Gemini Birthdays
The symbol for Gemini is the Twins, signifying a dual nature. This means that the Gemini is able to see both sides of a problem. As an air sign, Gemini is intelligent and good at communicating. She uses her mental abilities to respond to the world and thinks carefully about how to solve problems, but sometimes she can be a little spacey. Take a look at these successful Gemini women, and see what you have in common with them.

Lauryn Hill, born on May 25, 1975, is considered a music revolutionary. Since she began her singing career at 13, Hill has amassed a full resume as singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actress, along with eight Grammys for her work with the Fugees and as a solo entertainer. Her chart topping album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill combines multiple genres of music, including hip-hop, soul, reggae, R&B, and folk. Hill has received awards for her humanitarian work, including an outreach program for at-risk youth.

Helena Bonham Carter was born in London, England on May 26, 1966. Before turning 20, she had already established herself as a successful actress by landing her first leading role in the 1985 film A Room With a View. She often stars in the movies of her partner (and father of her two kids), director Tim Burton, and has worked with Johnny Depp in multiple features, including, most recently, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Singer, actress, and restaurant owner Gladys Knight, born on May 28, 1944, made her singing debut at church at the age of four. Three years later, she won a competition on Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour TV show. Knight and her siblings created The Pips with whom she sang until 1988, when the group retired and she went solo. In 1996, Gladys Knight and the Pips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

On June 3, 1906, entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker made her grand entrance into the world. Escaping the racism of the United States, Baker moved to France in the 1920s and became famous for her comedy routines and revealing dance performances. During World War II, Baker worked against the Nazis. After the war, she adopted a dozen children of different ethnicities whom she called her “Rainbow Tribe.” When Baker passed away in 1975, over 20,000 people attended her funeral in Paris, and she became the first American woman buried in France to receive a military salute and honors.

On June 5, 1887, future anthropologist Ruth Benedict was born in New York. In 1895 Benedict learned she was partially deaf, but this did not stop her from going on to become a top anthropologist and professor at Columbia University in New York. Benedict passed away in 1948.

Anne Frank, born on June 12, 1929 in Germany, immigrated to the Netherlands with her family in 1934. In 1942, she and her family went into hiding to escape the Nazis’ persecution of the Jews. They hid in an attic for two years until they were betrayed and arrested. Frank died of typhus in 1945 in the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. The diary she kept in hiding was found by a friend and published in 1947. The Diary of Anne Frank has since appeared in 67 languages and serves as one of the most insightful documentations of the Holocaust.

Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris, born June 12, 1930, was the first woman bishop – and first African-American woman bishop – the Episcopal Church in America. After multiple careers – including writing and public relations – and many volunteer religious positions, Bishop Harris became a priest in 1980 and was ordained as Bishop in 1989. She is well-known for her strong social justice advocacy.

Born on June 17, 1980, tennis superstar Venus Williams began her career on the neighborhood courts of Compton, California, when she was only four. She has won six women’s Grand Slam championships, including Wimbledon, where, in 2000, she was the first African American woman to win the title in nearly fifty years (she’s now won it four times!). With her sister Serena, she has also won six Grand Slam doubles championships.

Sources: www.imdb.com, www.webster.edu, www.vh1.com, www.wikipedia.org,
www.thehistorymakers.com, www.edow.org, www.gladysknight.com,
http://encarta.msn.com, “The Official Site of Josephine Baker,” www.cmgww.com, www.netglimse.com, www.astrology.com