John Bell was elected Tennessee senator in 1847, serving in the Senate until 1859. He was also a U.S. presidential nominee on the eve of the American Civil War.
1797-1869
Father Divine was a prominent African-American religious leader of the 1930s who founded the Peace Mission, an important precursor of the Civil Rights Movement.
1880-1965
1861-1948
Thomas Gallaudet was an education pioneer and established the American School for the Deaf in 1817.
1787-1851
1893-1935
1102-1167
1942-2007
1905-1976
1790-1842
1915-1983
Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer who advocated for women's equality. Her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman pressed for educational reforms.
1759-1797
Jane Wyman was a Academy Award-winning American screen actress who was also Ronald Reagan's first wife.
1917-2007