JANUARY BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
NANCY LOPEZ-1952-PROFESSIONAL GOLFER
TERRY MOORE-1932-ACTRESS
ROCHELLE S. ABRAMSON-1953-VIOLINIST
2
MARIANNE McDONALD-1937-CLASSICIST, PHILANTHROPIST (LIVING LEGACY AWARD 1986, 11TH WOMAN AWARD. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT, WOMEN'S INT'L CENTER.
RENATA TEBALDI-1922-OPERA SINGER
MARTHA CAREY THOMAS,(1857-1935) EDUCATOR,CHAMPIONED EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN, HELPEDFOUND, FIRST DEAN, THEN PRESIDENT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE; SUFFRAGIST.
3
DOROTHY ARNZER (1900-?) FILM DIRECTOR, EMPHASIZING STRONG ROLES FOR WOMEN
LUCRETIA MOTT (1793-1880) LEADER IN ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT; ADVOCATE OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
MAXINE ANDREWS-1918-SINGER (ANDREW SISTERS)
ZAZU PITTS (1898-1963) COMEDIC ACTRESS
4
JANE WYMAN-1914-ACTRESS, WORKER WITH ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
GRACE BUMBRY-1937-OPERA SINGER
BARBARA RUSH-1930-ACTRESS
DYAN CANNON-1937-ACTRESS
5
PAMELA SUE MARTIN-1954-ACTRESS
6
LORETTA YOUNG-1913-ACTRESS
LEAH CHASE-1923-MASTER CHEF, IN THE CREOLE TRADITION
BARBARA LYNN ALEXANDER-1942-AWARD WINNING FILM PRODUCER
7
SAINT BERNADETTE (MARIE-BERNARDE SOUBIROUS), 1844-1879-RELIGIOUS VISIONARY
8
EMILY GREEN BALCH (1867-1961)-ECONOMIST, SOCIAL SCIENTIST, PACIFIST. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, 1946.
SHIRLEY BASSEY-1937-SINGER
YVETTE MIMIEUX-1939-ACTRESS
9
JOAN BAEZ-1941-FOLK SINGER, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
SIMONE de BEAUVOIR (1902-1987) NOVELIST, EASAYIST, FEMINIST
CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT (1859-1947) WOMEN'S RIGHTS LEADER
GRACIE FIELDS (1898-1979) FAMED MUSIC HALL PERFORMER-ENGLAND/US
SUSANNAH YORK (1941-1991) ACTRESS
CRYSTAL GAYLE-1951-COUNTRY/WESTERN SINGER
10
GRACE MITCHELL-1909-EDUCATOR FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1988
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975) ABSTRACT SCULPTOR, NAMED DAME OF BRITISH EMPIRE, 1965.
GISELE McKENZIE-1927-SINGER
PAT BENATAR-1953-SINGER
11
EVA LA GALLIENNE (1899-1992) ACTRESS
TRACY CALKINS-1963-CHAMPION SWIMMER
ALICE PAUL (1885-1977) FOUNDER WORLD WOMAN'S PARTY; NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY; WORKED TIRELESSLY TO KEEP ERA ALIVE
12
PATSY KELLY (1910-?) COMEDIC ACTRESS
MARILYN R. SMITH-1950-MICROBIOLOGIST
LUISE RAINER-1909-ACTRESS
13
BELLA LEWITSKY-1916-CHOREOGRAPHER
SOPHIE TUCKER (1884-1966) SINGER, VAUDEVILLE STAR. "LAST OF THE RED HOT MAMAS"
GWEN VERDON-1925-DANCER, ACTRESS
14
FAYE DUNAWAY-1941-ACTRESS
CATERINA VALENTI-1931-SINGER
SYDNEY BIDDLE BARROW-1952-MAYFLOWER MADAM
15
MARGARET O'BRIEN-1937-ACTRESS
MARIA SCHELL-1926-ACTRESS
CHARO-1951-ENTERTAINER, SINGER
SONYA KURTOVSKY KOVALEVSKY (1850-1891), MATHEMETICIAN, FIRST WOMAN TO BE ADMITTED TO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, RUSSIA
16
MARILYN HORNE-1934-OPERA SINGER
KATY JUARDO-1924-ACTRESS
17
BETTY WHITE-1924-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE, ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1988. WIC- EXEC. ADVISORY COUNCIL.
ALVA VANDERBILT BEAUMONT (1853-1933) WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE AND ACTIVIST
JEWEL PLUMMER COBB-1924-EDUCATOR. PRESIDENT, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV. AT FULLERTON.
