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Lucy Tayiah Eads

Lucy Tayiah Eads, American tribal chief (died 1961)

Born
October 4, 1888
Died
October 11, 1961
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1888

About Lucy Tayiah Eads

Lucy Tayiah Eads or Cha-me (also known as Chief Lucy) (1888–1961) was elected the first female tribal chief of the Kaw Indians in 1922. She was the first chief of the Kaws since 1908. == Early life and education == Lucy Tayiah was born in 1888 in Indian Territory, along Beaver Creek. Her parents were Lezitte Betrand (also known as Mo Jan Ah Hoe) and Little Tayiah. Her mother, Lezitte Betrand, was Kaw and Potawatomi. Little Tayiah, her father, was Kaw. Taiyah also had one brother, Emmett (also known as Ki He Kah Mah She). Around 1892, both of her parents died of starvation. Tayiah and her brother became orphans. They were adopted by Chief Washunga.

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Career and life highlights

Lucy Tayiah Eads timeline

  1. Lucy Tayiah Eads or Cha-me (also known as Chief Lucy) (1888–1961) was elected the first female tribal chief of the Kaw Indians in 1922.
  2. Eads was elected in November 1922, becoming the first woman to become chief of the Kaw Nation.

The world when Lucy Tayiah Eads was born

Lucy Tayiah Eads was born in 1888. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Blizzard of 1888 paralyzes US East Coast
  • Technology milestoneKodak box camera — "You press the button, we do the rest"
  • Defining fadKodak camera craze
  • World population~1.48B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population57.6M

1888 versus 2026

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Measure18882026
Population57.6M341 million

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