Stephanie Louise Kwolek Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Stephanie Louise Kwolek (1923-2014) invented the life-saving synthetic fibers now known as Kevlar. Born to Polish immigrants in … Continue reading
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Ida Tarbell
Ida Tarbell Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 11″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ Collection! Ida Tarbell (1857-1944) stood as a shining example of speaking truth to power. Born to an oil producer in … Continue reading
Mary Sherman Morgan
Mary Sherman Morgan Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ Collection! Mary Sherman (1921-2004) helped get the human race into outer space. Mary grew up in North Dakota, where … Continue reading
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Maya Angelou (1928-2014) is regarded as one of the most influential writers of the past century. Born in St … Continue reading
Marie Curie
Marie Curie Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Marie Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and is still the only person ever … Continue reading
Martha Gellhorn
Martha Gellhorn Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998) was an important war correspondent who covered wars around the world for nearly sixty years. Born … Continue reading
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was born in Florence, Italy to an affluent British family. Following a traditional education, she rebelled … Continue reading
Ida B Wells
Ida B Wells-Barnett Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Ida Bell Wells (1862-1931) was born a slave. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed around six months after her … Continue reading
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) was the writer of the ‘Little House on the Prairie’ series of children’s books, … Continue reading
Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (1864-1922), more widely known by her pen name Nellie Bly, is a pioneer in the field … Continue reading
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini Ink and watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the ‘She Changed the World’ collection! Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909-2012) was an Italian Nobel laureate, honored for her work in neurobiology, most notably for her discovery … Continue reading
Marie Tharp
Marie Tharp Watercolor on 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper The latest addition to the She Changed the World series! Marie Tharp (1920-2006) actually changed how we understand the world. The daughter of a teacher and a geologist, Tharp became a … Continue reading