Robert Altman
Entertainer
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Maya Angelou
Writer
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We encouraged our visitors
to:
Please select a famous Missourian to listen
to. Push their start button to hear their story. When the bell rings,
move to another Missourian.
You may pick up "word finds" today as you go
around from Missourian to Missourian. You can work on them when you get
back to your room.
Pick up a ballot and follow the directions to
vote for your favorite Missourians to be inducted into our Horace Mann
Hall of Fame.
Thank you for
coming today!
These are the Famous
Missourians from Mrs. Grant's class who were voted into the
Horace Mann Hall of Fame!
Josephine
Baker
Thomas Hart Benton
Yogi Berra
Walt Disney
Scott Joplin
Meriwether Lewis
John Joseph Pershing
Dred Scott
Helen Stevens
Laura Ingalls Wilder
*Missourians
who have been included in the
Missouri State Hall of Fame. "To honor the achievements of the
greatest of our citizens, the Missouri Capitol Society, Inc. created the
Hall of Famous Missourians in 1982. Occupying the third floor rotunda
area of the Capitol, the Hall is a collection of bronze busts depicting
these great Missourians."
You can find a picture of each and a short biography at
http://www.house.mo.gov/famous/Default.aspx
(Click on Famous Missourians
for current list.)
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Belle Starr
Outlaw
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*Josephine
Baker
Singer, Dancer
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*Thomas
Hart Benton
Painter
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Betty Grable
Entertainer
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Edwin Powell Hubble
Scientist
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Zerelda James
Mother of Jesse James
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Martha "Calamity Jane"
Frontierswoman
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