Room 17 Power Point Presentations about Famous People from Massachusetts

1. Room 17 Power Point Presentations about Famous People from Massachusetts

2. Henry David Thoreau Jennie Mrs. Thonus Grade 3 - MMEHMCPS

3. Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817 on July 12 and died in 1862 on May 6 at age 44. • His birth house (photo left) was his grandmother’s farmhouse just outside of Concord, Massachusetts. • He lived most of his life in Concord.

4. Picture is of Henry David Thoreau as a young man. • He entered college at 16 at Harvard University. • He had a good sense of humor. He was intelligent. He liked to spend time by himself.

5. Concord, Massachusetts • Picture from Henry David Thoreau’s time. • He was a teacher for a little while after getting out of college. He loved young people his whole adult life. • Thoreau was best known as a writer.

6. He is best known for writing Walden, Civil Disobedience, and Cape Cod poems and stories. • Henry David Thoreau hated slavery. • He wanted all people to be free and treated equally. • He went to jail for not paying taxes to fund the Mexican/ American war. This is Civil Disobedience.

7. The Wellfleet PenmanHenry David Thoreau at Cape Cod, 1857 • He spent time on Cape Cod writing about its beaches and wild life.

8. "In warm evenings I frequently sat in the boat playing the flute, • and saw the perch, which I seem to have charmed, hovering around me..."- Henry David Thoreau • He loved to be in nature. He was called a naturalist. He would be called a conservationist today. • He sat in a boat on warm nights watching herring and perch.

9. Thoreau said after being at Walden Pond • Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 4, 1845 to September 6, 1847 (2 year, 2 months, and 2 days) • He liked to hike through the woods near his home.

10. Walden Pond is a 102-foot (31 m) deep pond, 61 acres in area • about 1.7 miles around, located in Concord, Massachusetts. • Walden Pond is a kettle hole created by a glacier.

11. A copy of the one-room cabin near the Walden pond where Thoreau lived. • The cottage is not far from Walden Pond.

12. Diagram of Thoreau cabin at Walden pond. • He wanted to live simply with nature a Walden Pond

13. Walden Pond park area was saved from being built on because of his writings. • Walden pond park in Concord, MA today. Map of park • Over 600,000 visitors annually to Walden Pond

14. Walden Pond summer and fall

15. Headstones at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, MA • He is buried in the part of the cemetery called author’s ridge • I think he was intelligent by the way he wrote and how well he told people his opinions.

16. Maria Mitchell Researched by Lydia

17. Personal Information Maria Mitchell • Born August 1, 1818 in Nantucket, MA • She was the third of ten children • Her parents were Lydia and William Mitchell • Died June 28, 1889 in Lynn, MA

18. Education • Maria went to the School for Young Ladies • She was taught by her astronomer father • Learned from books at The Nantucket Atheneum • In 1853, awarded the first advanced degree to a woman from Indiana Hanover College

19. Major Accomplishments • Discovered ‘Miss Mitchell’s Comet’ on October 1, 1847 • Received gold medal from King Fredrick of Denmark for her discovery • First woman member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences • President of the American Association for the Advancement of Women

20. Major Accomplishments • Professor of Astronomy at Vassar College • Given an honorary degree form Columbia College • Put into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905 • In 1859, awarded the Medal of Merit from Switzerland

21. Interesting Facts • Crater on moon named after her • Most famous American scientist of the 19th century • First professional woman astronomer in United States • Involved in the anti-slavery movement

22. Personality Maria was clever, independent and adventurous. I think Maria was clever because she received a lot of awards at a time when women usually didn’t go to school. When she was 38 years old she accepted an offer to travel to New Orleans and London. She remained in Europe and went to France on her own, then continued to Rome with Nathaniel Hawthorne’s family.

23. If Maria Hadn't Existed Maria showed that women were capable of doing any job. We probably wouldn’t know a lot about the things Maria discovered if she didn’t exist. We wouldn’t know that women could study astronomy or get educated instead of cleaning, cooking, sewing, all those things women did. Maria showed that women can do anything!

24. Impact Maria Mitchell proved to the world that women were smart and could have careers and contribute to society. She believed in education and was known for many quotes including, “Did you learn that from a book or did you observe it yourself?”

25. Maria at work

26. Maria Mitchell Home and Observatory

27. This information was collected from the following websites : Maria Mitchell - Historical Eclipse Chaser Women in History - Maria Mitchell Distinguished Women of Past and Present 4000 Years of Women in Science

28. Thank you for watching my presentation on Maria Mitchell and I hope you enjoyed it! Created by Lydia

29. Susan B. Anthony By Lindsay

30. Birth • 1802 Feb. 15 • East Road Adams, MA

31. interesting facts • Susan had 7 brothers and sisters • A picture of Susan’s face is on a $1.00 coin • She voted when she was not allowed • She wanted no slavery • After her death women could vote • She moved to new York when she was 6 • She went to school for 15 years • She learned to read and write when she was 3 • She became a teacher • Shewaslosing eyesight so she had a operation to fix it

32. If Susan B. Anthony did not existed • Woman might not vote

33. major accomplishments • Help woman get the right to vote

34. personality • I think Susan’s personality is determined because Susan B. Anthony didn’t give up

35. Paul Revere By Cody

36. Birth date Paul Revere • He was born on January 1 1735 in Boston Massachusetts.

37. Interesting Facts • He Fought the Indians. • He Was a dentist. • He was a Patriot Leader. • He Married Sarah Orne. • He Worked in gold and silver shop. • He was kept for hours by British.

38. Major accomplishments • His Midnight ride across the country. • He was the express rider. • He printed money.

40. If Paul Revere didn’t exist • We would have still been owned by the king. • We would have lost the war

41. Paul Reveres impact • His impact on people today is how brave he was for going on his midnight ride and escaping from the British.

42. Paul Reveres personality • I think he was brave because of his midnight ride and escaping from the British.

43. Ben Franklin Researched by Joseph

44. Birth and death • Boston January 17 1706 • April17 at 84 age

45. Interesting facts • Invented swimming paddles for hands and feet. • Invented the newspaper cartoon.

46. Major accomplishments • Invented the franklin stove • He wrote poor Ricards almanack • He invented the printing press • Found out lightning was electricity • He invented the bifocal lenses

47. Paul Revere Researched by Justin

48. When he was born .He was born in Boston 1734 in December .

49. What father taught him His father taught him to make things out of silver and gold.

50. When his father died Paul took care of the family.