Julia Child, a famous American chef known for French cuisine, was 6 feet tall and was once considered the tallest student in her class. Her height prevented her from serving in World War II. She co-wrote the cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and was inducted into the Culinary Institute’s Hall of Fame. Before […]
Julia Butterfly Hill spent 738 days in a California redwood tree to protest against its felling by the Pacific Lumber Company. Her act of civil disobedience inspired others and resulted in the preservation of Luna, the tree she sat in, and a three-acre buffer zone around it. Hill has since become an environmental activist and […]
Julia Roberts is a famous actress born in Smyrna, Georgia in 1967. She moved to New York to pursue a career in modeling and acting. Her breakthrough role was in Pretty Woman in 1990. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Erin Brokovich in 2001. She has also had personal relationships with famous […]
Julia Morgan was a pioneering female architect from Oakland, California, who graduated from the Paris School of Fine Arts and became the first licensed female architect in California. Her buildings survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and she designed homes, churches, schools, and towers. Her most famous building was Hearst Castle, a 144-room mansion. She […]
