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Dinah Washington Legendary Jazz Singer

Dinah Washington Legendary Jazz Singer

Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963), was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, and gave herself the title of "Queen of the Blues".

 

 

August 29, 1924 Tags jazz music singer

Ingrid Bergman (Actress)

Ingrid Bergman (Actress)

Actress Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and the Tony Award for Best Actress.

"Happiness is good health and a bad memory." ~ Ingrid Bergman
August 29, 1915

Flossie Wong-Staal

Flossie Wong-Staal

A Chinese-American virologist and molecular biologist. She was the first scientist to clone HIV and determine the function of its genes, a major step in proving that HIV is the cause of AIDS. From 1990 to 2002, she held the Florence Riford Chair in AIDS Research at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD).

August 27, 1947 Tags medicine science

48 women who changed the world

48 women who changed the world

The Nobel Prize and Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to women 49 times between 1901 and 2015. Only one woman, Marie Curie, has been honored twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This means that 48 women in total have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2015.

Tags feminism inspiration Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Prize science success