The Queen Mary is a famous boat that transported many people during its lifetime. When the Queen Mary was being built in 1930, it was going to be named Queen Victoria after King George’s mother, Queen Victoria, but when asking for King George’s blessing he changed it to Queen Mary after his wife.The queen Mary was not only a voyage ship for the emigrants but also a ship for the army during the WW2 in which the ship saved many lives. .Queen Mary’s first trip was in May 27, 1936 from Southampton, England.The Queen Mary also held many immigrants during their trip to the USA. After the first trip she was named the largest and fastest boat and set a new speed record which was held for a total of fourteen years. Once World War Ⅱ had begun the Queen Mary had to stop her trips. The army needed a fast ship and used the Queen Mary. She was striped of her beautiful color and painted grey. With her new color she also got a new name., “Grey Ghost”. The Grey Ghost helped in the war from March 1940 to September 1946.” August 2 - 7, 1942 First time a complete division was carried on any ship. First Armored Infantry Division (15,125 troops,
Mary Bryant was in the group of the first convicts (and the only female convict) to ever escape from the Australian shores. Mary escaped from a penal colony which often is a remote place to escape from and is a place for prisoners to be separated. The fact that Bryant escaped from Australia suggests that she was a very courageous person, this was a trait most convicts seemed to loose once they were sentenced to transportation. This made her unique using the convicts.
Getting the rights for women to vote in Nova Scotia was a big deal for Edith
In the fall of 1743, somewhere on the stormy Atlantic, a child was born to Thomas and Jane Jemison aboard the ship William and Mary. The little baby girl was named Mary, and although she was not aware of it, she was joining her parents and brothers and sisters on a voyage to the New World.
With Mary Daly we discover that in the Christian faith and many other religions, we portray God as male. This shared belief according to Daly is stated to be one of the leading causes of male dominance; also called “feminism, where women are seen as the second sex”. Here we will be breaking down Daly’s arguments and try to understand her ways of possibly fixing this problem. In Daly’s book we notice three main aspects that serve as the root of the majority of her claims. The first one is god as a verb rather than a noun, this concept address how by saying god is only a noun we are limiting the power of him. The second point is god is male and male is god, this part of her book talks about how males have been cast as the superior gender thanks
Mary MacKillop was born into a strong knit Scottish family and was the eldest of eight children. Mary was a well educated child who was taught by her father who spent some time studying for priesthood in Rome, but due to ill health he had return to his homeland Scotland until migrating to Australia.
St. Teresa was born in Avila, Spain on March 28, 1515. She was baptized as Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada. At a young age she would often give gifts to the poor and pray. Her father and her mother were both Catholics which inspired her to do the same. Her father was a very strict man a demanded her to never lie, while her mother told her to lie and comforted her. This created a ton of turmoil in the family and made St. Teresa end up loving her mother more due to her father’s severe strictness. St. Teresa felt that everything she was doing was wrong. During her teens her mother passed away leaving her to deal with her father by herself and she was relieved of some of the pain by turning to the Virgin Mary for comfort. In her late teen years
Did you know that Martha Washington wasn’t married to George first? Her first marriage was to to Daniel Custis, before she became a widow. Martha was born on June 2, 1731 at Chestnut Grove Plantation, in Virginia. Then sadly she died on May 22, 1802. Martha Dandridge was born in the British colony of Virginia at her parents’ home called Chestnut Grove Plantation. Her father, John, was a successful farmer and local politician. When the Revolutionary War began Martha’s second husband George , was chosen to be the commander of the continental army.
Mary Kate Smith is a name that many Mississippians remember from her high school days. Smith played soccer and football for the South Jones Braves during her high school days. Starting her career as a soccer star for the Braves, Smith decided to give football a chance after his junior year in high school.
Mary, the only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, was six days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. She spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents, and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France, Francis. He ascended the French throne as King Francis II in 1559, and Mary briefly became queen consort of France, until his death in December 1560. Widowed, Mary returned to Scotland, arriving in Leith on 19 August 1561. Four years later, she married her first cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, but their union was unhappy. In February 1567, his residence was destroyed by an explosion, and Darnley was found murdered in the garden.
Mary Tudor or Queen Mary I of England was infamously known as Bloody Mary. While many believe Bloody Mary was an evil monster, others believe she was a great queen because of her many accomplishments. Mary was actually a good devoted Catholic others still to this day believe she was an evil woman, but with these interesting facts it will be determined that Mary was a good queen.
Parents of the nine African American students contacted Daisy Bates who was the local leader of the NAACP, owned, and ran the State Press one of the town’s newspapers. The parents were scared of violence and asked her for advice on what to do. The parents were not scared for violence towards them but against their children attending the school. According to Bates, D. (1987), the mother of Elizabeth Echford remembered when she was a child in 1927 that she and a friend walked up on a crowd on the street who had beaten a young black boy then dragged him through the streets and set him on fire. As horrifying as that was, Mrs. Bates assured her that the town of Little Rock was different now and that the National Guard would protect the children.
Mary Pope Osborne is a well known author that is still alive today writing stories for many of her devoted fans. She was born on May 20, 1949 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. She was the first child in a family of four children. Her family moved a lot due to her father’s job but Osborne was used to a sudden change in environment. Her exposure to many different places influenced her writing (Osborne 2).
Throughout this research paper, the discussion topic deals with whom or what Berea College should serve. Sources will be used to discuss the Appalachian region, Christian colleges, the Berea territory, and the history of Berea college. The topic of discrimination will also be discussed mainly focused upon what it is, how it can be used for good, and if it is okay to practice. Berea should primarily serve students who come from poor economic background regardless of their race, region, or religion because students might not have the same opportunities at another institution. Berea College should devote most of its acceptance percentage to the lower-class students of Appalachia. With the remainder percentage, Berea should accept lower class students
Eliza Farnham was known for her talent in writing which made her national. Mrs.Farnham passed away from consumption in New York in the year of 1864 on the 15th of December at the age of 49. She grew up with foster parents from the age of four. When Eliza turned 15 she moved in with her uncle, and attended the Albany Female Academy. In 1835, Eliza Burhans moved in with a sister who was married in Tazewell county, Illinois. During the 18 century, Cornelius and Mary Wood Burhans gave birth to Eliza Burhans in November 17, 1815. Eliza Burhans was born in Hudson Valley Town of Rensselaerville, New York. Eliza Farnham was involved in numerous events during her time known as Vanguard of several social, political movements including abolitionism,
She became queen when she was only 6 days old. She was sent to France at age six to get married. She is the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. Who is this elegant, yet struggling woman? Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland. Beautiful and brave, Mary Stuart was known for being the Queen of Scotland, France, and was in line for the throne of England and she was also considered the true queen of England.