1801: Eliza Gurney born
1807: Jane Maria Eliza McManus Caneau born
1838: Kate Gannett Wells born
1863: Kate Macy Ladd born
1867: Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead born
1878: (Mary) Abastenia St. Leger Eberle born
1882: Rose Schneiderman born
1917: Jeannette Rankin voted against U.S. entry into World War I
1929: Martha Gallison Moore Avery born
1947: First Tony Awards presented, in honor of Antoinette Perry
Quote for Today
There is a transcendent power in example. We reform others when we walk uprightly.
-- Anne Sophie Swetchine
Instead of grace, there has come in many women an affectation of mannishness, as is shown in hats, jackets, long strides, and a healthful swinging of the arms in walking.
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