by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Sports, Women in History
As a young girl, Wilma Rudolph became very sick with a disease called polio. For a while, Wilma couldn’t get out of bed. Then, she had to wear a brace on her leg to help her walk. Every week, Wilma’s mother took her to the hospital for treatment, and it worked. Just...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
Rosa Parks was a true hero of the American civil rights movement. She became famous for a bus ride she took in 1955. Today, her statue stands in the United States Capitol. Once, somebody asked Rosa Parks how she did it. She answered, “I don’t waste too much time...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
In 1820, Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland. When she was 19, she used something called “the Underground Railroad” to escape to Pennsylvania, a state where slavery was illegal. Actually, the Underground Railroad wasn’t a...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
When Helen Keller was a baby, she lost her sense of sight and sound, leaving her deaf and blind. This meant it was very difficult for her to communicate with the world around her…until she met a very special teacher named Anne Sullivan. Anne Sullivan taught a...
