GIRLS WHO
DARED TO BE
DIFFERENT....
By Ardra …
Lorena Ochoa
born in Mexico
– DOB:nov 15,1981
– Profession:golfer
– Lorena lived in Guadalajara,Mexico.her house was near a country club
that had a golf course.sometimes,she would watch her dad play golf
on his day off. Lorena watched and learned how to play golf.
– At the age of 7,she won her first golf tournament.it was the first step for
her to become the best golfer in history.she was called “la tigresa”.
– She also opened a foundation that operates an innovative school ,
where 250 underprivileged kids can get a good education.
Loren Ochoa
winning the
2009 honda
LPGA in Thailand
Rachel Carson
Born in USA
– DOB:may 27,1907
– DOD:apr 14,1964
– Profession:environmentalist
– After graduating with a degree in zoology,Rachel found a job writing a series of radio about fish. Rachel’s
program,called romance underwater was a big hit. During her free time , she wrote 2 other books, The sea
around us and The edge of the sea
– Years later, Rachel moved to a little town in the country side.there she discovered that pesticides were
poisoning other plants,animals,birds and even humans.she wrote about it in the book called silent
spring. Many people who sold pesticides tried to stop her,but she wanted to tell about what she
learned.
– Silent spring was voted to be one of the most important science book ever written and has inspired
many people to save our planet EARTH.
Pauline Lēon
Born in France
– DOB:sep 28,1768
– DOD:oct 5,1838
– Profession:revolutionary
– Léon was born to chocolate makers Pierre-Paul Léon and Mathrine Telohan in Paris
on 28 September 1768. her family were part of the third estate- peasantsandbourgeoisie of
France.the people of the third estate worked hard everyday but were still poor.
– The rich didn’t pay as much for taxes-which people like Pauline thought was unfair.
– At the age of 21,Pauline helped start the French Revolution—the revolution which changed
French history.
– The French Revolution overthrew monarchy,established a republic,and altered the course of
history….all thanks to citizens such as Pauline Lēon
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Jane Austen
born in UK
DOB:16 dec 1775
DOD:18 jul 1817
Profession:novelist
Jane Austen defined an entire literary genre with her sharp social observations and wit. Born
into a family of eight children in England, Austen started writing her now classic novels, such
as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, in her teens.
Her novels are funny, inspiring , and questioned women’s roles within society. Austen had hid
her identity as the author of some of the most popular novels of her day and it wasn’t until her
death that her brother, Henry, revealed to the public that she was the real author.
Her books still inspire and teach people values of life till this day…
Sorjouner truth
Born in USA
DOB:1797
DOD:26 Nov 1883
Profession:civils right activist
Sojourner Truth is one of the most inspirational black women in
America’s
history and her words belong to one of the
most famous speeches by any woman. An African-American abolitionist
and women’s rights activist, Truth delivered a now famous speech at the
Ohio Women’s Right’s Convention in Akron, 1851, that has come to be
known as “Ain’t I a Woman?”her words belong to one of the
most famous speeches by any woman.
A part of the famous
speech,ain’t I a
woman?
Margaret Hamilton
Born in USA
– DOB: 17 aug 1936
– Profession:computer scientist
– Margaret Hamilton was the “computer” behind the apolo 11 mission
in 1969. yes, she is the person who put man on the moon. People
call her the “mother of software engineering”.well she was the
one who coined the term “software engineering” anyways.
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More on Margaret Hamilton -
– https://youtu.be/k1Tuwvq86YA
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