1808: Frances Dana Barker Gage born (writer, reformer)
1842: Augusta Simmons Stetson born (religious leader - broke in 1909 with the mainstream Christian Science tradition and was excommunicated)
1850: First lectures given at the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, the first women's medical school in the world
1860: Mabel Thorp Boardman born (American Red Cross leader)
1889: Perle Mesta born (socialite, diplomats)
1891: Edith Stein born into an Orthodox Jewish family (philosopher; Carmelite nun; Roman Catholic saint; killed in gas chambers at Auschwitz)
1949: Eugenie Moore Anderson appointed U.S. ambassador - the first woman in that role. She was appointed by President Harry S Truman as ambassador to Denmark, served 1949-53; in 1962, she was appointed ambassador to Bulgaria.
1955: Florence Chadwick set a world record for the southward crossing of the English Channel: 13 hours and 55 minutes.
1969: Sonja Henie, Olympic gold medal winner and figure skater, died on an airplane
Quote for Today
I have met brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.
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