SHARI LEWIS-1934-SINGER, TV AND CLUB ENTERTAINER
MORA SHEARER-1926-DANCER, ACTRESS
ANNE BRONTE (1820-1849) NOVELIST, POET
18
CONSTANCE MOORE-1922-ACTRESS
19
OVETA CULP HOBBY-1905-GOV'T OFFICIAL, NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER, EDITOR AND CEO, HOUSTON POST, FIRST DIRECTOR WACS; FIRST SECRETARY OF HEW.
DOLLY PARTON-1946-SINGER, SONGWRITER, ACTRESS
JEAN STAPLETON-1923-ACTRESS
JANIS JOPLIN (1943-1970) ROCK SINGER
SHELLEY FABARES-1942-ACTRESS
20
PATRICIA NEAL-1926-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN-PN REHABILITATION CLINICS FOR STROKE ACCIDENT PATIENTS. WIC NATIONAL CHAIRWOMAN, PN COURAGE AWARD NAME-SAKE, RECEIVED LLA IN 1986.
EVA JESSYE-1895-ACTRESS, CHORAL DIRECTOR
JEAN STAPLETON-1923-ACTRESS
21
MAUREEN STAPLETON-1925-ACTRESS
GEENA DAVIS-1957-ACTRESS
22
ANN SOTHERN-1909-ACTRESS
ROSA PONSELLE (1897-?) OPERA DIVA
MARGARET WHITING (1924) BIG BAND SINGER
LINDA BLAIR-1959-ACTRESS
23
CHITA RIVERA-1933-ACTRESS/DANCER
JEANNE MOREAU-1928-ACTRESS
24
MARIA TALLCHIEF-1925-DANCER, ACTRESS
VICKI BAUM (188-1960)-NOVELIST [GRAND HOTEL]
EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) NOVELIST
25
VIRGINIA WOOLFE (1882-1941) NOVELIST, PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER, FEMINIST
MILDRED DUNNOCK-1904-ACTRESS
CORAZON AQUINO-1933-PRESIDENT OF PHILIPPINES, SINCE 1986, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1991
26
MARY ELIZABETH DODGE [Nee MAPES] (1831-1905) EDITOR AND AUTHOR
ANGELA YVONNE DAVIS-1944-MILITANT, ACTIVIST, EDUCATOR
EARTHA KITT-1928-SINGER
SHERIAN GRACE CADORIA-1943-BRIGADIER GENERAL, U.S. ARMY. HIGHEST RANKING BLACK WOMAN IN ARMED SERVICES.
ANNE JEFFEREYS-1923-ACTRESS
27
INGRID THULIN-1929-ACTRESS
28
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTE [PSEUD. WILLY] (1873-1954),NOVELIST. FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF GONCOURT ACADEMY. OFFICER OF FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR.
29
OPRAH WINFREY-1954-ACTRESS, TELEVISION PERSONALITY-HOSTESS, HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE
ANN JILLIAN-1951-ACTRESS, ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH
KATHERINE ROSS-1943-ACTRESS
30
ELEANOR SMEAL-1939-FEMINIST, FORMER PRESIDENT OF NOW
VANESSA REDGRAVE-1937-ACTRESS
TAMMY GRIMES-1936-ACTRESS, SINGER
VICTORIA PRINCIPAL-1946-ACTRESS
DOROTHY MALONE-1925-ACTRESS
31
CAROL CHANNING-1923-ACTRESS,SINGER,ENTERTAINER
QUEEN BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS-1938-RULING MONARCH
JEAN SIMMONS-1929-ACTRESS
TALLULAH BANKHEAD (1903-1968) ACTRESS, VITAMIN HEALTH ADVOCATE
SUZANNE PLECHETTE-1937-ACTRESS
JOANNE DRU-1937-ACTRESS
FEBRUARY BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
HATTIE WYATT CARAWAY (1878-1950)-POLITICIAN, TEACHER:FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO U.S. SENATE, TWICE RE-ELECTED
HILDEGARDE-1906-SINGER, PERSONALITY
2
NELL GWYN [ELEANOR GWUN] (1650-1687) ACTRESS. LEADING COMEDIENNE OF THE KING'S COMPANY. MISTRESS OF CHARLES II.
BETTY FIELD (1918-72) ACTRESS
ELAINE STRICH-1925-ACTRESS
FARAH FAWCETT-1947-ACTRESS
3
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL (1821-1910)-PHYSICIAN-FIRST WOMAN TO GAIN M.D. IN U.S., FOUNDED LONDON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR WOMEN, 1875.
