1799: Francis Hill born (missionary, educator)
1804: Emma Hale Smith born (Mormon pioneer, first president of the Relief Society of the Mormon Church)
1809: Laura Sheldon Wright born (missionary, linguist)
1828: Amanda Way born (reformer, preacher)
1875: Mary McLeod Bethune born (educator, reformer, public official)
1884: Harriet Wiseman Elliott born (educator, public official)
Quote for Today
I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.
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