Leaders in History: Horace Mann
Horace Mann has been credited by educational historians as the "Father of the Common School Movement". Most states adopted one version or...
Leaders in History: Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was an influential 18th-century writer of essays and pamphlets. Among them were "The Age of Reason," regarding the place of...
Leaders in History: Gertrude Bell
Described as "the female Lawrence of Arabia," British explorer, diplomat and accomplished archaeologist Gertrude Bell literally blazed...
Leaders in History: Jane Addams
Born on September 6, 1860, in Cedarville, Illinois, Jane Addams co-founded one of the first settlements in the United States, the Hull...
Leaders in History: Kerri Strug
One of the most memorable moments in USA Olympic history was Kerri Strug's vault following an ankle injury that clenched the gold medial...
Leaders in History: Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel has been called the most famous survivor of the Holocaust, and his memoir, Night, is a shocking account the atrocities that...
Leaders in History: Pat Summitt
Pat Summit is not just the winningest coach in college basketball history. She was also an powerful leader, respected mentor, and an...
Leaders in History: Muhammad Ali
Though widely controversial and outspoken in his time as a boxer, the late Muhammad Ali always wanted to amount to more than a celebrated...
Leaders in History: Anna Bissell
Anna Bissell's husband, Melville Bissell, invented the Bissell floor and carpet sweeper to keep things tidy at their crockery business....
Leaders in History: William Seward
William H. Seward is best known for the Alaska Purchase, commonly referred to as "Seward's Folly," but he remains one of the best...
