Cultural Icons - Legendary Women
There are influential women. There are famous women. And then there are cultural icons around whom a cult of celebrity grows, even after death. Their appeal is cross-cultural, and they are women to be remembered.
Rosa Parks
By refusing to give up her seat to a white man, 43-year-old Rosa Parks was arrested, sparking a bus boycott that proved to be a major victory in the civil rights movement. Find out more about the woman whose single act of courage turned the tide of history.
By refusing to give up her seat to a white man, 43-year-old Rosa Parks was arrested, sparking a bus boycott that proved to be a major victory in the civil rights movement. Find out more about the woman whose single act of courage turned the tide of history.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
For some, it was her fashion sense and style. For others, it was her dignity in the face of tragedy. Even after she left the White House, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was loved and admired by millions. Years after her death, her legend continues to grow.
For some, it was her fashion sense and style. For others, it was her dignity in the face of tragedy. Even after she left the White House, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was loved and admired by millions. Years after her death, her legend continues to grow.
Helen Keller
She was a writer, public speaker, and woman's rights advocate - a woman whose extraordinary intelligence trumped her inability to see or hear. Helen Keller was perhaps the earliest peer advocate of the differently-abled, traveling and lecturing to improve education for the blind, deaf and mute.
She was a writer, public speaker, and woman's rights advocate - a woman whose extraordinary intelligence trumped her inability to see or hear. Helen Keller was perhaps the earliest peer advocate of the differently-abled, traveling and lecturing to improve education for the blind, deaf and mute.
"Girls Like Us - Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon" Book Review
"Girls Like Us - Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation" book review of the biography by journalist Sheila Weller.
"Girls Like Us - Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation" book review of the biography by journalist Sheila Weller.
Diana, Princess of Wales
She was only 36 when she died. But in her short life, Diana changed the face of the British monarchy by becoming a princess of the people. Her humanitarian efforts and work with AIDS patients, her compassion and caring, and her role as the mother of the future British king all endeared her to the public in life - and solidified her image in death.
She was only 36 when she died. But in her short life, Diana changed the face of the British monarchy by becoming a princess of the people. Her humanitarian efforts and work with AIDS patients, her compassion and caring, and her role as the mother of the future British king all endeared her to the public in life - and solidified her image in death.