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Does Mary Mahoney Look Like Lauryn Hill?
May 8, 2013 by Thad MorganThere is nothing that can stop a trailblazer, no matter what the obstacles. Mary Mahoney was a woman who faced challenges but managed to overcome them by becoming the first African-American female certified nurse in the United States in 1879. Not bad...
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- Famous Taureans
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
Mary Mahoney
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Nurse / 1845 - 1926
Mary Mahoney became the first black woman to complete nurse's training in 1879.
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- Famous Recluses
- Tax Truants
Lauryn Hill
Television Actress, Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer / 1975 -
When singer, songwriter and actress Lauryn Hill released her solo debut album, she became the first woman or hip-hop artist to win five Grammy Awards.
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Does Belle Starr Look Like Maureen McCormick?
May 1, 2013 by Thad MorganFollowing the rules is overrated, or at least it is for these two good-girls-gone-bad ladies. Outlaw Belle Starr was one of the wildest 19th-century women that the...
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- Wild West
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous People Who Were Murdered
Belle Starr
Criminal / 1848 - 1889
Outlaw Belle Starr (1848-1889) declared herself the "bandit queen" for her career as a cattle and horse rustler in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Shel Silverstein: Adult Ideas in a Child's Language
May 7, 2013 by Andrew CannizzaroThe producers at BIO.com review hundreds of photos of famous figures each week, from award-winning actors and popular singers, to headliners and scandal makers....
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- Famous Children's Authors
- Famous Libras
- Famous Illustrators
Shel Silverstein
Illustrator, Songwriter, Author, Poet / 1930 - 1999
Shel Silverstein was a poet and musician known for children’s books such as The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends.
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The Met's Punk Exhibit, Not Rebellious Enough
May 7, 2013 by Eudie PakGod save the Queen, she ain’t no human being / There is no future in England’s dreaming…Do these lyrics sound familiar? If you were a child of the 70s, you'd know...
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- London Punk- Cultural Icons: 1970s
- Famous Arians
- Famous Fashion Designers
Vivienne Westwood
Fashion Designer / 1941 -
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood helped set the style for modern punk and New Wave music.
Alexander McQueen
Fashion Designer / 1969 - 2010
Alexander McQueen was a London-based, English fashion designer who was head designer of the Louis Vuitton Givenchy fashion line, before starting his own line.
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- London Punk- Cultural Icons: 1970s
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Fashion Designers
Malcolm McLaren
Artist, Fashion Designer, Musician / 1946 - 2010
Recording artist and fashion designer Malcolm McLaren came to fame as manager of the Sex Pistols. Later, he recorded several albums of his own material.
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'The Mary Tyler Moore Show': Cast of Characters—and Icons
April 30, 2013 by Jennifer ArmstrongThe cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show—Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Betty White, Cloris Leachman, and Georgia Engel—made history in the ‘70s as women the sitcom...
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- TV Moms: 1960s
- Girl Scouts
- Beatty's Babes
Mary Tyler Moore
Actress / 1936 -
Mary Tyler Moore is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and television star know for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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- Cast of Dancing with the Stars
- Famous Taureans
- Famous Actors
Cloris Leachman
Actor / 1926 -
American actress Cloris Leachman has had a long, successful career in television and film, playing a range of dramatic and comedic roles.
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Actresses
- Famous Emmy Winners
Valerie Harper
Actress / 1939 -
Actress Valerie Harper won three consecutive Emmy Awards for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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Adam Yauch Gets Brooklyn Playground Named After Him
May 2, 2013 by Eudie PakNo Sleep Til Brooklyn—Playground. With this Saturday marking the one-year anniversary of Adam "MCA" Yauch's death at 47, a playground in Brooklyn Heights, New York, will be renamed in his memory, reports the NY Post.
The renaming of the site, which...
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- The Beastie Boys
- Famous Leos
- Famous Rappers
Adam Yauch
Rapper / 1964 - 2012
Adam Yauch (aka MCA) was a co-founder and member of the Beastie Boys, the popular rap group.
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