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Katherine Dunham (born June 22, 1909) was an American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist. She is best known for bringing African and Caribbean dance styles to the US. Dunham also created the Dunham Technique. The Dunham Technique is still taught today. She created many all-black dance groups. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of the Arts, the Albert Schweitzer prize, Kennedy Center Honors and membership in the French Legion of Honor. Early Life. Katherine Dunham was born on June 22, 1909, in Chicago. Her father Albert was a descendant of enslaved people taken from Madagascar and West Africa. Her mother, Fanny June, was French Canadian. She had an older brother named Albert Jr. Her mother died when Dunham was four years old. She and her brother went to go live with their aunt, Lulu. Her father married Annette Poindexter in 1915. Dunham and her brother returned to live with their father and stepmother. Dunham later went to the University of Chicago. Dance. Katherine Dunham was best known for her work as a dancer. Her church ran out of money when she was eight years old. She performed a cabaret to raise money. Dunham was a student of Ludmilla Speranzeva. She later founded one of the first all-black ballet companies “Ballet Négre”. In 1933 she ran her first school, the Negro Dance Group. While performing with her company, she was found by dance teacher Ms. Alfred. Ms. Alfred saw her talent. She gave her the money to go to the Caribbean in 1935. When Dunham returned, she brought back the Afro-Caribbean style of dancing. She mixed the Afro-Caribbean style with European styles to make the Dunham Technique. People of all races found her work to be inspiring. Katherine Dunham worked with George Balanchine for the production of “Cabin in the Sky” in 1940. In 1944 she founded the “Dunham School”. There, she taught the Dunham Technique and anthropology to students. The “Dunham School” was later named the “
Liebe Sokol Diamond (born January 10, 1931) was an American pediatric orthopedic surgeon. Diamond was the first female resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was the 14th woman certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. She was the president of the Maryland Orthopedic Society from 1971-1972. Diamond was the founder of the Ruth Jackson Society of Female Orthopedic Surgeons. She was also their first president. She was a part of the board of the Baltimore Hebrew University. Diamond was admitted to the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2006. Early life. Diamond was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Her birthday is January 10, 1931. Her parents were Max and Anne Sokol. Her father was a lawyer. Her mother was a Hebrew teacher at a college. When she was a child her parents helped a lot of Jewish people move to the United States. They helped Jewish people get away from Nazi Germany. Diamond was born with fewer fingers and toes than most people. She had ring constrictive syndrome. She was also born with club feet. She would not be able to walk. She lived at the hospital after she was born. She needed a lot of surgery. She had more than 20 surgeries before she turned 13. Her doctor, Dr. Moses Gelman, was a role model for Diamond.  Diamon's body was different than most people's bodies. At that time, people believed that if your body looked differently then you mind could not work well. You could not be smart. Her family treated her equally to other people. She got a good education. She loved science. In 1947 she graduated from Western High School. She was 16 years old when she went to Smith College. She studied chemistry and also minored in physics and zoology. She graduated in 1951. Then she went to the University of Pennsylvania's Medical School. Diamond was the first female resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Career. Diamond worked at Sinai Hospital after medical school in Baltimore. She had summer jobs there when she was younger. She did her internship and residency there.
