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Debbie Ford was an American author of self-help books. Her first book, “The Dark Side Of The Light Chasers”, spawned eight more books in the genre and dealt with confronting one’s “dark side” rather than ignoring it. Ford also hosted television and radio shows related to her books.
Mindy McCready was an American country singer who hit the charts in 1996 with Ten Thousand Angels. After an abusive relationship sent her ex-boyfriend to jail for attempted murder, McCready suffered an addiction to drugs and alcohol that spiraled out of control. After arrests for faux prescriptions and alleged identity theft, McCready did a stint [...]
Lavonne Paire-Davis, 88, was a catcher/infielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She got her start in 1944 by playing for the Minneapolis Millerettes. Throughout her career, she played for the Fort Wayne Daisies, Racine Belles and Grand Rapids Chicks. She retired in 1965, and became the spokesperson for the Women’s National Adult Baseball [...]
Ceija Stojka was a writer and artist who survived the Nazi death camps during the Holocaust. She lost 200 family members to the horrors of that time but went on to reunite with her mother and four remaining siblings, where they made a life for themselves in Austria. She later used art and words to [...]
Mary O’Connor was the long-time secretary of Hugh Hefner, the publisher of Playboy magazine. O’Connor made multiple appearances on the reality TV show The Girls Next Door.
Adele Hall was a civic leader and the wife of Hallmark Cards chairman Donald Hall. She was also the first woman to be president of the Heart of America United Way, and was once nominated as the Kansas Citian of the year, by the city’s chamber of commerce. A Kansas City Star report calls her [...]
Pauline Phillips, 94, was perhaps better known as Abigail Van Buren. Under the pseudonym, she wrote the popular “Dear Abby” advice column that first appeared in 1956. The “Dear Abby” column began at the San Francisco Chronicle after Phillips called in to the paper saying she could do a better job than the current advice [...]
Henrietta “Etty” Allen was the mother of former Virginia Governor George F. Allen and current Redskins General Manager Bruce Allen. Her husband, George H. Allen, was also an NFL coach who headed the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins during his career.
Gerda Lerner was a historian and author who is considered a pioneer in the field of women’s history. She founded the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s grad program in Women’s History (a national first) and was a founding member of the National Organization for Women.
Patti Page was an American pop singer who rose to fame in the 1950′s. Her most famous ballad was “Tennessee Waltz”, which was one of the best-selling singles of the century. She will be honored with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys this year.