January 27, 1961

“Who I am is the best I can be.” Leontyne Price

Leontyne Price made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Il Travatore. The final ovation lasted over 35 minutes, one of the longest in the history of the Met.

Leontyne Price – American Soprano- Associated Links:

Leontyne Price | Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/people/leontyne-price-9446930
“At 90: The Voice We Still Love to Talk About” https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2017/02/10/513284623/leontyne-price-at-90-the-voice-we-still-love-to-talk-about
Afrocentric Voices In “Classical Music”: http://www.afrovoices.com/price.html
Leontyne Price | Quotes: http://www.azquotes.com/author/23021-Leontyne_Price

Link to Profile Credit: Leontyne Price

December 21, 1944

Frances Wills and Harriet Pickens became the first female African-American U.S. Navy officers.

1900s

March 29, 1920

Alene Duerk First Admiral in U.S. Navy and Nurse is born.

July 2

July 2, 1959

On July 2, 1959 Wendy Barrien Lawrence Helicopter Pilot is born.

Quotes

“As a society we will be judged by the quality of the life that we foster for all members of the community and we compassion we show for the disadvantaged.”

"As a society we will be judged by the quality of the life that we foster for all members of the community and we compassion we show for the disadvantaged." On March 2, 1948 Carmen Mary Lawrence is born. She was the first woman to become Premier of a State of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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