Welcome to America Comes Alive!, a site I created to share little-known stories of America's past. These stories are about Americans - people just like you - who have made a difference and changed the course of history. Look around the site and find what inspires you. Kate Kelly
First woman to be featured on the cover of Business Week (1954) Almost every American home has plastic storage containers for leftover food or homemade... continue »
Formulated an herbal supplement to help women with menstrual cramps Offered help and advice to women re: health issues during an era when male doctors... continue »
Elected as Democratic National Committeewoman from California Elected to the House of Representatives in 1944, becoming only one of nine women to serve in the... continue »
One of the most prominent African-American scholars in the 19th and 20th centuries gave voice to African-Americans, from the end of slavery to the civil... continue »
First woman to openly teach former slaves at a school in Georgia. Only African-American woman to publish a memoir of her work during the Civil... continue »
Implemented program for young people that became 4-H Though most of us currently live in urban or suburban areas, our country’s roots are rural. To... continue »
African-American artist who broke racial barriers Building a successful career as an artist is a difficult challenge for anyone. Lois Mailou Jones created a successful... continue »
American Acoustical Biologist A week’s observation of baby elephants at the Washington Park Zoo in Portland, Oregon led scientist Katy Payne to leave her 15-year... continue »
Arctic Explorer Louise Boyd was born into a wealthy California family but instead of using her inherited wealth to live grandly in a stately home,... continue »
Remembering the immigrant women who died in the fire One hundred years ago today, a fire broke out on one floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist... continue »
Nancy Kelsey (1823-1896) was 17 years old and the mother of an infant daughter when she became the first woman to travel to California on... continue »