1829: Mary Harris Thompson born
1858: Milicent Washburn Shinn born
1865: Emily James Putnam born
1898 (or 1894?): Bessie Smith born
Quote for Today
But the typical lady everywhere tends to the feudal habit of mind. In contemporary society she is an archaism, and can hardly understand herself unless she knows her own history.
-- Emily James Putnam
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