Annie Besant was born, advocate of birth control, socialism, and women's rights; theosophist; first woman president of Indian National Congress
1949
Annie Leibovitz was born, photographer for "Rolling Stones" and "Vanity Fair"
1885
Sophie Treadwell was born, actress, playwright, journalist, and writer
1657
Sophia Alexeevna was baptized in Russia, became Regent when she was 25 years old and ruled for 7 years
1959
Maya Lin was born, architect of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1820
Jenny Lind was born in Sweden, an international singing sensation called the "Swedish Nightingale"
1946
Queen Pengiran Anak Saleha (The Raja Isteri), of Brunei Darussalam, was born, supporter of women’s organizations including the Women’s Institute and Girl Guides Association of Brunei
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Caroline Howard Gilman was born, writer, poet, and publisher; produced one of the first juvenile magazines, "The Rose Bud" in 1832
1830
Harriet Hosmer was born, sculptor, achieved financial independence as an artist
1874
Beatrice Moses Hinkle was born, doctor, co-founded first psycho-therapeutic clinic in U.S. in 1908
1984
Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan was the first U.S. woman astronaut to walk in outer space; she was refueling a satellite
1839
Sarah Jane Foster was born, writer, taught former slaves despite prejudiced resistance
1904
Bertha von Suttner of Austria lectured in the U.S. on the peace movement, first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905
1896
Lillian Gish was born, actress, called the "Queen of the Silent Drama"
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Marion O'Brien Donovan was born, inventor of the disposable diaper
1916
Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in U.S.
1868
Sophia Gregoria Hayden was born in Chile, the first woman to attend MIT School of Architecture
1956
Martina Navratilova was born, world tennis champion
1850
Annie Smith Peck was born, mountaineer, called the "Queen of the Climbers"
1917
Alice Paul was arrested for picketing the White House demanding women's right to vote, founder of National Women's Party
1928
Elinor Smith, aviator, became the 1st and probably only person to fly under 4 bridges on the East River in New York City
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Doris Lessing was born, author of "The Golden Notebook," winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007
1942
Anita Roddick was born, founder of The Body Shop, earth-friendly business-woman
1788
Sarah J. Hale was born, author, wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
1912
Minnie Pearl was born, comedienne known for wearing a big hat with a price tag
1902
Beryl Markham was born, first woman to fly across the Atlantic ocean east to west, in 1936
1940
Maxine Hong Kingston was born, author of "The Woman Warrior"
1844
Katharine Corran Brandegee was born, botanist, curator of California Academy of Sciences herbarium in 1883
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National Organization for Women (NOW) held its first conference in Washington, D.C.
1896
Ruth Gordon was born, actress, starred in "Harold & Maude"
1860
Juliette Gordon Low was born, founder of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.
