Claire Lee Chennault was born to John and Jessie Lee Chennault on September 6, 1890 in Commerce, Texas. In his historic life, he earned 17 medals which includes the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster. From becoming a school teacher to general, he was discharged from service twice due to disagreements with other higher ranking officers and commander of the Flying Tigers. The man even has an air base named after him due to his successful career; Chennault Air Base in Lake Charles.
Starting life early with the passing f his mother, Chennault became a wandering child; hardly ever seen outside of the woods near his home. He states in his novel, “Way of a Fighter,” that it made him self-confident and made him make his own decisions. Later on, he attended Louisiana State University for three years, but transferred to Louisiana State Normal for his last year to become a teacher.
As the world erupted in chaos which caused World War I, Chennault enlisted and was stationed at Gerstner Army Camp then Kelly Field in San Anton...
General Charles Keller was born in Rochester, New York, on February 13, 1868 (Kelley, n.d.). In 1897, he married Frances Rosenfield; the couple had two sons, Ira C. and Charles
Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia. Lee was the fourth child of General Henry Lee III, Governor of Virginia, and his mother, Anne Hill Carter, Lee was raised by his mother who taught him about authority, tolerance, and order. Lee was exposed to Christianity at an early age and devoted his life to god. In 1825, Lee was accepted into West Point. There he learned about warfare and how to fight. In 1829, Lee graduated 2nd of 46 in his class, but even more surprising is that he didn’t get a single demerit while attending West Point. Afterward, Lee was appointed as Superintendent of West Point from 1852 to 1855. After he served his term, Lee left West Point to become a Lieutenant Colonel in the 2nd Cavalry of Texas.
Gwen Harwood is a well renowned poet for her poems written during the 1950’s-90’s as she explores the realm of universal human concerns which are the source of her poetic inspiration, these include; love, friendship and memory. Today these concerns are still relevant in our society and are what connects us to each other and immortalises our sprit. Throughout many of Harwood poems she exposes her life in writing to create an intimate relationship with the paper. These documents create a personal account of the struggles and the love a woman feels in moments in changing times. This becomes evident in Harwood’s interpretation of marriage, motherhood and love. She uses symbolism and tone to hint to the undelaying meaning of the poems and the importance of them to her.
Laura Secord was originally an American. She was born in Massachusetts on September 13, 1775. Her father was Thomas Ingersoll. He was a major in the American army. They were well known because Laura's father was a clever man. In her family there were inventors, mechanics, merchants, magistrates, teachers and soldiers. Laura had three sisters. When she was eight her mother had died and her father had gone off to war, so Laura had to look after them. After two years or so Laura's father married someone else. A month later she got ill and died. Three years later he remarried a woman named Sarah Whiting. After Thomas Ingersoll became a young Republican and saw excessive violence in Massachusetts, he moved his family to Upper Canada. When Laura was eighteen they moved again to Bustling Port, which is near the Niagara River below the falls.
"Only the BLACK WOMAN can say 'when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed
Louise Nevelson was a sculptor in the 20th century. Although born in Russia, she would practice virtually her entire professional career in the United States. She was a leading artist of her time and was a pioneer for women in art. Her work earned her a reputation as a leader in assemblage and environmental sculpture.
“I’m famous for falling…” Jenni Rivera was a strong independent woman. Jenni Rivera had many struggles that helped her rise to the top and change the music industry.
Douglas Francis MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880, at the Arkansas Barracks in Little Rock, Arkansas. His parents were Arthur MacArthur Jr. and Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur. His mother was often called by her nickname “Pinky”. Since her brothers both fought for the South in the Civil War, they refused to attend her wedding, which made her upset. Douglas was raised in a military family in the American Old West. He had two brothers: Arthur III and Malcolm. Even after Malcolm died of the measles in 1883, when Douglas was just 3 years old, the family succeeded to maintain a healthy relationship even though things wouldn’t be the same without Malcolm.
“She was from Pasadena, this six-foot-two marvel of a woman. It was not so much because she was an extraordinary cook- and she would pointedly remind us that she was a cook, not a chef” (Kehoe 1). Julia Child was an extraordinary woman who had a passion for cooking that she didn’t even know could change the way people cook. Julia Child most definitely influenced cooking for generations to come with her passion for cooking and love for food.
discusses his life as a kid, and how he was accidentally placed in a vocational program in his
Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia. Robert was the fourth child of Major General Henry Lee III, Governor of Virginia, and of his mother, Anne Hill Carter who was an ancestor of Thomas Moore and King Robert II of Scotland through the Earls of Crawford.(Brasington Jr.,Larry) Robert was mainly brought up by his mother who taught him about authority, tolerance, and order. Robert was exposed to Christianity at an early age and learned to accept it devotedly. In 1825, Robert was accepted to West Point. There he learned about warfare and how it was fought. In 1829, Robert graduated 2nd of 46 in his class, but even more extraordinary is that he never got a demerit while attending West Point. Afterward, Lee was appointed to Superintendent at West Point from 1852 to 1855. After he served his appointment, Lee left West Point to become a Lieutenant Colonel in the 2nd Calvary of the Lone Star State (Texas).
Kate Millett is a feminist activist. Millet is a fallen icon in the feminist movement. Millett's public life started to smudge. Many of the women in the feminist movement turned their backs on Kate Millett when they find out she was a lesbian. Kate Millet was viewed as manic-depressive, married, bisexual, women's reformer, gay liberationist, withdrawn sculptor, in your face activist, retiring Midwesterner, loud New Yorker. People believed that Millett's was a complicated a figure with to many conflicted messages. Her private life was in turmoil. She was tormented by the pain of being a lesbian. Millet's desire was to be true to herself. Kate Millet continues to do the things she loved no matter what people thought about her.
Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun was one of the most successful painters of her time. Over the course of her life, spanning from 1755-1842, she painted over 900 works. She enjoyed painting self portraits, completing almost 40 throughout her career, in the style of artists she admired such as Peter Paul Rubens (Montfort). However, the majority of her paintings were beautiful, colorful, idealized likenesses of the aristocrats of her time, the most well known of these being the Queen of France Marie Antoinette, whom she painted from 1779-1789. Not only was Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun the Queen’s portrait painter for ten years, but she also became her close, personal friend. She saw only the luxurious, carefree, colorful, and fabulous lifestyle the aristocracy lived in, rather than the poverty and suffrage much of the rest of the country was going through. Elisabeth kept the ideals of the aristocracy she saw through Marie Antoinette throughout her life, painting a picture of them that she believed to be practically perfect. Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun’s relationship with Marie Antoinette affected her social standing, politics, painting style, and career.
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