SIMONE WEIL (1909-1943) PHILOSOPHER, HUMANITARIAN, WRITER
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY (1982-1950), POET
GERTRUDE STEIN (1874-1946)-WRITER, POLITICAL AND LITERARY ACTIVIST, NOVELIST
MORGAN FAIRCHILD-1950-ACTRESS
BLYTHE DANNER-1943-ACTRESS
4
ROSA PARKS-1913-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, BROKE THE BUSING LAW FOR BLACKS IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, WHICH SIGNALED THE BLACK RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN US.
IDA LUPINO-1918-ACTRESS
CONSTANCE GORE-BOOTH MARKIEWICY (1868-1927)-IRISH PATRIOT AND PLAYWRIGHT. FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO BRITISH PARLIAMENT
5
MARY JOAN NIELUBOWICZ,1929,RET. REAR ADMIRAL, NURSE
JANE BRYANT QUINN-1939-NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION REPORTER
6
NATALIE COLE-1950-SINGER
MAMIE VAN DOREN-1933-ACTRESS
7
LAURA INGELS WILDER (1861-1957)-WRITER, "LITTLE HOUSE" SERIES
8
MARJORIE LAWRENCE (1907-1979) OPERA SINGER. POLIO CUTAILED HER CAREER.
LANA TURNER-1920-ACTRESS
KATE O'FLAHERTY CHOPIN (1851-1904) NOVELIST, EARLY WRITER DEALING WITH FEMALE SEXUALITY. CONTROVERSIAL.
DAME EDITH EVANS (1888-1976) SHAKESPEAREAN ACTRESS. MADE DAME OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1946
AUDREY MEADOWS-1924-ACTRESS
9
KATHERINE GRAYSON-1923-ACTRESS, SINGER
CAROL KING-1942-SINGER, SONGWRITER
JANET ISSACA ASHFORD-1949-WRITER, SPECIALIZING IM CHILDBIRTH ALTERNATIVES
MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL (BEATRICE STELLA TANNER) (1865-1940) ACTRESS. CREATED THE ROLE OF ELIZA DOOLITTLE IN PYGMALION
ALICE WALKER-1944-WRITER-"THE COLOR PURPLE", PULITZER PRIZE
MIA FARROW-1945-ACTRESS
10
DAME JUDITH ANDERSON (1898-1993) STAGE AND FILM ACTRESS. LIVING LEGACY AWARD HONOREE-1986. AME OF BRITISH EMPIRE.
LEONTYNE PRICE-1927-OPERA SINGER
11
MARY QUANT-1934-FASHION DESIGNER
KIM STANLEY-1925-ACTRESS
BERNICE LEVIN NEUGARTEN-1916-SOCIAL SCIENTIST, GERONTOLOGIST
VIRGINIA JOHNSON-MASTERS-1925-PSYCHOLOGIST, SEX SPECIALIST, WRITER
12
JUDY BLUME-1938-WRITER, PRE-TEEN BOOKS
JACKIE TORRENCE-1944-STORY TELLER, ARTIST
MAUD ADAMS-1945-ACTRESS
13
PAULINE FREDERICK (1908-1989) JOURNALIST, CORRESPONDENT, BROADCASTER. VOICE OF UNITED NATION-NBC TV FOR 21 YEARS. LLA, 1987.
EILEEN FARRELL-1920-OPERA SINGER
PATTY BERG-1918-PROFESSIONAL GOLFER
STOCKARD CHANNING-1944-ACTRESS
CAROL LYNLEY-1942-ACTRESS
14
FLORENCE HENDERSON-1934-SINGER, ACTRESS
MICKEY WRIGHT-1935-AWARD WINNING GOLFER
MARGARET KNIGHT (1838-1914)-INVENTOR, "THE FEMALE THOMAS EDISON"
BETTY FRIEDAN-1921-FEMINIST, ACTIVIST, WRITER
15
SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906)-SOCIAL REFORMER, CRUSADER FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
SUSAN BROWNMILLER-1935-FEMINIST AUTHOR
CLAIRE BLOOM-1931-ACTRESS
MELISSA MANCHESTER-1951-SINGER, SONGWRITER
JANE SEYMOUR-1951-ACTRESS
16
KATHERINE CORNELL (1898-1974) STAGE AND FILM ACTRESS
PATTY ANDREWS-1920-SINGER (ANDREWS SISTERS)
17
MARY ANN MOBLEY-1939-HUMANITARIAN, TELEVISION PERSONALITY, FRM. MISS AMERICA RECEIVED. INT'L HUMANITARIAN AWARD, ALONG WITH HUSBAND, GARY COLLINS, LIVING LEGACY AWARDS, 1987.
