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April 19

This Day in Women's History

By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com

    1666: Sarah Kemble Knight born (writer, businesswoman, educator)

    1689: Christina, abdicated Queen of Sweden, died

    1830: Malvina Pray Florence born

    1831: Mary Louise Booth born

    1832: Lucretia Rudolph Garfield born

    1856: Anna Sarah Kugler born

    1858: May Robson born

    1889: Emmy Lucy Braun born

    1956: Grace Kelly, movie star, and Prince Rainier III of Monaco were married (story)

Quote for Today

    I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.

    -- Jane Wagner

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