1648: Margaret Jones of Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, executed as a witch
1835?: Ada Isaacs Menkin born (actress, poet)
1861: Ernestine Rössler Schumann-Heink born (singer)
1887 (1885?): Malvina Cornell Hoffman born (sculptor)
1893, June 15-17: Nurses Section of the International Congress of Charities, Correction and Philanthropy meets at the Columbian Exposition, Chicago
1895: Elinore Morehouse Herrick (manager, reformer)
1920: Amy Clampitt born (poet)
1926: Carol Fox (opera producer, manager)
1938: Jeanette W. Hyde (diplomat)
1953: Ana Castillo born (poet, writer)
Quote for Today
When you're writing poetry, it's like working with gold, you can't waste anything. You have to be very economical with each word you're going to select. But when you're writing fiction, you can just go on and on; you can be more playful.
-- Ana Castillo
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