During the month of February, we will be honoring Black History Month by telling the stories of extraordinary black women. Lynn starts us out with the amazing Maya Angelou. After not speaking for most of her childhood, Maya Angelou blossomed into a phenomenal woman. She spoke 7 languages, was an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, educator, and civil rights activist.
Rose tells us about conjoined twins, Millie and Christine McKoy who went by the stage names "The Carolina Twins" and "The Two-Headed Nightingale". They were forced to start entertaining at eight-months-old and traveled throughout the world performing for entertainment. They overcome years of slavery, forced medical observations, and forced participation in fairs and freak shows but they persevered and retired as wealthy women.
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