1542: Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, born (queen of Scotland, queen consort of France)
1626: Christina of Sweden (Kristina) born
1805: Adeline Blanchard Tyler born (nurse, Episcopal deaconess, Civil War hospital administrator)
1809: Mother Mary Aloysia Hardey born (religious)
1869: Jessie Belle Rittenhouse born (poet, critic)
1878: Mary Mattingly Meloney born (journalist, editor)
1922: Jean Ritchie born (singer, folklorist)
Quote for Today
There's a time when what you're creating and the environment you're creating it in come together.
— Grace Hartigan
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