August 16, 1813: Sarah Porter born (educator)
August 16, 1832: Helen Knowlton born (artist, writer)
August 16, 1836: Virginia Thrall Smith born (charity worker)
August 16, 1860: Helen Hartley Jenkins born (philanthropist)
August 16, 1914: Ellen Axson Wilson died (first wife of Woodrow Wilson)
August 16, 1931: A Lelia Walker died (business executive, arts patron)
August 16, 1945: Suzanne Farrell (Roberta Sue Ficker) born (ballet dancer)
August 16, 1958: Madonna (Ciccone) born (singer, actress, celebrity)
Quote for Today
Of all the world's workers, those which to my mind take by far the highest rank are the writers of noble books. -- Ellen Axson Wilson
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