1612: Sophia Olelkovich Raziwell died, the last descendent of the Olelkovich-Slutsk dynasty; canonized in 1983 by the Orthodox Church
1844: Mina Canth born: writer, activist, feminist
1850: Alice French born ("Octave Thanet"): writer
1859: Ellen Gates Starr born: founded Hull House in Chicago with Jane Addams
1868: Senda Berenson born: organized first women's basketball team
1881: Edith Nourse Rogers born: volunteer, member of the US House of Representatives 1925 - 1960
1882: Minnie Fisher Cunningham born: politician, women's suffrage activist
1923: Betty Goodwin born: artist
1936: Ursula Andress born: actress
1947: Glenn Close born: actress
1954: Jill Abramson born: editor; first woman executive editor of The New York Times
1974: Anne Klein died: fashion designer
1997: Pamela Gordon elected as the first female prime minister of Bermuda after unexpected resignation of David Saul.
Quote for Today
Cells let us walk, talk, think, make love and realize the bath water is cold.
— Lorraine Lee Cudmore, cell biologist
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