From Jone Johnson Lewis,
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Valentine's Day. One of the earliest known references to a Valentine's Day card was in a 14th century poem to Henry V of England's wife, Catherine.

1735 or 1736: Elizabeth Peck Perkins born

1838: Margaret E. Knight

1847: Anna Howard Shaw born

1871: Marion Mahony (Griffin) born

1898: Angela Bambace born

1920: League of Women Voters founded

1935: Mickey Wright born

1941: Donna Edna Shalala born

1962: Jacqueline Kennedy, First Lady, hosts television tour of the White House

Quote for Today

But long or short, the one sure thing is that, taking it all in all, the struggles, the discouragements, the failures, and the little victories, the fight has been, as Susan B. Anthony said in her last hours, "worth while." Nothing bigger can come to a human being than to love a great Cause more than life itself, and to have the privilege throughout life of working for that Cause.

— the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw

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