Alternative Title: Elizabeth Cady. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, née Elizabeth Cady, (born November 12, 1815, Johnstown, New York, U.S.—died October 26, 1902, New York, New York), American leader in the women’s rights movement who in 1848 formulated the first organized demand for woman suffrage in the United States. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.…
Hugo Ball (German: [bal]; 22 February 1886 – 14 September 1927) was a German author, poet, and essentially the founder of the Dada movement in European art in Zürich in 1916. Among other accomplishments, he was a pioneer in the development of sound poetrysound poetrySound poetry is an artistic form…
Discover the most famous people born in 2003. The list includes people like Quvenzhané Wallis, Andrea Brillantes, Breanna Yde, Elizabeth Greene, Landon Barker and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. Year 2003 Fun Facts and Trivia 1. Retail Prices in the Year 2003. Sliders were…
Maya Angelou ( / ˈændʒəloʊ / ( listen) AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies,…
Anwaruddin Khan (1672 – 3 August 1749), also known as Muhammad Anwaruddin, was the 1st Nawab of Arcot of the Rowther Dynasty. He was a major figure during the first two Carnatic Wars . He was also Subedar of Thatta from 1721-1733. Anwaruddin Choudhury, M.A., Ph.D, D.Sc, is an Indian…
A priest-king was the leader of the Olmec government and oversaw local rulers. The Olmec state was formed around 1200 B.C., and it was one of the earliest states in Mesoamerica. Olmec jadeite mask 1000–600 BCE. The Olmecs (/ˈɒlmɛks/) were the earliest known major civilization in Mexico following a progressive…
Raja Ravi Varma was the first artist in India who used printmaking, not as an artistic medium in itself, but as a means for his art to reach the masses. To achieve his purpose, he set up his own lithographic press towards the end of the 19th century, known as…
The National Government of the 1930s was formed in response to the Great Depression, which heavily affected Britain’s ability to manage its finances. It finally ended at the start of WW2 when it was replaced by Churchill’s wartime coalition. The 1930s was an unusual era in British politics, one which…
Nasir al-Din Tusi was the most celebrated scholar of the 13th century in Islamic lands. Thomas Aquinas and Roger Bacon were his contemporaries in the West. Hasan Tusi:, the renowned Persian astronomer, philosopher and theologian” Glick, Thomas F.; Livesey, Steven John; Wallis, Faith (2005). Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An…
Harriet Tubman is called “The Moses of Her People” because like Moses she helped people escape from slavery. Harriet is well known as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. Using a network of abolitionists and free people of color, she guided hundreds of slaves to freedom in the North and…