MARGARET TRUMAN DANIELS, 1924, AUTHOR, DAUGHTER OF FORMER US PRESIDENT
MARY FRANCES BERRY-1938-U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, EDUCATOR. HEADED U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
18
HELEN GURLEY BROWN-1922-AUTHOR, EDITOR-COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE
KIM NOVACK-1935-ACTRESS
YOKO ONO-1933-CONCEPTUAL ARTIST, SINGER, RECORDING ARTIST
CYBILL SHEPHERD-1950-ACTRESS
TONI MORRISON-1931-NOVELIST. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER.
19
IONE MYLONAS SHEAR-1936-ARCHEOLOGIST
FRANCES K. BAIRSTOW-1920-EDUCATOR, LABOR RELATIONS CONSULTANT
JUSTINE BATEMAN-1966-ACTRESS
MERLE OBERON (1911-1979) ACTRESS
CARSON McCULLER (1917-1967)-NOVELIST
20
ANGELINA GRIMKE (1805-1979)-REFORMER, ABOLITIONIST, POLITICIAN, LAWYER
KATHRYN KUHLMAN (c. 1907-DIED THIS DATE, 1976) RELIGIOYS LEADER, FAITH HEALER. FOUNDED ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO HELPING DRUG ADDICTS AND BLIND CHILDREN.
AMANDA BLAKE-1931-ACTRESS
GLORIA VANDERBILT-1922-ARTIST, FASHION DESIGNER
SANDY DUNCAN-1946-ACTRESS
JENNIFER O'NEILL-1947-ACTRESS
21
BARBARA JORDAN-1936-POLITICIAN, TEACHER-FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE IN TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN 20TH CENTURY; U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (1972-78), KEYNOTE SPEAKER, 1976 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, POLITICAL EDUCATOR-UNIV. OF TEXAS-AUSTIN. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.
ERMA BOMBECK-1928-HUMORIST, COLUMNIST
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY (1892-1950) POET, WRITER, FEMINIST
RUE McCLANAHAN-1936-ACTRESS
JILL EIKENBERRY-1947-ACTRESS
NINA SIMONE-1933-SINGER, SONGWRITER, PIANIST
TYNE DAILEY-1947-ACTRESS
22
AMY STRUM ALCOTT-1956-CHAMPION PROFESSIONAL GOLFER
23
EMMA HART WILLARD (1780-1870)-PIONEER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN, FOUNDED
TROY FEMALE SEMINARY
NADEZHDA KONSTANTINOVA KRUPSKAYA (1869-1939) RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY, EDUCATOR. SECRETARY OF BOLSHEVIL FACTION OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY. MARRIED TO LENIN.
SALLIE L. BALIUNAS-1953-ASTROPHYSICIST
24
RENATA SCOTTO-1934-OPERA SINGER
25
MARY COYLE CHASE-1907-PLAYWRIGHT. PULITZER PRIZE, "HARVEY".
ADELLE DAVIS (1904-74)-NUTRITIONIST, AUTHOR
DAMEMYRA HESS (1890-1965) CONCERT PIANIST. NAMED DAME OF BRITISH EMPIRE, I941.
26
BREE WALKER-1953-NEWS AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER. WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD, LIVING LEGACY AWARDS, 1985. NAMESAKE-BREE WALKER CHALLENGE AWARD FOR WIC.
BETTY HUTTON-1921-SINGER, DANCER, ACTRESS
BERNADETTE PETERS-1948-ACTRESS
MADELEINE CARROLL-1906-ACTRESS
MARGARET LEIGHTON (1922-1976) ACTRESS
27
ELIZABETH TAYLOR-1932-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN, AIDS RESEARCH ACTIVIST
JOANNE WOODWARD-1930-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN
ALICE HAMILTON (1869-1970)-PHYSICIAN, WRITER, EDUCATOR. PROVIDED STIMULUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAWS
MARIAN ANDERSON-1902-FAMED OPERA SINGER
CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT-1942-WRITER, JOURNALIST, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. WINNER OF EMMY AND PEABODY AWARDS.