Davey Alba is a Filipino American technology reporter for "The New York Times". She covers the topic of disinformation. She has won several awards, such as the Livingston and Mirror awards. She has worked for several well known companies, such as BuzzFeed News. She is a Filipino immigrant. Early life. Alba moved to the US in 2010 from the Philippines. She comes from a family of high achievers. Her dad is in academia. Her mom is an economic consultant. Her sister is a vice president in an international investment bank. Her dad would read advanced, classic novels to her and her sister when she was eight years old. One of her favorites was "The Hobbit", by J. R. R. Tolkien. She and her sister kept stopping their dad to ask what certain words meant. That’s when Alba’s fondness for literature began. Education. Alba is a graduate of De La Salle University of Manila. She got a degree in communication. She also has a Master’s degree in science journalism from Columbia University. Alba believes the education she received in Manila contributed to her success. She is a self-confessed nerd. She had a 3.7 GPA. She was also on the Dean’s List throughout college. Alba says there were two professors who helped refine her writing. Their names were Glenn Omanio and Ronald Baytan. Omanio taught reporting. Bayton taught Philippine Poetry in English class. They were both professors at De La Salle University. Alba says they were both willing to share their time, knowledge, and encouragement. Awards and achievements. Alba’s standout piece was on how President Rodrigo Duterte (Philippines) used Facebook to fuel his war on drugs. This piece won her the Livingston Award for excellence in international reporting. Livingston is known as the Pulitzer for journalists under 35. She also won the 2019 Mirror Awards for best story on journalism in dangerous situations. Alba was most recently hired by the New York Times to cover the subject of disinformation.
Lauren Esposito is the world's only female scorpion expert. She studies arachnology at the California Academy of Sciences. She one of less than a dozen scorpion specialists in the world. She identifies new types of scorpions that have not been seen before. She teaches a field biology course at Columbia University. She has the nickname “The Scorpion Queen.” She is the co-founder of the network 500 Queer Scientists. Now, Esposito is also an arachnologist and assistant curator at the California Academy of Sciences. Esposito also pushed for more women to be included as biologists. Early Life. Lauren Esposito grew up in El Paso, Texas. Her parents were biologists. She enjoyed exploring the bugs in the dirt near her home. She also liked looking at bugs in the sand at her grandparents’ house in the Bahamas. She grew up fascinated by bugs and never lost that passion. She graduated from the University of Texas in 2003. While she was a student Esposito interned in arachnology at the American Museum of Natural History. She also volunteered doing research in the Chihuahuan Desert. She holds a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the City University of New York.  Her Ph.D. program was taught by the City University of New York and the American Museum of Natural History.  Career. Esposito co-founded Islands &amp; Seas. Islands &amp; Seas is a science and education nonprofit. It builds field stations where scientists, tourists, and locals can work together to conserve natural resources. The first field station was in a small fishing village, San Juanico, in Baja California Sur. The English name for the town is Scorpion Bay, the name of Esposito’s favorite animal. Esposito is now at the California Academy of Sciences. She studies scorpion taxonomy, or what different kinds of scorpions exist. She tests and compares different scorpion's DNA. She "milks" scorpion venom for study. She studies their behavior before they sting. She also studies using their venom to cure cancer. She travels and searches for news kinds of scorpions.
Chelsea Connor is a Herpetologist and birder from the Commonwealth of Dominica. While studying in Texas, United States she founded #BlackBirdersWeek. She wants it to be more common to see Black people in the United States out in nature. She wants Black people in America to feel safer when they enjoy nature. #BlackBirdersWeek. When Christian Cooper was harassed in a park while looking at birds, Connor felt upset. She has also experienced people looking at her with suspicion when she is watching animals outdoors. People think that because she is outside and has binoculars she is doing something wrong. Several Black scientists were trying to think of a response to the attack on Cooper. Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman suggested everyone go birding and Connor helped to organize it. Other organizers included Ashley Gary, Sheridan Alford, and Joseph Saunders. The National Audubon Society supported the program. Each day has a different theme. Some daily themes have been: posting a picture of yourself in nature, posting a picture of a bird, and Question and Answer with Black birders. Now she celebrates bird watching in Black communities for a week each year. She advocates for black people and their rights. She encourages people to observe and enjoy nature. Research. Connor does research about native and invasive anoles in Dominica. They are a kind of lizard. Personal life. She is a Black, Queer scientist from the Caribbean.
