by Rhonni | Sep 7, 2021 | Herbal Teas, Remarkable Women
The old saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention, and often, that necessity is a mother’s need to care for her child. Biography notes: 📍1824-1923 born in Gränna Sweden.Orphaned at age 10, by a cholera outbreak, Amalia took work as a maid to support...
by Rhonni | Sep 7, 2021 | Green Teas, Remarkable Women
Virginia Apgar, one of the first trained anesthesiologists. ⚕️Virginia Apgar, an American pioneer in the medical field, left an indelible mark on the world with her innovative contributions. Born in 1909, Apgar’s early life was marked by creativity and a love...
by Rhonni | Sep 7, 2021 | Herbal Teas, Remarkable Women
Not only a glass-ceiling-shattering explorer, but also a groundbreaking botanist. Jeanne Baret sailed around the world as part of the first French circumnavigation of the globe, led by admiral Louis-Antoine de Bougainville from 1766 to 1769. Her journey was not smooth...
by Rhonni | Sep 7, 2021 | Remarkable Women, White Teas
Ching Shih was one of the most badass pirates of all time. In a ten-year span, Ching’s “Red Flag Fleet”, a pirate armada consisting of somewhere around four hundred Chinese twenty-gun junks and several thousand men, sailed up and down the coast of...
by Rhonni | Sep 7, 2021 | Black Teas, Remarkable Women
“The most dangerous of all the rebel leaders.” Manikarnika Tambe was born in November, 1928 in Varanasi India. 🕊She was only 4 when her mother died, and her father, a court advisor, was left to raise his children alone. 🏹 She learned horsemanship, archery,...
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