I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • Coco Channel

    Coco Channel

    My favorite historical figure is Coco Channel because she revolutionized clothing to make it less patriarchal and more comfortable. She was born in 1883 into poverty. When her mother died…

  • Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift

    My favorite historical figure is Taylor Swift because she fought and finally bought back the rights to all her songs.

  • This Story is True

    This Story is True

    My favorite historical figure is myself. I fought harder than I’ve ever fought against anything else in my life to recover from a severe brain injury. Hospital staff gave me…

  • Sacajawea

    My favorite historical figure was Sacajawea. She was not afraid to befriend two strangers from a strange culture in 1804. She traveled with them for thousands of miles when she…

  • Anne Frank

    Anne Frank

    My favorite historical figure is Anne Frank. Her documentation of hiding from the Nazis in Europe accurately showed what happened under their rule from 1942 to 1944. In 1944, her…

  • Malala Yousafzai

    Malala Yousafzai

    My favorite historical figure is Malala Yousafzai. She is a Pakistani girl’s education advocate who has survived a Taliban attack. She spoke at the U.N. She is the youngest person…

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

    My favorite historical figure is Cleopatra because she was intelligent and charismatic. This inspires me to also be intelligent and charismatic. She was lover of Julius Caesar and later the…

  • Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman

    My favorite historical figure is Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) because she escaped slavery. She also made about 13 missions to rescue about 70 enslaved people. She worked for the Union army,…

  • Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony

    My favorite historical figure is Susan B. Anthony. Anthony played a pivotal role in the suffrage movement. In 1872, she voted illegally in a New York election when only men…

  • Catherine the Great

    My favorite historical figure is Catherine the Great. Catherine the great ruled over the Russian empire from 1729-1796. Catherine came to power after overthrowing her husband Peter III. The Russian…