

In deciding to write about my friend Jane Addams, I knew that it would not be an easy task. Jane is an amazing person who is driven to help all manner of people even though her own life was filled with struggles. Jane brought hope, caring, and love to many people in two centuries, the 19th and the 20th. She lived her life for others by taking her struggles and turning them into ways to alleviate the same for others less fortunate. Jane's learning took her across an ocean and led her to people who would help her on her journey. One of these people was Ellen Gates Starr. Together Jane and Ellen worked for many years as a team to help others.

Before Ann Richards made a career in politics, she had a career as a mother and wife. Ann was born in Waco, Texas on September 1 of 1933. Waco back then was segregated, had strong religious ideas, and its people where known as being strict conservatives. Ann met her future husband in 1949 when Ann and David where on their senior year in Waco High. Once they graduated high school in 1950, Ann wanted to leave Waco and follow David to Austin where David was studying to become a lawyer at the University of Texas. Ann’s mother, Eleanor, didn’t seem that it was a good idea for her baby girl leave her hometown. Ann was enrolled at Baylor University with a scholarship that payed for her education. They got married in 1953 and four years later, Ann was pregnant with her first daughter, Cecile. David had a job in Austin and Ann stayed in

In American history there have been many truly extraordinary women. These women range from all different time periods, races and other backgrounds. Over the years women have participate or become involved in multiple different themes including: politics, midwives or physicians, inventors, literary or arts figures, feminists, suffrage or equal rights activist, wealthy women, academics, fighters- physical or metaphorical etc. This paper will exemplify three special women, all the while providing background, some life achievements and details of their last years. These women are Ida Wells, Isabella Baumfree (A.K.A Sojourner Truth) and Harriet Tubman. All African American abolitionist who fought endlessly for the civil rights owed to them as Americans, free citizens and humans.

There are some personalities who hold significance in one’s life. My grandmother “Carolyn J Clark” personality and life has a great influence on my life and she is the focus of my research. She was born on 10 July, 1939 in East Cleveland. Since birth, Carolyn J Clark life has gone through the hardship and sacrifices. She was born in a time when the world most widespread and deadliest World War II was ignited. Cleveland was famous for Thomson Sub-Machine guns develop and designed by Auto-Ordinance Co therefore it was the vulnerable location during the War. It was not only the war but also the period of deadly racial tension in that area. Carolyn was one out of nine children and she showed her interest in helping her mother in kitchen. She baked

In the early 1940’s Marie was born into a small tight knit family living in a small rural Kentucky town. Marie is now in her seventies and has led a very interesting life traveling the country, raising four children, and shaping her chosen profession. Our interview sessions were conducted over a period of time, as Marie is very active and has little “free time” to spare.

“Follow the brick road,” Obiareus looked around to see where the echo was coming from and proceeded along the brick road. Behind him were his three friends, Charlie, Cooper, and Carlos. Out of nowhere, it hit them. The three triplets and Obiareus were so dehydrated they felt like passing out. They continued on the road that slowly faded up the hill, which led to a beautiful, breathtaking garden. The grass was vibrant, the birds were singing to one another, and right in front of their eyes was a crystal clear body of water. This was the water of life. They rushed to the water, filling their hands with it and they gulped it up. Meanwhile, a few of the men submerged their heads into the water. One of the men named Carlos spotted the shiny red berries, he ran to them and ate them before Obiareus

Around 8 C.E., Publius Ovidius Naso received word from Augustus Caesar that his days in Rome were to be numbered, that his works were to be banned from the public libraries, and that he was to take up permanent residence at Tomis, on the West Coast of the Black Sea, at the uttermost edge of the Roman Empire. In his own words, he blamed his fall upon two faults: a song and an error: ‘perdiderint cum me duo crimina, carmen et error’ (Tristia II.207). About the former, Ovid makes no secret: he is faulted for being a teacher of obscene adultery by means of a filthy poem, namely the Ars Amatoria (Tristia II.211–212). About the latter, he remains teasingly, tantalizingly, quiet, leaving his readers to speculate on the nature of what he might have

When thinking about ideas for this project and areas of interest I wanted to explore I was really keen to approach a topic in which my knowledge was somewhat limited and one which would broaden my reach as an actor. I also very much wanted to base my performance on a character drawn from a manuscript of Greek Tragedy, mainly because of my Greek heritage.