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August 11

This Day in Women's History

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    1807: Eliza Hart Spalding born (missionary)

    1811: Octavia LeVert born (writer, socialite, traveler)

    1836: Sarah Bryan Piatt born (poet)

    1862: Carrie Jacobs Bond born (composer, including "I Love You Truly") ( images)

    1873: May Wilson Preston (illustrator)

    1897: Louise Bogan born (poet, educator, critic)

Quote for Today

    But is there any reason to believe that a woman's spiritual fibre is less sturdy than a man's? Is it not possible for a woman to come to terms with herself if not with the world; to withdraw more and more, as time goes on, her own personality from her productions; to stop childish fears of death and eschew charming rebellions against facts? -- Louise Bogan

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