1847: Blanche Howard born (writer)
1853: Anna Adams Gordon born (temperance reformer, hymn writer)
1856: Louise Blanchard Bethune born (architect)
1870: Florence Jaffray Harriman born (diplomat)
1938: Janet Reno born (politician, first woman U.S. Attorney General)
1971: Kristi Yamaguchi born (Olympic medalist, figure skating)
Quote for Today
I will work to end racial, ethnic and gender discrimination and disharmony in America by enforcing the laws to ensure equal opportunity for all Americans.
--
Janet Reno
first woman Attorney General of the United States
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