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July 8

This Day in Women's History

By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com

    1739: Rebecca Jones born (Quaker minister)

    1821: Maria White Lowell born (poet, Transcendentalist, wife of James Russell Lowell) ( image, another )

    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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