January 1 - Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first African American woman to mount a serious campaign for President of the United States.
January 7 - Rosemary Kennedy
Rosemary Kennedy, sister of President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, was the eldest daughter in that family. She was mentally retarded (some suggest a mental illness or learning disabilities), then a lobotomy at age 23 left her mentally and physically incapacitated. Her condition helped inspire her sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, in founding the Special Olympics.
January 15 - Elizabeth Janeway
Feminist Elizabeth Janeway was a novelist, reviewer, and nonfiction writer. She served as President of the Actors Guild in the late 1960s.
January 17 - Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo was a vaudeville performer who appeared in movies beginning in the 1940s. She donated her film memorabilia to a library in the 1990s.
January 22 - Rose Mary Woods
Richard Nixon's loyal secretary from 1951 until 1974, she's best known for taking responsibility for an 18 1/2 minute gap on a June 1972 tape that was key to the Nixon Watergate hearings.
