For those who make a difference!
Elie Wiesel was born in northern Transylvania near the Ukrainian border in 1928. He was just 15 years old when he and his family were shipped to Auschwitz by the Nazi’s, his mother and sister were killed upon arrival in the camp. He and his father stayed together for the next year, but after they [...]
Queen Min was born in Yeoju County, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon in 1851. She was not like any other Queen who came before her, she was an assertive and ambitious woman. As Queen, she was expected to act as icon to the high society of Korea, but Min rejected this belief. Instead, she read books which [...]
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (she was named after her birth village Florence). Nightingale decided at a young age to commit herself to nursing. This demonstrated a passion on her part, but also a rebellion against the expected role for a woman of her status at that time, which was [...]