Samantha Bricio (born November 22, 1994) is a Mexican volleyball player. She is an outside hitter. She is the youngest player to be on Mexico’s national team. She also won a gold medal at the Mexican National Games in the 13-to-14-year-old category. Early life. She is from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Her parents are Estella and Guillermo Bricio. Her mother is a retired physical education teacher. She still plays competitive volleyball with other people her age. Her father is a retired banker. Her father played on the Mexican National Basketball team. Her brothers are Nijinsky and Irving. Career. Bricio went to college at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Volleyball Magazine awarded her NCAA Freshman of the Year. She then won the Honda Sports Award as the USA’s best collegiate female volleyball player in 2016. After she graduated in 2016, Bricio went to play for the Italian team called Imoco Volley Conegliano. They won medals at the Italian Cup, Supercup, and the Italian League. Then she went to play for Fenerbahce in Turkey. They won a silver medal at the Turkish Cup and bronze in the Champions League. She then returned to Italy to play for Savino Del Bene Scandicci. Then she went to Russia to play with Dinamo Kazan. She currently plays for WVC Dynamo Kazan. She has the reputation of being the best server in the entire world. She won Best Server and Best Scorer at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Juma Xipaia (or Xipaya) is an indigenous Brazilian Amazon activist and the first female Chief of the Middle Xingu region.  She was the first Xipaya (Xipaia) to speak at the headquarters of the United Nations.  She started speaking out and protesting the building of the Belo Monte Dam,  but after receiving many threats and even an attempt on her life she moved to Switzerland in 2018 for a year.  It was there in Switzerland where she spoke at the UN conference.  She is a mother, warrior, and activist who is fighting for the rights of the rainforest. Early life and education. Juma was born in 1991 west of the city of Altamira in Tucama.  She grew up in a small indigenous community on the Iriri river.   She currently has a husband and kids.  In 2006 she left her village to pursue education.  After she finished high school she went to law school.  She dropped out after less than two years because “law and justice are two very different things." She is now a medical student at the Federal University of Para. Personal life. Xipaya protested the $11 billion Belo Monte dam. She exposed corruption within the company. This led to many threats and a nearly successful attempt on her life. "These days I walk a few hundred meters form my house to the university and back, and I never walk alone" she says. A lifetime of violence and threats. In 2017 Brazil was the world's most dangerous country for enviornmental activists. 57 out of the 201 deaths world wide were in Brazil. Juma exposed corruption in the building of the Belo Monte Mega Dam. After this she received many threats from extortion to death.  For two years a white pickup truck followed her around. In the truck were two armed people that eventually made a life attempt that was nearly successful in killing her and her children.  The police did not help her.   After several more threats Juma moved to Switzerland for a year. Other information. Juma tried to stop the building of the Belo Monte Dam but failed. She watched as her childhood village (Tucama ) change a lot. Their wooden houses were replaced by cement. Everyday new things were added like fridges and processed foods. Juma believes that this was the deliberate destruction of her culture, ethnocide.
Margaret Jessie Chung (or “Mom” Chung; Chinese: 張瑪珠; October 2, 1889 – January 5, 1959) was the first Chinese-American doctor that was a woman. She created the first Western Medicine clinic in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Chung was also recruited for a secret mission to enlist American pilots. They became known as the Flying Tigers. She created WAVES, a reserve force for women in the U.S Navy. Chung also worked in the Allied war effort. She used her fame to influence others to join. Early Life. Margaret Chung was born in 1889, in Santa Barbara. Chung was the daughter of immigrants and the oldest of eleven children. She grew up in a 24,000 acre ranch located in Ventura County. Chung decided that she wanted to be a doctor at a young age. She needed money to go to school. Chung sold newspapers to make money. Her newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, gave her a scholarship to go to school. Chung was rejected from all hospitals (as a doctor) after she graduated from medical school. She was forced to take a spot at the Santa Fe Railroad Hospital as a surgical nurse. Chung worked at the Mary Thompson Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Chicago. She worked as a state resident at the State Hospital for Criminally Insane in Illinois. Chung moved back to Los Angeles and built a small practice for those that could not pay when she heard about her father’s death. Chinatown &amp; Beyond. Chung moved to San Francisco’s Chinatown and started the first Western Medicine clinic there. She continued to work in her L.A clinic. Chung conducted medical exams on seven Navy pilots at the beginning of the Great Depression. These pilots became the first of her “sons”. Chung slowly built out a network of connections. She was a patron of the arts and dined with the L.A Philharmonic. Sometimes, she would make home-cooked meals for them. She would also invite them to her house to provide late meals. Another group, the “Kiwis", were started by famous stars like Ronald Reagan and Robert Wang. The “Kiwis” could not fly
In 1957, Sultan Mohammed V Of Morocco Was Proclaimed "King", this list shows the following Monarchs Since 1957: Alaouite Dynasty. The Brackets After the Sultan's Name Shows The Name As If They Were The King of Morocco.
