1431: Joan of Arc's trial began
1824: Mother Angela Gillespie born
1845: Emma Thusby born
1846: Sarah Bagley becomes the first woman telegraph operator.
1855: Alice Freeman Palmer born
1903: Anaïs Nin born
1919: Mary Edwards Walker died
1927: Erma Bombeck born
1933: Nina Simone born (singer)
1936: Barbara Jordan born
Quote for Today
I'm going to stop punishing my children by saying, "Never mind! I'll do it myself."
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
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