1729: Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great) born
1816: Charlotte Brontë born
1829: Abigail (Abby) May born
1836: Anna Callender Brackett born
1838: Charlotte Emerson Brown born
1859: Belle Case LaFollette born
1891: Georgia Harkness born
1895: Geraldine Pratt May born
1926: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary - later Queen Elizabeth II - born to Elizabeth, Duchess of York, and Albert, Duke of York
1959: Dancer Margot Fonteyn was released from a 24-hour stay in a Panamanian jail. Her husband was part of an attempt to overthrow the government
1997: The Mining Company website launched, which later changed its name to About.com -- and which is the home site hosting this women's history site.
Quote for Today
It has never been, and never will be easy work! But the road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination.
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