1800: Sarah Anne Worthington King Peter born (philanthropist)
1840: Elizabeth Cady married Henry Brewster Stanton, omitting the word "obey" form the ceremony
1872: Madeline McDowell Breckinridge born (reformer, suffragist)
1919: Ella Grasso born (public official)
1944: Judith Jamison born (dancer, choreographer)
Quote for Today
I would not be President because I do not aspire to be President. But I'm sure that a woman will be President. When? I don't know. It depends. I don't think the woods are full of candidates today.
-- Ella Grasso, 1974
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