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CANDACE EMPRESS OF ETHIOPIA (332 B.C.) Alexander reached Kemet (Ancient Egypt) in 332 B.C., on his world conquering rampage. But one of the greatest generals of the ancient world was also the Empress of Ethiopia. This formidable black Queen Candace, was world famous as a military tactician and field commander. Legend has it that Alexander could not entertain even the possibilty of having his world fame and unbroken chain of victories marred by risking a defeat, at last, by a woman. He halted his armies at the borders of Ethiopia and did not invade to meet the waiting black armies with their Queen in personal command.
Betsy Ross. Betsy Ross was born January 1, 1752 and died at the age of 84 on January 30, 1836. At the age of 21, she eloped across the Delaware River to Gloucester, New Jersey, and was married at a tavern. She was the 8th of 17 children. She claimed to have done tailoring for George Washington. She has been buried in three different locations: Christ Church Cemetery, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, and now on Arch Street in the courtyard adjacent to the Betsy Ross House. A major Philadelphia bridge is named in her honor.
Golda Meir (May 3, 1898 - December 8, 1978) was the fourth Prime Minister of Israel from March 17, 1969 to 1974. Born Golda Mabovitz in Kiev, Russia (now in Ukraine), she emigrated with her family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1906. There, she graduated from teachers' college and taught in the public schools. She joined the Poale Zion (Labor Zionist Organization) in 1915 and emigrated to Palestine with her husband, Morris Myerson, in 1921. He died in 1951. She adopted the Hebrew name Meir ("to burn brightly") in 1956. She moved to Tel Aviv in 1924 where she was employed in a variety of posts in the trade union movement and civil service before being elected to the Knesset in 1949. She served as Minister of Labor (1949-1956) and Foreign Minister (1956-1966) in successive governments. Upon becoming Prime Minister following the death of Levi Eshkol, her government was clouded by internal squabbles among the governing coalition, and serious questions over strategic misjudgments and general lack of leadership that resulted in the unanticipated Yom Kippur War. Golda Meir resigned leadership, to be succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. Golda Meir died in Jerusalem and was buried on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
MADAM C. J. WALKER 1867-1919 Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Social Activist~"I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I have built my own factory on my own ground" Madam Walker, National Negro Business League Convention, July 1912
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