A member of the Osage people, Mollie Kyle Cobb (1886 – 1937) is a witness and a survivor of the Reign of Terror, a wave of murders that decimated her people in order to steal their wealth. The Osage people Originally from the Great Plains of North America, the Osages call themselves “Wazházhe” or
Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d’Esclavelles (1726 – 1783) , who became Louise dEpinay through marriage, is a French woman of letters and pedagogue. Educational choices that go against convention Only daughter of Florence Angélique Prouveur de Preux and Louis-Gabriel Tardieu, Marquis dEsclavel
Chinese Dowager Empress , Cixi , or Tseu-Hi (1835-1908), first played the role of adviser to the emperor before exercising real power between 1861 and 1908. The Emperors favorite concubine Daughter of Huizheng, imperial ensign-bearer, Cixi was born in Beijing during the winter of 1835. Orphaned d
L The Spaniards estimated that Guerrero dedicated himself to training the Mayans to defend his territory Gonzalo Guerrero was a Spanish conquistador who was captured and enslaved by the Mayans. Years later, when Hernán Cortés wanted to free him, Gonzalo had already become an Indian warrior. Gon