1809: Cornelia Augusta Connelly born
1810: Abigail (Abby) Kelley Foster born
1836: Constance Faunt Le Roy Runcie born
1845: Ella Flagg Young born
1850: Sonya (Sofya) Kovalevskaya born (mathematician)
1860: Katharine Bement (Davis) born
1862: Loie Fuller born
1915: Fannie Farmer died: cookbook author, "domestic scientist"
1968: Jeannette Rankin Brigade -- over 5,000 women -- marched on Washington, DC, protesting the Vietnam War
1997: Princess Diana spoke out for an international ban on anti-personnel landmines, countering British government policy and triggering angry responses
Quote for Today
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Total commitment to family and total commitment to career is possible, but fatiguing.
— Muriel Fox
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