Notable People in History

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Marian Anderson. Considered one of the best contraltos of the 20th century, Marian Anderson was still subject to the racial bias of the time. Denied the opportunity to perform in DAR Constitution Hall because of her race, she performed at the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of 75,000 on Easter Sunday 1939 in Washing...

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Medgar Evers, World War II veteran, civil rights leader, and NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi. He filed lawsuits and led initiatives to break down barriers of segregation, becoming a significant voice in fighting for civil rights and social justice before being assassinated at the age of 37.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Susan B. Anthony. Throughout the 1850s and 1860s, Susan B. Anthony honed her speaking and organizing skills, continuing her involvement with the temperance movement, fighting for equal wages, abolition of slavery and suffrage.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Malcolm X. Born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, he was a major voice for Black Nationalism in the 1960s. 

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life Indira Ghandi, India’s third prime minister and the first woman to lead the nation’s millions from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Yuan Mei. One of China’s most influential poets and painters, he was an advocate for women's education and helped publish their poetry at a time when it was suppressed.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes. Born Florence Leontine Lowe, she went on to become Hollywood’s first female stunt pilot and was Lockheed’s first female test pilot. In 1930, she broke Amelia Earhart's air speed record and assumed the title of World’s Fastest Woman.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Andrew Carnegie. A Scottish-American industrialist who helped build the American steel industry, he believed that many of the world's problems came about because people didn't have enough education.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Ruth Rowland Nichols. Nichols set a transcontinental record in 1930, beating that of Charles Lindbergh's set earlier that year, flying from New York to Burbank, California in 16 hours, 59 minutes. On her return flight, she flew even faster: 13 hours, 22 minutes.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Fidel Castro, the polarized Cuban leader who improved education and health care for many Cubans and would deprive them of free speech and economic opportunity.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Joan of Arc. Patroness of soldiers and of France, honored for her role in the siege of Orléans, she was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Robert Frost. Four time Pulitzer prize winner, author of “The Road Not Taken.”

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Emily Greene Balch. She was a social worker, reformer, peace activist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize of 1946 who founded the Women’s International Committee for Permanent Peace, later known as the Women’s International League for Peace of Freedom.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance. Among the many subjects Leonardo studied, the possibility of human mechanical flight held particular fascination, which may have stemmed from his work on military technology.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Autherine Lucy. On September 4, 1952, before the Brown v. Board of Education case, Autherine and Mollie Ann Meyers sent their applications to the University of Alabama. Realizing that Lucy and Myers were black, the university rescinded their decision saying that a mistake had been made and were not welcome.