Famous Women in History

Famous women in history

Researched and written by 5C

made by Taylor

queen Elizabeth the first

She lived from 1533 to 1603.

She was most popular for ruling the golden age.

Elizabeth established a moderately protestant Church of England.

She avoided a war with Roman Catholic nations.

Source used: "Elizabeth 1", World Book Kids Online, https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar830687

Taylor

Libby Riddles, the first woman to complete the Iditarod

Libby Riddles won the Iditarod even after her setback.

Out in the night Libby saw a grouping of housing with only one light up after she had turned the wrong way. She went up and asked where she was and a man pointed her in the right direction. She was still leading.

She won the Iditarod in 1985.

Libby Riddles and her dogs took a wrong turn 30 miles from the finish line.

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"Libby Riddles", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Riddles

Jane Goodall

While Studying Chimpanzees in Africa, She noticed that chimpanzees used tools.

She helped improve living conditions for captive chimpanzees.

She gives speeches to people to respect the environment.

She loved animals even at a young age.

Source: "Jane Goodall", Pebble Go Next, https://pgnplayer.pebblego.com/articles/9799

Wyatt

jane goodall

Jane goodall

Jane Goodall has devoted her life to learning about chimpanzees.

¨Jane Goodall was born with a love of nature,
especially animals. When she was just one and
a half, Jane took a handful of earthworms to bed
with her. As soon as Jane´s mom explained that
worms need soil to live, Jane ran outside and
returned the worms to their garden.¨

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Dorthy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan is known for being a human computer. She worked as a computer scientist during world war 2 but stayed at her job even after the war was over.

Dorthy is super smart and is incredible at doing math.

When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon it was a big deal for Dorthy and her coworkers.

Dorthy is a strong, black woman that has glasses and a brain with so much knowledge.

Sources: Hidden figures the movie and book.

The first African-American female computer scientists are hired at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.

1958

Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.

1971

1943

NASA replaced NACA.

1969

Dorthy stopped working for NASA.

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