By Ayla Hlad

He was the 11th of 12 children

he was the first person to use the term "short story"

she was the first woman to appear on a u.s. coin

they were the first women to speak in public against slavery

her father and 7 of her brothers were ministers

she opened her own medical collage for women

she became a preacher

her nickname was dragon dix

He was elected mayor of moline in 1873

he invented a machine that improved pencils

he graduated colby collage in 1826

he published 3 autobiographies

he painted more than 700 species of birds

he became the first american artist to visit the plain indians

he was about 5" 7' tall

a young deaf girl named alice cogswell was his inspiration for his school

he once had a career as a painter

he was named after a founding father

he was born on a farm