1805: Eliza Jane Gillet Bridgman born
1829: Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford born (minister, writer, reformer)
1831: Mary Clemmer Ames born (journalist, originator of the title "First Lady" for wives of U.S. Presidents)
1858: Alice Blanchard Merriam Coleman born
1882: Ann Haven Morgan born (biologist, educator)
Quote for Today
The single most impressive fact about the attempt by American women to obtain the right to vote is how long it took.
-- Alice Rossi, 1973
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