Professor Elizabeth Helen Blackburn is an Australian/American biological researcher who studies telomeres, a structure at the end of chromosomes that protects the chromosomes. She was born on the 26th of November 1948 in Hobart, Tasmania. She is 66 years old and is currently a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco.
Details of Education and Training Professor Blackburn attended the Broadland House Church of England Girl’s Grammar School in Hobart until the age of sixteen. She then attended the University High School in Melbourne because of her family’s relocation to the city. Elizabeth went on to achieving a Bachelor in Science in 1972 from the University of Melbourne and her PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1975.
Del Kathryn Barton (born 11 December 1972) is an Australian artist, who won the 2008 and 2013 Archibald Prizes. Barton studied at the College of Fine Arts of the University of New South Wales. She then graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1993. Later on in her life she employed for a college and became a lecturer. But before she won the Archibald Prize she became famous for painting, Barton was well known for erotic charged ink and watercolour pieces.
An experienced Detroit-area educational administrator and consultant, Vivian Palmer holds a bachelor of arts in secondary education with a concentration in mathematics from the University of Detroit Mercy and a master of arts in education with an emphasis in instruction technology improvement from Wayne State University. Vivian Palmer’s professional history includes tenures as a professional development administrator with Detroit Public Schools and a director with the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan. She has also held a range of administrative and advisory positions in greater Seattle, Washington.
Being a licentious woman is something that society doesn’t like to speak on. It’s certainly not something that is discussed in high society such as in the political parties. In 1998, a sex scandal would rock the nation when Monica Lewinsky came forward about an affair with President Bill Clinton. This was a vast scandal, but was not the first scandal to happen in the politician world. Before, Monica Lewinsky there was Margaret Peggy Eaton. She would be part of a scandal that would later be known as the “Petticoat Affair”, that would cause conflict in the presidential party and with the wives.
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
Joan Robinson is a California native who was born in Sacramento, raised in Berkeley and now resides in Vallejo. She is a married, full-time mom of four children ages 6-19 and is currently pursuing her Bachelors of Administration Degree at South University specializing in Real Estate.
Sharon draper was born august 21, 1948, in Cleveland Ohio. Ms. Draper is a public speaker, poet, educator, and author. Ms. Draper is a member of the national board for professional teaching standards. All of Ms. Draper books have been recorded on audiocassette by recorded book. Ms. Draper wanted to be a teacher since she was a child. Ms. Draper said “in order to be a good writer it is necessary first to be a good reader”. In other words Reading is input, and writing is output. Draper attended Pepperdine University as a national merit scholar majoring in English. She graduated in 1971 from college. Draper once commented "I feel very blessed that I have had so much success in such a short time. I hope that my books can continue to make a difference
Ann Deborah Lynn knew she was born to be leader despite her circumstances as an African American in Lexington, Kentucky. Born October 3, 1810 to William Henry Lynn and Sarah Mae Lynn, her vision to be an inspiring Civil Rights Activist would be the biggest challenge of her life. Her father, William was a slave captured in Angola, Africa in broad daylight and her mother, Sarah was a daughter of slaves from Guinea. Free blacks in the South couldn’t express how they felt and wasn’t able to travel as freely as the free slaves in the Northern cities. The North also had more to offer because they were becoming more urban which meant better jobs, transportation and growing middle-class. Ann always knew she wanted to travel and speak to other slaves
On May 5th, 1997 Nora Robinson was born in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up with her single-parent mother, who was her best crony. Her house abutted Clarkson Avenue, which is the same street her mom grew up on. Nora was very stoical and not rankled very easily, unless you messed with her sister Carey, who was born on the exact day, except 2 years later. Carey was very gaunt, unlike her more muscular mother and sister, even that the hand-me-down attire that was given to her would never fit. Their personalities were not very divergent, even though that they were both convinced that they were. Their father had been killed in a car accident, and was a very respected man, who had no one feel enmity toward him. Years later, 16 year old Nora and 14 year old Carey were acting like scavengers when they were
My name is Irene Harand, A woman of strength and dignity. I was born September 6th 1900, I was born in Vienna and was considered Roman Catholic. Now, you may not know that I started a movement that was against racial hatred and human suffering, of course it was called, the Harand Movement. In 1919, I had married my husband, Frank Harand, who had served as a captain in the Austrian army during World War I. I also wrote a book titled, “Sein Kampf- Antwort an Hitler” (His Struggle- the Answer to Hitler). Another interesting thing is that in early September of 1933 I released the first issue of a newspaper dedicated to enlightening the public about harmful things of Nazism. The newspaper was called Gerechtigkeit (Justice), I sold about thirty thousand
The use of just laws was first abided by Dr. King in his “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” In this letter, he mentions the necessity of just laws in society and how individuals are morally obliged to follow them. He also makes a clear distinction between “just” and “unjust” laws, further advocating his beliefs. Dr. King defines the two different laws in his interpretation of what they actually mean in society. A just law is a human-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. In other words, a law that can uplift the personality of an individual is a law that is just. Also, citizens also have their moral responsibility in a constitutional democratic society to obey and abide by the laws of the country. In comparison to just
As a young girl, Ruby Harris knew inside of her that she had great potential. She dreamed of being a scientist, studying in a laboratory every day, and eventually making discoveries that would change the world and the face of medicine. When she was in third grade, her teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, and with great joy in her eyes she explained that she wanted to be a scientist, and described the dreams she had of making an impact on the world and learning all that she could in her lifetime. He responded with a chuckle and told her to come up with a new plan.
Margaret was a pioneer in special education. Margaret believed that all children have the right to learn and that educators and doctors have the responsibility to find out everything about all different types of children.
Helen Glass was many things but most importantly she was an inspirational nurse, teacher and mother. Helen implemented clinical, masters and doctorate programs. She was the president of the Canadian Nursing Association (CAN) and formed the. In this article, I will be talking about Glass’s history, education, and a few of the important achievements and contributions she made to nursing. Glass helped create the modern nursing standards we see today.
Elizabeth Eckford getting caught in the mob of segregationists on what was supposed to be their first day
The 18th century was an important time for women. Many started to take a stand against the lack of equality between men and women and also ending slavery. One powerful female who raised awareness regarding gender issues was Margaret Fuller. She was one out of many different important females who played a key role in helping to change the way women were treated. During the 1830s, women started to form a wide variety of leaderships, movements, and organizations concerning the issues of slavery, equality for both genders, and for more female activists to voice out their opinion. The Antebellum period, also known as the “emergence of feminism” is one of the most important times in history having a great affect on women remaking society.