1162: Eleanor, Queen of Castile, born in Normandy, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II of England, married Alfonso VIII of Castile,
1870: Della Fox born (actor, singer)
1871: Eleanor Clarke Slagle born (occupational therapy pioneer)
1877: Josephine Goldmark born (reformer, researcher, writer)
1925: Margaret Thatcher born (politician, first woman prime minister in Europe)
1967: President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order #11246 prohibiting sex discrimination in employment by the federal government and by federal contractors
1984: Childhood friends Sally Ride and Kathryn Sullivan complete shuttle mission: the second mission for Ride, and the mission in which Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space
Quote for Today
Battles in life are never won. I mean, you don't have your household budget permanently balanced; you have to balance it every year. Life's a continuous business, and so is success, and requires continuous effort.— Margaret Thatcher, 1989
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