1775: Eliza Jumel born (adventuress, married Aaron Burr)
1850: Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini born in Italy (American saint, patron of immigrants; convent, school, hospital and orphanage founder)
1867: Maggie L. Walker born (businesswoman, banker)
1905: Dorothy Fields born (songwriter)
Feast Day: Saint Edith
Quote for Today
If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.
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