Ami Elizabeth Radunskaya is an American mathematician and musician. After high school and before college she played cello for the Oakland Symphony in California for several years. Radunskaya is currently a professor of mathematics at Pomona College. She has been on faculty at Pomona College for over twenty years. She is the president of the Association for Women in Mathematics. Education. Dr. Radunskaya received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Berkley. She also has a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Math. Dr. Radunskaya discovered her love of math at the age of four. At the start of her career journey, she tried many different things like chemistry and computer science, but she found her way back to her initial love, math. Now, she is a professor of mathematics at Pomona College. She is also the president of the Association for Women in Mathematics. Music. Dr. Radunskaya started playing the cello at the age of nine where she started a trio with her two other siblings. After finishing high school at the age of sixteen, she spent ten years studying cello and composition. She then joined the Oakland Symphony. At the age of 23, she decided to quit, and instead explore composition and experimental music. Accomplishments. Dr. Radunskaya received the 2016 mentor award. She has helped over eighty-two of her students to get their Ph.D.’s in mathematics. She was also a subject in the film:
Schuyler Bailar is Korean American and the first openly transgender swimmer in NCAA Division I History. Bailar and Katie Ledecky set the U.S. record for the high school women's 400 yard relay. Harvard women’s swimming and diving coach asked Bailar to study and swim at Harvard University. Bailar decided to swim on the men’s team. He graduated from Harvard in May, 2019.  Early life. Bailar was born in Virginia, USA. He started swimming by himself when he was one year old He joined a summer swim team when he was four. Elementary and Middle. Bailar was called a tomboy. He acted and dressed like a boy. He challenged his male classmates in fifth grade to arm wrestling. He won against all but one of the boys. High school. Bailar attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. He had a lot of pressure in high school to look feminine and a girl. Bailar did not feel comfortable presenting himself as a girl. He was bullied throughout the entirety of high school for his difference between him and the other girls. He graduated in 2014. He made the physical gender transition from female to male in a gap year between high school and college. Bailar gave up his high rank as a female swimmer. He chose to be true to himself. Bailar’s Korean identity is important to him. Telling some family members that he is transgender was scary. But his family supported him. College. Bailar was recruited by Harvard University. He was recruited for the women's team. Both the women's coach and the men's coach supported Bailar's transition. They let him pick which Harvard swim team to join. Bailar swam on the men's team.  Bailar studied psychology and cognitive neuroscience at Harvard. He graduated on May 30, 2019. At graduation he won the Harvard Director’s Award, given only when a student who is an athlete does something very important. He was the seventh person to ever receive this award.  After graduating, Bailar went on a speaking tour to fifteen states. Bailar now works at a financial services company in Seattle, WA. He teaches the employees interpersonal
This article is a short, simplified history of Romanian Monarchs. Before the Little Union (1310-1859). For most of its history, Romania was divided into three parts: Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania. In 1859, Wallachia and Moldavia united, forming Romania. Princes and Kings of Romania. Romanian Dynasty:  The man chosen to lead the newly founded Romania was Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820-1873). Cuza was deposed in 1866 and was replaced Karl von Hohenzollern (1839-1914), a German Prince who took the name Carol I. Under the reign of Carol's nephew, Ferdinand I (1865-1927) Romania achieved the great union and unified with Transylvania. Due to having an affair, Ferdinand I's son Carol II (1893-1953) was excluded from the line of succsesion and Michael I (1921-2017), Carol's son, succseded his grandfather, but Carol coup'd the government in 1930 and became king. Carol II was extremely corrupt and let fascist politicians into the government, but was forced to abdicate in 1940. Michael I was left with no choice but to abdicate in 1947 after a coup by the communist Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej (1901-1965). Michael I continued to claim the throne until his death in 2017, when the title passed to his eldest daughter, Margaret, Custodian of the Romanian Crown (born 1949). Due to a succesion scandal, Michael I renamed the dyansty from Hohenzollern to Romania.
