SINGERS

BEVERLY SILLS was a child prodigy, a radio star at age 7. She made her operatic debut in 1946 at the Philadelphia Civic Opera and her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1975. She has served as chairwoman of the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts. Sills served as national chair of the March of Dimes' Mothers' March on Birth Defects for 10 years. In 1998, Sills received the MS Hope Award for her work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

 

CHRISTINA AGUILERA includes themes of female empowerment in her music. She has been noted for her vocals, music videos and constantly reinventing her image and music. Aguilera has dedicated much of her time as a philanthropist for charities, human rights and world issues.  As one of the top selling artists of the early 2000s, Billboard named Aguilera as the top female artist of 2000 and 2003. 

 

QUIZ: What woman was issued a patent for the windshield wipers in 1905?

ANSWER:    MARY ANDERSON

 

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