Echoes of history Archives

Early life Hedy Lamarr was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, on November 9th, 1914, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (today’s Austria), into an...

Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard, a married woman’s rights advocate and mental asylum reformer, was wrongfully institutionalized in 1860 by her...

Childhood in Florence Maria Luisa Caterina Cecilia Hadfield, or Maria Cosway, was born on June 11, 1760 in Florence, Italy...

Few names in the history of music have shone as brightly as Michael Jackson. Known worldwide as the King of...

Nelson Mandela has few equals in modern history. He was not only a political leader, but a symbol of resilience,...