1847: Linda Gilbert born (prison reformer)
1850: Ellen Spencer Mussey born (lawyer, educator, reformer)
1943: Mary Wells born (Motown singer) (see another Mary Wells at May 25)
1995: Alison Hargreaves reaches the peak of Mount Everest unaided (without oxygen or sherpas) - the first woman and second person to do so
Quote for Today
Opening the door is a political act. The door-opening ceremony represents a non-obtrusive measure of authority. The hand that holds the door-knob rules the world.
-- Laurel Richardson Walum, 1973
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