Introduction: Who Was Frida Kahlo? An Autodidact That Shattered Glass Ceilings When it comes to art that defies conventional norms and blazes its own trail, few artists come as vividly to mind as Frida Kahlo. Born in 1907 in Mexico City, she was a pioneering woman in a domain largely dominated by men. Although stricken …
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Introduction: Who Was Malcolm X? The Unlikely Rise of an Autodidact Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 1925, Malcolm X is a name that resonates deeply within the annals of American history. His father was an outspoken Baptist preacher, and his mother was an educated woman from Grenada. Despite the inspirational figures …
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The Early Years: A School Dropout Turned Autodidact Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. His school experience was far from promising. Edison’s mind wandered, and his teacher considered him “addled.” This led to his exit from formal education at a young age, after just three months in a formal …
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From a Troubled Childhood to a Self-Taught Luminary Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. Life was difficult from the outset, marked by racial discrimination and tragic personal events. At a very young age, Angelou was sexually assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend—a trauma so debilitating she stopped speaking for nearly …
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From Log Cabin to Leadership Abraham Lincoln, the epitome of the self-made man, was born on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. His father was a farmer, and his family could barely scrape by. Education was a luxury they couldn’t afford, but the seeds of autodidacticism were sown early in …
Beginnings in Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born in the small Tuscan town of Vinci in 1452. While he received a basic education in reading, writing, and arithmetic, Leonardo did not have a formal education in the arts or sciences. From an early age, his insatiable curiosity and observant nature set the stage for his …
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