Category: Biography

Chetan Bhagat is a significant name in Indian youth population which would not be forgotten for a long time. His journey to current stature has been extraordinary and sets an example for every youth in the country to follow his footsteps. Born on April 22, 1974 Chetan Bhagat is a well celebrated Indian author of…

8th Grade Sr. Sabeen Math Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes was born on September 11, 1890 to William S. Lofton. She was the oldest out of her siblings and the only girl. Martha was an American mathematician and educator. She is now commonly known as the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics, from…

Alberta Banner Turner, not only an activist in the African American Movement, but she is also the 3rd African American Woman to earn a doctorate in Psychology in Ohio State University. Born on March 17, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, Alberta Banner Turner was the first member to earn a highschool degree in her family from…

I wrote this biography on Roger Federer with the intent to educate fans and mainly young athletes about the accomplishments of Federer. He is a widely known athlete who has won multiple awards and championships in Tennis. I wanted to highlight aspects that some people might not know about him, like how he transformed a…

Many times an adult or young girl forgets what it’s like to not have societal pressures. But you and I know there is always an opportunity to lead the life you want to live, despite obstacles or others’ ideas of whom you should be. Society has placed constraining expectations on women in the past and…

Horace Mann Horace Mann, born in 1796, was born into a life of poverty. He pursued the career as a lawyer and legislator in Massachusetts, which means he was able to see life from both classes. This is one of his many reasons for taking an active role in the education reform. He was not…

Ann Charters Ginsberg, Allen (3 June 1926-6 Apr. 1997), poet, was born in Newark, New Jersey, the younger son of Louis Ginsberg, a high school English teacher and poet, and Naomi Levy Ginsberg. Ginsberg grew up with his older brother Eugene in a household shadowed by his mother’s mental illness; she suffered from recurrent epileptic…

Sojourner Truth was a former uneducated slave who opposed oppression. She was illiterate her whole life, for 86 years, but she still managed to get her name in the history books. She was an abolitionist and activist for black freedom. Truth was an important figure of Black history. She collected supplies for black regiments during…

Voltaire was born on November 21, 1694, to Francois Arouet and Marie Marguerite d’ Aumart. Voltaire was the fifth child of his middle-class parents. His father was a lawyer and notary and later became treasurer to the Chambres des Comptes. Voltaire was a sickly child and not expected to live, his mother passed away when…

Tobias Wolff was born on June 19th, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the second son of Arthur Samuels Wolff and Rosemary Loftus Wolff. At age five, Tobias faced a family breakup where he and his mother separated from his father and older brother, Geoffrey, due to the instability his father kept in his family…