Henrietta King

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Henrietta King

• Henrietta and Richard King became owners
  of the King Ranch.
• Henrietta King was a wife, mother, and ranch
  owner, she also helped families of
  Mexican-American ranch hands and gave money to
  many schools and charities.
• Henrietta became one of the richest women in
  Texas and the King Ranch is now said to be larger
  than Rhode Island.

2
Thurgood Marshall

• Thurgood Marshall was the grandson of a slave, he
  helped end legal separation of slaves in the
  United States.
• Being African American kept him from going to
  college but he was still the first African
  American to join the U.S govt.

3
Amelia Earhart

• Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly an
  airplane across the Atlantic.
• She flew all alone. Her trip was long and
  treacherous, she ran out of fuel 100 miles from
  Howland Island and was never found.

4
Robert Fulton

• He is known for inventing the steamboat.
• He had used a small steam engine from England and
  made a hull similar to that of fast ocean ships.
• The boat did not work at first however, after a
  few adjustments to the engine, the boat was on
  its way to Albany.

5
Florence Nightingale

• Florence Nightingale is most remembered as a
  pioneer of nursing and a reformer of hospital
  sanitation methods.
• She used new skills of statistical analysis. She
  was a leader in the collection, interpretation,
  and display of descriptive statistics.

6
Paul Revere

• Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735 in
  Boston, Massachusetts.
• He served for a short time in the French and
  Indian War.
• He was interested in the issue of American
  liberty.
• On December 16, 1773, he took part in the Boston
  Tea Party.

7
Sojourner Truth

• Sojourner Truth was born Isabella and was sold
  into slavery. 
• She became an abolitionist and women's suffrage
  leader, often giving personal testimony about her
  experiences as a slave.
• After the Civil War ended, she worked tirelessly
  to aid the newly-freed southern slaves. She
  continued preaching and lecturing until ill
  health forced her to retire.

8
George Washington

• April 30, 1879 was the day George Washington
  became the first president of the United States.
• He was also known as a General in many battles
  of war.
• He was a leader and the first to do all,
  everything he did was an example set to follow.

9
Abraham Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the
  United States
• He is known for leading this country through a
  very rough period, the time of slavery and the
  Civil War.
• Lincoln was assassinated April 1865, for his
  efforts to end segregation.

10
Martin Luther King Jr.

• Martin Luther King Jr. is known for ending
  segregation and slavery.
• He was an inspirational speaker and leader.
• Many African Americans followed him to their
  freedom.