“She’s last to the table. She’s busy making sure everyone has what they need. She’s last out to the car. She’s been searching for missing shoes and hurrying to get everyone else ready. Often, she’s last to get to wherever she’s going. She’s got good intentions, but she’s getting used to being late. Yet, when […]

Beautiful ❤️ This teenager was filling up his Mustang when the older gentleman pulled up with his can for the mower and was patiently waiting. The teenager noticed, pulled the nozzle out and said “Sir will you please let me see your can?” He filled it up as the older gentleman objected. When the kid […]

In 1885, 18-year-old Elizabeth Cochrane of Pittsburgh read a newspaper article claiming that women were only good for raising children and keeping house. Outraged, she wrote a fiery rebuttal. The editor was so impressed that he offered her a job — and a new name: Nellie Bly, taken from a Stephen Foster song. Bly wanted […]

In 1900, Chicago’s streets buzzed with industry and invention. Among those quietly hustling was Eugene Burkins—a man who had learned to read and write, polished shoes, and witnessed the world changing around him. Despite having almost no formal education, he believed he could improve how big guns worked. Burkins designed a mechanism to load heavy […]