1537: Jane Seymour (wife of Henry VIII of England) died twelve days after giving birth to the future Edward VI of England
1788: Sarah Josepha Buell Hale born (editor, writer)
1830: Belva Lockwood born (lawyer, reformer)
23-24, 1850: First national Woman's Rights Convention, Worcester, Massachusetts
1883: Amy Cheney performed in her professional debut as a pianist -- after marriage, she was known as Amy Beach or Mrs. H. H. A. Beach
1901: Anna Edson Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel, the first person to survive such a stunt
1923: Denise Levertov born (poet)
1981: Edith Head died (fashion designer)
Quote for Today
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The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents.
— Belva Lockwood
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