Sophie Germain was born in France, accomplished mathematician, first woman to attend sessions at the Institut de France
1931
Jackie Mitchell, 17 years old, pitched an exhibition baseball game and struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig; first woman to play professional baseball (minor league)
1934
Jane Goodall was born, world authority on chimpanzees
1928
Maya Angelou was born, poet, author, actress
1911
The 7 unidentified victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City were honored in a procession
1911
Phyllis Margaret Duncan Tate was born, English music composer
1944
Julia Miller Phillips was born, first woman producer to win Best Picture Academy Award, in 1973 for "The Sting"
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Barbara Bodichon was born, artist, writer, women's rights activist
1939
Marian Anderson sang a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) refused to let her sing at Constitution Hall
1882
Frances Perkins was born, first female cabinet member in the U.S.; Secretary of Labor in 1933
1941
Ellen Goodman was born, newspaper columnist, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 in Journalism for Commentary
1994
Saoirse Ronan, Irish actress, was born, 5th youngest person nominated for an Oscar, for "Atonement," at age 13
1933
Ruth Bryan Owens became the first woman head of an American diplomatic mission when she was appointed envoy to Denmark
1866
Anne Sullivan was born, teacher to Helen Keller
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Vigdis Finnbogadottir was born, first woman president of Iceland, 1980 to 1996
1979
Beverly Kelley, a Coast Guard Lt. junior grade, was the first woman to command an American military ship
1885
Baroness Karen Blixen (pen name, Isak Dinesen) was born in Denmark; wrote "Out of Africa" in 1937
1925
Women's World Fair celebrated its first day in Chicago; 280 booths showed women's occupations
1969
Susan Polgar was born in Hungary, became #1 women's chess player in the world at age 15
1939
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland was born, became first female Prime Minister of Norway in 1981; Director-General of World Health Organization, 1998-2003
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Charlotte Brontë was born in England, author, wrote "Jane Eyre"
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Katharine Graham, publisher, became the first woman on the Board of the Associated Press
1928
Shirley Temple Black was born, child film star, served as ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslavakia
1890
The General Federation of Women's Clubs was founded in New York; 15,000 clubs joined
1990
Violeta de Chamorro was inaugurated as the first woman President of Nicaragua
1777
Sybil Ludington, 16 years old, rode 40 miles to warn American troops that the British army was attacking
1759
Mary Wollstonecraft was born, wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" in 1792
1993
The first "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" was celebrated, sponsored by the Ms. Foundation
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Florence Sabin was elected the first woman to the National Academy of Sciences, medical researcher and public health advocate
1939
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich was born, first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1983
