John D. Rockefeller vs Kate Sheppard
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Compare the life timelines of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) and Kate Sheppard (1848–1934) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 86 years, from 1848 to 1934.
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John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified
Kate Sheppard (1848–1934)
- — Born in Liverpool, England Verified
- — Emigrated to New Zealand Verified
- — Married Walter Allen Sheppard Verified
- — Joined the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of New Zealand Verified
- — Appointed leader of the WCTU suffrage campaign Verified
- — Presented the 1893 suffrage petition to Parliament Verified
- — New Zealand granted women the vote Verified
- — Became first president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand Verified
- — Married William Lovell-Smith Verified
- — Died in Christchurch, New Zealand Verified