Several people in the world are famous for different reasons. Some people make a difference in others lives by fighting for the people or by inventing something that is invaluable to humans. Some women in American history are irreplaceable for their contributions to the society and they are remembered for it even today.
Sophia Kindrick Alcorn was a remarkable woman from Kentucky who spent most of her adult life teaching blind and deaf children. The speech development therapy uses something called the Alcorn symbols which were mainly designed by her to communicate. She taught the deaf and blind children to feel the vibrations from the teacher and learn to speak. This method was called the Tadoma method and is used all over the world even today.
Mary Breckinridge, who was from Kentucky too, was a nurse who made a difference to several lives in the country. She took a deep interest in nursing after losing her husband and two children. In fact, she has been bestowed with the greatness of bringing back midwife profession into the United States in the 1900s. She provided nursing care to all the people who lived in the rural areas and had no access to proper medical care.
Anna Mac Clarke was an African American woman from Kentucky who was the first of her league to lead an army with white people. She joined the Women's Auxiliary Corps and helped to fight the segregation in Douglas Army Air field.
There were several women like this who made a difference for the country during different periods of history.
Article written by Pauline Go
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