Anneographies » 1911 http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies Anne Bustard Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 August 17 Birthday: Eilnor Smith http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/2010/08/august-17-birthday-eilnor-smith/ http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/2010/08/august-17-birthday-eilnor-smith/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:29:21 +0000 Anne http://www.annebustard.com/anneographies/?p=3549 Elinor Smith, aviator

August 17, 1911- March 19, 2010

Soar, Elinor by Tami Lewis Brown, illustrated by Francois Roca. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.

Coming this October!

Pioneering aviator, Elinor Smith, took her first airplane ride at the age of six. By ten she was taking lessons and at fifteen flew her first solo. A daredevil and a record-breaker, Elinor Smith soared.

The Woman Pilot Magazine features an article with photographs about the amazing Smith.

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June 26, 1911 (or 1914)-September 27, 1956

Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005)

Born in Texas, Zaharias was an accomplished golfer, basketball player and track and field star who won two gold medals and one silver in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Sports Illustrated for Women.CNN features a bio of Didrikson Zaharias on their site.

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May 8, 1911-Aug. 16, 1938

The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World by Julius Lester, illustrated by Lisa Cohen (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2001)

Johnson, a gifted guitar player and singer died young. However, his legacy lives on in the likes of Dylan, the Stones and Clapton.

The Robert Johnson Blues Foundation site features an article from the LA Times about this famous bluesman.

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