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Women on US stamps. 4-dollar Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus Stamp, Issued 1893. [ 1] The first portrait of a woman on a US postage stamp. The history of women on US stamps begins in 1893, when Queen Isabella became the first woman on a US stamp. [ 3] Queen Isabella helped support Christopher Columbus 's 1492 voyage, and 1893 marked the ...
This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and ...
Betsy Ross. Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom; [ 1] January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, [ 1] was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 [ 2] with making the second official U.S. flag, [ 3] accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag.
United States portal. v. t. e. Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite . Born into slavery on April 5, 1856, in Hale's Ford, Virginia, Washington ...
1929–1950s. 1943 stamp Douglas Hyde commemorating the Gaelic League. Commodore John Barry. 1929 Daniel O'Connell. 1937 Saint Patrick. 1938 Father Mathew. 1939 George Washington. 1943 Sir William Rowan Hamilton. 1943 Douglas Hyde.
Martha Ellis Gellhorn (8 November 1908 – 15 February 1998) [ 1] was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist who is considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century. [ 2][ 3] Gellhorn reported on virtually every major world conflict that took place during her 60-year career.
Second Soviet Union-issued postage stamp dedicated to Pavlichenko. The American folk singer Woody Guthrie composed a song ("Miss Pavlichenko") as a tribute to her war record and to memorialize her visits to the United States and Canada. [21] [non-primary source needed] It was released as part of The Asch Recordings. [22] [23] [non-primary ...
Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 ...