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pioneer and activist born Massachusetts U.S.A.
Susan B Anthony
Second oldest of seven children born to a quaker family learn to read and write at three
Susan B Anthony
teacher refused to teach her long division because she was a girl Father that homeschooled her
Susan B Anthony
became a teacher in Father female teachers getting the same pay as male teachers
Susan B Anthony
founded the national women's suffrage association works for a woman's right to vote in USA
Susan B Anthony
military leader and politician born Denison Texas
Dwight Eisenhower
from a large poor family went to West Point military college after high school
Dwight Eisenhower
what is an infantry soldier in World War I and became a five star general World War II
Dwight Eisenhower
One of the oldest people 62 years to be elected president of US 1953 to 1901
Dwight Eisenhower
wasn't charge of US occupation zone in Germany after World War II
Dwight Eisenhower
ruler born Alexandria Egypt
Cleopatra
descendant of Prolemy Alexander the great general who ruled Egypt
Cleopatra
call ruled Egypt with two brothers and son but was dominant leader
Cleopatra
begin a relationship with the Roman emperor leader maris Anthony after Julius Caesar was murdered
Cleopatra
use the poisonous ASP to commit suicide when she heard Mark Anthony had died
Cleopatra
reformer and religious leader born saxony Germany holy Roman empire
Martin Luther
set it to become a lawyer but chose to become a monk after about his life was spared by a miracle
Martin Luther
he strongly disagreed with the church selling indulgences to free people of their sins
Martin Luther
started a reform movement against the church by outline 95 things they thought were wrong
Martin Luther
was excommunicated by Pope Leo the fifth but his followers spread his views and ideas all over northern Europe
Martin Luther
politician born India
Indira Gandi
from a prominent Indian nationalist family not related to Mahatma Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
father was the first Prime Minister of an independent India she served in his government
Indira Gandhi
The world's longest serving female Prime Minister 15 years
Indira Gandhi
was assassinated by two of her own bodyguards in 1984
Indira Gandhi
abolitionist and writer born Maryland USA
Frederick Douglass
Born into slavery in Maryland in at 12 his masters wife taught him to read and he secretly taught himself to write
Frederick Douglass
at 21 he escaped slavery and moved to New York where he worked as a minister
Frederick Douglass
travelled and lectured in Europe and at 29 he was "bought" by a wealthy English admirer and return to the US of freeman
Frederick Douglass
wrote an autobiography global bestseller about his life but the attention forced him to leave the US for his safety
Frederick Douglass
military officer and leader born Corsica France
Napoleon Bonaparte
went with his father to versailles as an a delegate of the third estate in the estates general
Napoleon Bonaparte
Let a military takeover of France in crowns of emperor in 1802
Napoleon Bonaparte
attempted to conquer Russia in 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte
exiled on Saint Helena a small island 2000 km off the coast of Africa where he died at 52
Napoleon Bonaparte
military leader born Murich Germany
Heindrich Himmler
father was a high school teacher and godfather was a Bavarian prince
Heindrich Himmler
involved with Hitler in the national Socialist party
Heindrich Himmler
became a leading member of Nazi party and was in charge of the Gestapo secret police in the concentration camps
Heindrich Himmler
was arrested by allied forces in 1945 but killed him self before he could be brought to trial
Heindrich Himmler