1739: Rebecca Jones born (Quaker minister)
1821: Maria White Lowell born (poet, Transcendentalist, wife of James Russell Lowell)
1844: Mary Bailey Lincoln (Mrs. D.A. Lincoln) born (educator, cookbook writer: Boston Cook Book)
1862: Ella Reeve Ware Bloor born (radical reformer, journalist, investigator) - July 7 or 8?
1929: Shirley Ann Grau born (writer)
1946: Cynthia Gregory born (ballet dancer)
1952: Anna Quindlen born (journalist, writer)
Quote for Today
All civilized nations cook their food, to improve its taste and digestibility. The degree of civilization is often measured by the cuisine.
-- Mary Bailey (Mrs. D.A.) Lincoln
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