JOAN BENNETT-1910-ACTRESS
MARY FRANN-1943-ACTRESS
28
MARY LYON (1797-1849)-EDUCATOR, FOUNDED MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
GERALDINE FARRAR (1882-1967) OPERA SINGER
MARCH BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
DINAH SHORE (1931-1994) SINGER, WOMEN'S SPORTS SPONSOR
MYRLIE EVERS-1933-POLITICIAN, AUTHOR, EDUCATOR. COMMISSIONER OF LOS ANGELES BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
LUSINE AMARA-1927-OPERA AND CONCERT SINGER
2 JENNIFER JONES-1919-ACTRESS, CIVIC WORKER
BONITA GRANVILLE-1923-ACTRESS, PRODUCER-PERRY MASON SERIES
KAREN ANNE CARPENTER (1950-?) SINGER
LARAINE NEWMAN-1952-ACTRESS
3
BEATRICE WOOD-1893-POTTER, ARTIST, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989
JEAN HARLOW (1911-37)-SCREEN ACTRESS OF 30'S AND 40'S
4
MARCELLA GRADY JENNINGS-1920-RANCHER
PAULA PRINTISS-1939-ACTRESS
BARBARA McNAIR-1939-ACTRESS
5
LEONTINE T.G. KELLY-1920-1ST BLACK WOMAN BISHOP (METHODIST)
MARY ROSE OAKAR-1940-CONGRESSWOMAN
SAMANTA EGGAR-1939-ACTRESS
6
VALENTINA TERESHROVA-1937-FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE (RUSSIAN)
SARAH CALDWELL-1924-SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR, OPERA PRODUCER
LYN PERRIN-1952-WIC EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
7
JUNE WAYNE-1918-ARTIST, LITHOGRAPHER, TEACHER. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989.
JANET GUTHRIE-1938-RACE CAR DRIVER. FIRST WOMAN TO RACE IN INDIANAPOLIS 500
JANET COLLINS-1917-BALLERINA
8
LYN REDGRAVE-1943-ACTRESS
CLAIRE TREVOR-1909-ACTRESS
CYD CHARISSE-1923-DANCER, ACTRESS
PAMELA McEVOY-JOHNSTON-1937-PSYCHOTHERAPIST-BOARD MEMBER, WIC
SUSAN CLARK-1940-ACTRESS
ELSIE AGNES GIORGI-1911-PHYSICIAN, HUMANITARIAN
9
KEELY SMITH-1932-SINGER
IRENE PAPAS-1926-ACTRESS
10
HARRIET TUBMAN (c. 1820-DIED THIS DATE, 1913) EMANCIPATOR, LED HUNDREDS TO SAFETY THROUGH UNDERGROUND RAILWAY, WHICH SHE ESTABLISHED
PAMELA MASON-1922-ACTRESS, WRITER
11
ELENI GATZOYIANNIS (1907-1948) HEROINE WHO GAVE HER LIFE TO SEE THAT HER CHILDREN ESCAPED FROM FACISTS TO FREEDOM IN US. TRIBUTE TO MOTHERTHOOD, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989. NAMESAKE, "ELENI" AWARD.
DOROTHY GISH (1898-1968) EARLY FILM ACTRESS
TINA LOUISE-1934-ACTRESS
12
LIZA MINNELLI-1946-SINGER, ACTRESS, DANCER
LUPE ANGUIANO-1929-MEXICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
BARBARA FELDON-1941-ACTRESS
13
JANET FLANNER (1892-1978) JOURNALIST. CORRESPONDENT FOR NEW YORKER FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS. ONE OF FEW WOMEN TO BE AWARDED FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR.
CORINNE BOGGS-1916-POLITICIAN, POLITICAL ADMINISTRATOR
FAYE GLENN ABDELLAN-1918-US GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, HEALTH SERVICES
PATRICIA W. AMICONE-1938-EDUCATOR-MIDWIFFERY/FAMILY PLANNING
14
DIANE ARBUS (1923-71) PHOTOGRAPHER AND INNOVATOR
RITA TUSHINGHAM-1940-ACTRESS
15
LADY ISABELLA GREGORY (1852-1932)-PLAYWRIGHT. MAJOR LITERARY FIGURE IN IRISH LITERATURE.
CAROLINE HERSCHEL (1750-1848) ASTRONOMER, DISCOVERER
16
RUTH BADER GINSBERG-1933-FORMER JUDGE, ASSOC. JUSTICE, U.S. SUPREME COURT
CONTESSA MARIE MADELEINE LA FAYETTE (1634-1693) NOVELIST
PATRICIA NIXON (1912-1993) FORMER U.S. FIRST LADY
BERTHA KNOX GILKEY-1949-WELFARE AND TENAMENT RIGHTS FOR URBAN WOMEN
CHRISTA LUDWIG-1928-OPERA SINGER
17
MERCEDES McCAMBRIDGE-1918-ACTRESS
LESLIE ANN DOWN-1954-ACTRESS
18
IRENE CARA-1958-ACTRESS
UNITA BLACKWELL-1933-POLITICIAN. FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN MISSISSIPPI.
19
URSULA ANDRESS-1936-ACTRESS
PHYLLIS NEWMAN-1935-ACTRESS
GLEN CLOSE-1947-ACTRESS
20
KATHRYN FORBES (1902-1966)-SHORT STORY WRITER, "MAMA'S BANK ACCOUNT".
