February 29, 1736: Ann Lee born (religious leader: Shaker founder)
February 29, 1828: Emmeline Woodward Wells born
February 29, 1892: Augusta Savage born
February 29, 1940: Hattie McDonald won an Oscar, becoming the first African American woman to do so
Quote for Today
The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.
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