1822: Elizabeth Smith Miller born (reformer, writer, inventor of the "Bloomer costume"
1884: Equal Rights Party nominated women as President and Vice-President (United States)
1888: Sue Sophia Dauser born (naval nurse and officer)
1933: Annie Besant, Theosophist leader, died in India
1934: Sophia Loren born (actress)
1973: Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King played in a televised, well-publicized winner-take-all tennis match billed as "man versus woman" -- and King defeated Riggs in straight sets
Quote for Today
Nursing was regarded as simply an extension of the unpaid services performed by the housewife — a characteristic attitude that haunts the profession to this day.
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