Notable People in History

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Madeleine Albright, the 64th U.S Secretary of State. The journey to her confirmation spanned two continents and 20 years of government service.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist and the country’s first black president. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Florence Kelley, the first woman factory inspector in the United States. She fought for government regulation to protect working women and children. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of a successful Wall Street businessman and advisor to various US Presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Franklin Roosevelt. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Emily Dickinson, regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Some time after her death, her sister Lavinia found a locked box containing more than 1,700 short poems.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. His presidential administration coped with two of the most important events of the 20th century... the Great Depression and World War II.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Mary Riddle. She felt that public opinion was that women would never be successful pilots. She made her first solo flight on May 10, 1930 then earned her commercial pilot’s license in 1933.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Nat Turner. Deeply committed to his Christian faith, Nat Turner believed that he received messages from God through visions and signs in nature and led one of the bloodiest rebellions in American history. The rebellion, which took place on August 21, 1831 is said to have expedited the coming of the Civil War. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Ruth Elder. She held pilot license number 675 and was determined to become the female Charles Lindbergh... a title that went to Amelia Earhart wit her solo transatlantic crossing in 1932. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of American novelist Ernest Hemingway. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Hemingway was a Nobel & Pulitzer Prize winner who almost died in 1954 after two plane crashes. In 1961, he died with his favorite shotgun lodged between his teeth, the top of his head blown off. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support