21
CHARLOTTE BRONTE (1816-1840) NOVELIST, POET
22
PHYLLIS McGINLEY (1905-1978) POET
ELLEN GLASGOW (1874-1945)-NOVELIST
23
JOAN CRAWFORD-(1908-1977)-ACTRESS
FANNIE FARMER (1857-1915)-COOKERY EXPERT
LAURA THORNE-1956-CHEF,NAMED ONE OF 10 BEST AMERICAN CHEFS
24
DOROTHY IRENE HEIGHT-1922-SOCIOLOGIST. PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, AN ORGANIZATION OF 4 MILLION WOMEN
ELISA FELIX [RACHEL]-(1821-1858)-TRAGEDIENNE
25 GLORIA STEINEM-1934-WRITER, EDITOR. CO-FOUNDER,MS MAGAZINE. LEADER AND INTERNATIONALSPOKESPERSON FOR MODERN WOMEN'S EQUALITY MOVEMENT. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.
EDNA JO HUNTER-1923-EXPERT ON MILITARY FAMILIES AND PRISONERS OF WAR; FIRST WOMAN NAMED AS DISTINGUISHED MILITARY PSYCHOLOGIST OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN. SERVED ON FACULTY OF US MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1992.
SIMONE SIGNORET (1921-1985) ACTRESS
ARETHA FRANKLIN-1942-SINGER
FLANNERY O'CONNOR-1925-1964) SHORT STORY WRITER
26
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR-1930-FIRST WOMAN JUSTICE OF U.S. SUPREME COURT
ERICA JONG-1942-NOVELIST
DIANA ROSS-1944-SINGER
VICKIE LAWRENCE-1949-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE
27
SARAH VAUGHAN-1924-SINGER, PERFORMER
ANNEMARIE PROBELL-1953-CHAMPION SKIER
28
REBA MC ENTIRE-1955-COUNTRY WESTERN SINGER
29
PEARL BAILEY (1918-1992) SINGER, ENTERTAINER, U.N.DELEGATE, HUMANITARIAN. LLA 1989.
JULIA MONTGOMERY WALSH-1923-POLITICAL CONSULTANT, WRITER
LISA J. ALLEN-1956-TELEVISION REPORTER, LAWYER
EILEEN HECKART-1919-ACTRESS
30
LESLIE JOAN CORN-1949-THEATRE PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER
31
SHIRLEY JONES-1934-SINGER, ACTRESS
JUDITH ROSSNER-1935-NOVELIST
LIZ CLAIBORNE-1929-FASHION EXECUTIVE
MARGE PIERCY-1936-WRITER
RHEA PERLMAN-1948-ACTRESS
NANCY KELLY-1928-ACTRESS
APRIL BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
CLARA HALE (1905-1993) HUMANITARIAN, WORKING WITH ILL AND ABANDONED CHILDREN. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1986
SOPHONISBA BRECKENRIDGE (1866-1948) SCHOLAR, TEACHER, SOCIAL ACTIVIST
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE (c 1122-DIED THIS DATE 1204)-QUEEN CONSORT OF LOUIS VII OF FRANCE AND HENRY II OF ENGLAND. WENT ON SECOND CRUSADES, 1147-49.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS-1932-ACTRESS, SINGER
ALI McGRAW-1939-ACTRESS
JANE POWELL-1928-SINGER, ACTRESS
ALBERTA HUNTER (1895-1984) BLUES AND JAZZ SINGER/COMPOSER
2
ELEANOR MARGARET BURBRIDGE-1948-ASTRONOMER, EDUCATOR
EMMYLOU HARRIS-1947-SINGER, ACTRESS
3
JANE GOODALL-1934-ANTHROPOLOGIST, CONSERVATIONIST. CHIMPANZEE STUDIES. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.
DORIS DAY-1924-SINGER, ACTRESS
JAN STERLING-1923-ACTRESS
MARSHA MASON-1942-ACTRESS
4
DOROTHEA DIX (1808-1887)-SOCIAL REFORMER. PIONEER FOR HUMANE TREATMENT OF THE INSANE.
ERNESTINE GILBRETH CAREY-1908-AUTHOR, "CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN". DAUGHTER OF TIME STUDY EXPERT, LILLIAN GILBRETH.
FRANCES LANGFORD-1913-SINGER, ACTRESS
CLORIS LEACHMAN-1928-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE
5
BETTE DAVIS (1908-1993) ACTRESS
GALE STORM, 1922, ACTRESS
6
ELIZABETH BARRETT-BROWNING (1806-1861)-POET
MARY MAPLES DUNN, 1949, COLLEGE PRESIDENT, SMITH COLLEGE
JANICE IAN-1950-SINGER, SONGWRITER
7
YVONNE FEDDERSON, 1935, CO-FOUNDER, CHILDHELP USA, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989.
