1800: Ann Teresa Mathews (Mother Bernardina Mathews) died (born 1732; co-founder of the first Roman Catholic convent in the United States)
1829: Johanna Spyri born (writer, author of Heidi)
1881: Isabel de Palencia born (editor, political activist, Spanish loyalist)
1912: Eva Crane born (scientist)
1916: Alice Potter born (illustrator: Puffin Picture books)
1929: Anne Frank born (diarist, Holocaust victim)
1930: Barbara Harris born (first woman bishop of the Episcopalian Church)
1942: Anne Frank receives a diary to use to record her thoughts.
1963: the film Cleopatra premieres, starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.
1975: Indira Gandhi found guilty of corruption and barred from holding office for six years ( story)
1997: Mary Robinson appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (highest UN office held by a woman)
Quote for Today
I would like to see the church come to some better understanding of what it means to be an inclusive fellowship, how to more fully exhibit the love of Christ in the world.
-- Barbara Harris
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