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October 20

This Day in Women's History

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    1780: Pauline Buonaparte Borghese (notorious sister of Napoleon Bonaparte)

    1832: Ellen Hardin Walworth born (clubwoman, writer; active in historical preservation at Mount Vernon and Saratoga; spoke at 1893 World's Fair)

    1858: Bessie Bradwell Helmer born (lawyer, editor, daughter of Myra Bradwell)

    1862: Maud Nathan born (reformer)

Quote for Today

    I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.

    — Mary Baker Eddy

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