IRENE CASTLE (1893-1969)-DANCER. LEADER IN ANTI-VIVISECTION MOVEMENT.
BILLIE HOLLIDAY (1915-1959)-JAZZ AND BLUES SINGER
GABRIELA MISTAL (1889-1957) POET. FIRST LATIN AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE, 1945.
8
ELIZABETH BARRETT-CONNOR-1935-EPIDEMIOLOGIST, EDUCATOR. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1984.
BETTY FORD-1918-FORMER FIRST LADY (US). FOUNDER, BETTY FORD DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION CENTER.
SONJA HEINIE-(1912-1969)-FIGURE SKATER. WORLD AND OLYMPIC CHAMPION. ACTRESS.
9
MICHAEL LEARNED-1939-ACTRESS. WORKS FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
GIUDITTA PASTA (1798-1865) OPERA SINGER. KNOWN FOR HER LARGE VOCAL RANGE
10
CLARE BOOTHE LUCE (1905-1987)-POLITICIAN, JOURNALIST, PLAYWRIGHT, DIPLOMAT. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.
FRANCES PERKINS (1880-1965)-EDUCATOR, SOCIAL WORKER. US SEC. OF LABOR, FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD A CABINET POSITION. DEDICATED TO GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS.
JOHNNIE TILLMON-1926-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. FOUNDING CHAIR, NATIONAL WELFARE RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
11
LOUISE LASSER-1939-ACTRESS
12
IMOGENE CUNNINGHAM (1883-1976)-PHOTOGRAPHER AND PAINTER
ANN MILLER-1923-DANCER, ACTRESS
JANE WITHERS-1927-CHILD FILM ACTRESS OF THE 30'S. TV PERSONALITY.
13
EUDORA WELTY-1909-WRITER, HISTORICAL WORKS ABOUT SOUTHERN FAMILIES. CATHERINE de MEDICIS (1519-1589) QUEEN CONSORT OF HENRY II OF FRANCE
14
LORETTA LYNN-1935-COUNTRY-WESTERN SINGER, SONGWRITER
GLORIA DEAN RANDLE SCOTT-1938-EDUCATOR, PRESIDENT, BEAUMONT COLLEGE
JULIE CHRISTIE-1941-ACTRESS
CLARICE ELAINE GAYLORD, 1943, US DIRECTOR RESEARCH GRANTS, EPA.
15
ELIZABETH CATELETT-1919-SCULPTOR AND LITHOGRAPHER
MARIAN JORDAN (1897-1961) ACTRESS. "MOLLY" OF "FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY"
BESSIE SMITH (1894-1937)-BLUES SINGER. KNOWN AS "QUEEN OF THE BLUES"
NORMA MERRICK SKLAREK-1928-FIRST BLACK WOMAN ARCHITECT IN NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA
ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY-1933-ACTRESS
16
MOTHER JOSEPH [ESTHER PARISEAU]-(1823-?) RELIGIOUS LEADER. LEAD GROUP OF MISSIONARIES TO NORTHWEST TERRITORY. NATIONAL STATUARY HALL, US CAPITOL.
QUEEN MARGRETHA OF DENMARK-1940-RULING MONARCH
EDIE ADAMS-1929-SINGER
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD-1939-SINGER
17
OLIVIA HUSSEY-1951-ACTRESS
ANN SHIRLEY-1918-ACTRESS
18
LUCREZIA BORGIA [DUCHESS OF FERRARA] (1480-1519) NOBLEWOMAN-ITALY
BARBARA HALE-1922-ACTRESS
HAYLEY MILLS-1946-ACTRESS
19
GERTRUDE VANDERBILT WHITNEY (1897-1942)-SCULPTOR, ART BENEFACTOR
20
MARY VAUGHN-?-CIVIC WORKER. NURSING HOME OWNER/ADMINISTRATOR. 11TH WOMAN
AWARD, LLA, 1988
HARRIETT ELIZABETH BYRD-1926-POLITICIAN, WYOMING HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
EDUCATOR
NINA FOCH-1924-ACTRESS
JESSICA LANGE-1949
21
ELIZABETH II-1926-QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND, SINCE 1952
ELAINE MAY-1932-ACTRESS
22
ISABELLA (1451-1504)-QUEEN OF CASTILE. PATRON TO CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
CHARLOTTE RAE-1926-ACTRESS
23
SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK-1928-ACTRESS, U.S. DIPLOMAT, TWICE SELECTED.
