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Gerit Quealy
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Gerit Quealy is a freelance writer with no time, and a passion for history. She covers everything from lipstick to Shakespeare. If she had only one wish: Time travel.
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Museums Dedicated to Women
March 28, 2013 by Gerit QuealyPost a commentIn contemplating a trip to Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt's charming cottage estate on the grounds of FDR's imposing Hyde Park, I was struck to discover that this was...
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- Wild West
- Groundbreaking Women
- Famous Leos
Annie Oakley
Folk Hero / 1860 - 1926
Annie Oakley was a renowned markswoman and star who worked for years with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Activists
Maggie Lena Walker
Activist, Entrepreneur / 1864 - 1934
Maggie Lena Walker was grand secretary of the Independent Order of St. Luke, an organization dedicated to the social and financial advancement of African Americans.
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- Famous Irish-Americans
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Painters
Georgia O'Keeffe
Painter / 1887 - 1986
Georgia O'Keefe is a 20th century American painter best known for her flower canvases and southwestern landscapes.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Diplomat, U.S. First Lady / 1884 - 1962
The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics.
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Booker T. Washington & Theodore Roosevelt's Explosive Dinner
February 22, 2013 by Gerit QuealyWhen Booker T. Washington crossed the threshold of the White House on October 16, 1901, to have dinner with President Theodore Roosevelt, both men knew this was...
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Teachers
- Famous Arians
Booker T. Washington
Educator, Civil Rights Activist / 1856 - 1915
Educator Booker T. Washington was one of the foremost African-American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now known as Tuskegee University.
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- Failed Assassinations
- Political Party Crashers
- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Theodore Roosevelt
Environmental Activist, Warrior, Governor, U.S. President / 1858 - 1919
A New York governor who became the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt is remembered for his foreign policy, corporate reforms and ecological preservation.
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Black Beauty: The Real Madam C.J. Walker
February 15, 2013 by Gerit QuealyI’d never heard of Madam C.J. Walker until relatively recently. But if I’d known a black woman became a multimillionaire at the turn of the 20th century from a haircare...
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- Million-Dollar Ideas
- Famous Black Inventors
- Groundbreaking Women
Madam C.J. Walker
Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur / 1867 - 1919
Madam C.J. Walker was the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire. Her business was worth more than $1 million at the time of her death.