Nzingha Prescod (born August 14, 1992) is an American foil fencer. She is a two-time Olympian. She is a consultant at a financial accounting services company in New York. She started Fencing in the Park. Fencing in the Park teaches fencing to children. Prescod helps children experience fencing. She also helps them develop life skills through fencing. Early Life. Prescod was born in Brooklyn, New York. She is the daughter of Homer Richardson and Marva Prescod. She has a sister named Tekeya. Tekeya is also a fencer. Prescod is named after Nzinga Mbande. Nzinga was a warrior queen in Angola.  Prescod went to high school at Stuyvesant High School. She went to college at Columbia University. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She focused on race and ethnicity.  Fencing Career. Prescod started fencing at 9 years old. She started at the Peter Westbrook Foundation. Westbrook is a six-time Olympian and U.S. champion. He has a reputation for training top-level athletes. The foundation teaches fencing and life skills to children. He wants to make fencing visible to people of color and poorer communities. Prescod, her sister, and her best friend got a scholarship to train there. She is right-handed. She had potential, perseverance, and would put in extra practice. She liked thinking about strategy.  Prescod won her first Youth 10 national competition when she was 10 years old. She on the Under-17 Cadet World Championship wen she was fourteen. From 2009-2018, Prescod competed in the Senior Word Championships every year but 2012. She ranked in the top five when she was 15 years old. In 2015, Prescod won a Bronze medal. She was the first Black American woman to win an individual medal at that competition. Her team won Silver in 2017 and Gold in 2018. She also got a Silver individual medal and a Gold team medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. Prescod medaled many times in the Junior World Championships and the Cadet World Championships
Evangelina Villegas (October 24, 1924 – April 24, 2017) was a Mexican food scientist. Villegas invented a type of maize called QPM. QPM (Quality Protein Maize) has twice as much lysine and tryptophan (important amino acids) as regular maize. Kids who consume QPM grow 15% faster than kids who consume regular maize. It puts children at a significantly lowered risk of malnutrition disorders. QPM has helped people around the world. It now makes up 75% of the corn grown in Ghana.  Education. Villegas attended the National Polytech Institute. She received a bachelor's in chemistry and biology there. She later received her masters in cereal technology from Kansas State in the 1960s. Villegas also earned a PhD in cereal chemistry and breeding from North Dakota State University.  Careers. Evangelina Villegas first worked as a chemist and researcher at Mexico’s National Institute of Nutrition in the 1950s. She then worked in the Wheat Industrial Quality Chemical Laboratory at the Special Studies Office in 1957. Villegas moved on to work at CIMMYT in 1967.  Development of QPM. Villegas worked at CIMMYT from 1967 to 1989. She conducted research to analyze nutrition in corn. She collaborated with Dr. Surinder Vasal. Vasal was a plant breeder. He had a pHd in genetics and plant breeding. Vasal and Villegas worked together to create QPM. QPM saves lives and lowers the risk of malnutrition. It has key amino acids in it to help children.  Awards and Honors. Evangelina Villegas was the first woman to get the World Food Prize. Mexico’s National institute for Agriculture honored her. The National Polytech Institute titled Villegas as a Distinguished Former Student in 1972. The National Polytechnic Institute’s school of Biological Sciences also honored her six years later. Villegas was added to Alpha Delta Kappa’s List of International Women of Distinction. She received the Lazardo Cardenas medal in 2001.