Ritu Sharma
“One-third of the world’s population lives in poverty; most are women. And what money they do have they invest in their families. (Men typically spend on alcohol, tobacco, and travel.) So helping women offers more return on investment. But if you want to help women you also have to address the needs of men and [...]
Louisa May Alcott
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”
Louisa May Alcott
November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888
Anna Leszczyńska
Poor, poor, poor Anna Leszczyńska, not much is written about her life. Anna was born on May 25, 1699 in Trzebnica, Poland to King Stanisław Leszczyński of Poland and Catherine Opalińska. After 18 years of life Anna died on June 20, 1717 of pneumonia. Why is this all that is known [...]
Margaret Thatcher
“In politics if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.”
Margaret Thatcher
Anne Frank
“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.”
Anne Frank
June 12, 1929 – March 1945
Maria Anna Mozart
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart, better known as Nannerl, was the sister of famed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and like her brother, an accomplished musician in her own right. She was born on July 30 (though some historians say July 31st) 1751 in Salzburg, Austria to parents Leopold Mozart, a composer and violinist, and his wife [...]
Tallulah Bankhead
“If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.”
Tallulah Bankhead
January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968
Madness of Henry VIII
While researching for my newest post I landed at NatGeo for some historical inspiration and finally the angles sung and I found the source of this post. While Anne Boleyn is clearly one of my favorite people in history and Jane Seymour I could care less for, Henry VIII made his mark in history with [...]
Diane de Poitiers
“Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other everything to gain.”
Diane de Poitiers
September 3 1499 – April 25 1566