Women in History

There are more important historical women than the ones we know (Rosa! Harriet!). For example, we can expand our knowledge throughout all history. Let’s talk about the first person, The female Paul Revere. Her name was Sybil Ludington who rode twice as far then Paul Revere, warning over 400 militiamen that the british were coming. Unlike Paul, her reward was smaller, as she was honored with a post stamp in 1975, but George Washington himself went to her home to say “Thank you”.

Jane Addams, the second person on our list, and her friend Ellen Starr, traveled to England in the year 1881 where they were inspired by the Toynbee Hall, which, if you don’t know, is in London. Toynbee was a special facility to help the poor. In 1889 they - both, Ellen and Jane - moved into an old mansion in one of many immigrant neighborhoods in Chicago, where Jane lived the rest of her life there. She was a house founder, peace activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Suffragette. Hull-House is what she named the house.

Have you met the most beautiful women in film? I wouldn’t think so, because this person (the third and most incredible on our list) is named Hedy Lamarr, and she was passed what met the eye. Hedy’s looks made her a popular actress but her brain made her an inventor with a keen eye, and a clever mind. With the help of avant-garde composer George Anthiel, Hedy made or developed a method of “frequency hopping,” known in modern times as wi-fi. Now, this is interesting because if you google, who made wi-fi you don’t get “Hedy Lamarr” instead, you get John O’ Sullivan, Terence Pecival, John Deane, Diethelm Ostry, and Graham Daniels. But, if you scroll down further, to where it says “Did a woman invent wi-fi” it says, “One of those inventors, credited by the game with the invention of wifi, is Hedy Lamarr.” She created the bases for it but not the actual thing.

There wasn’t only one Babe, and I’m not talking about Babe Ruth, I’m talking about Babe Didrikson Zaharias. She played golf, basketball, baseball, and track & field. She won two gold medals in track. She was the one of the first women in the summer olympics of 1932.

That’s a lot of information, isn’t it? Well, now you know about 4 amazing women in our history. I hope your knowledge has expanded.