BERNADETTE DEVLIN-1947-IRISH CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
VALERIE BERTINELLI-1960-ACTRESS
SANDRA DEE-1942-ACTRESS
24
SHIRLEY MacLAINE-1934-ACTRESS, DANCER, AUTHOR, METAPHYSICIAN
BARBRA STREISAND-1942-SINGER, ACTRESS, PEACE ACTIVIST
ANGELA BURDETT-COUTTS (1814-1906) PHILANTHROPIST EXTRORDINAIRE
JILL IRELAND (1936-1993) ACTRESS, WRITER, HEALTH ACTIVIST
25
ELLA FITZGERALD-1918-JAZZ SINGER
MELISSA HAYDEN-1923-ACTRESS
26
CAROL BURNETT-1936-COMEDIENNE, ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN
MARTHA FINLEY (1808-1909)-WRITER, CHILDREN'S BOOKS
27
CORETTA SCOTT KING-1927-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, HUMANITARIAN. WIDOW OF
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
SANDY DENNIS (1937-1992) ACTRESS
SHEENA EASTON-1959-ACTRESS
ANOUK AIMEE-1922-ACTRESS
28
ANN-MARGRET-1941-ACTRESS, DANCER, SINGER
GHISLAINE HERMANEZ-1942-ARCHITECT
BEVERLY F. ALBERT-1938-ARCHITECT
29
CELESTE HOLM-1919-ACTRESS
BETSY ANCKER-JOHNSON-1927-PHYSICIST, AUTO COMPANY EXEC.
KATE MULGREW-1955-ACTRESS
30
GLORIA McMILLAN-EDUCATOR, INVOLVED IN SPACE STUDY. TEACHER IN SPACE- CALIFORNIA. 11TH WOMAN, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989.
EVE ARDEN-1912-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE
JILL CLAYBURGH-1944-ACTRESS
MAY BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
PATRICIA ROBERTS HARRIS-1924-FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO REACH U.S. AMBASSADORIAL AND CABINET RANK.
KATE SMITH (1909-1986) SINGER, ENTERTAINER, FAMOUS FOR "GOD BLESS AMERICA". LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.
CALAMITY JANE [MARTHA JANE BURKE] (1852-1903)-FRONTIER ADVENTURESS, INDIAN FIGHTER
MOTHER JONES [MARY HARRIS JONES] (1830-1930)-LABOR LEADER, HUMANITARIAN. ACTIVIST AGAINST CHILD LABOR.
JUDY COLLINS-1934-FOLKSINGER, FILMMAKER
2
HELEN MORGAN (1900-1941) SINGER, ACTRESS.
3
GOLDA MEIR (1898-1978)-FOUNDING MOTHER AND PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL. TRIBUTE TO GREATNESS-LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1987.
SEPTIMA POINSETTE CLARK (1898-1987) CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. EDUCATOR WHO DEVELOPED LEADERSHIP SCHOOL FOR BLACK TEACHERS.
BETTY COMDEN-1919-LYRICIST, SINGER, AUTHOR
MARINA SVETLOVA-1922-BALLERINA, CHOREOGRAPHER, BALLET RUSSE DE MONTE CARLO
4
AUDREY HEPBURN (1934-1993) ACTRESS, AMBASSADOR OF GOODWILL, UNICEF
ROBERTA PETERS, 1930, OPERA SINGER
5
NELLIE BLY [ELIZABETH COCHRAN SEAMAN] (1869-1922)-JOURNALIST, TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD IN 72 DAY.
TAMMY WYNETTE-1942-COUNTRY WESTERN SINGER
MARY ASTOR, 1906, ACTRESS
ALICE FAYE-1915-ACTRESS, SINGER
7
ANNE BAXTER (1923-87) ACTRESS
SALLY L. SMITH-1929-EDUCATOR, FOUNDER, DIRECTOR, LAB SCHOOL OF WASHINGTON, HELPING CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES SUCCEED. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1990.
8
TONI TENNILLLE-1943-SINGER, SONGWRITER
9
CANDICE BERGEN-1946-ACTRESS
GLENDA JACKSON-1936-ACTRESS
10
NANCY WALKER-1921-1991, COMEDIC ACTRESS
ELLA T. GRASSO (1919-198?) POLITICIAN. GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CONNECTICUT. CHAIR-GOVERNORS' COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.
11
MARTHA GRAHAM (1894-1994) DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, EDUCATOR/VISIONARY
12
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (1820-1910) PUBLIC HEALTH PIONEER, ESTABLISHED NURSING AS A PROFESSION. HEALER OF POOR AND WAR TORN EVERYWHERE.
MARY KAY ASH-Year unavailable-COSMETICS COMPANY FOUNDER/PRESIDENT
13
CATHERINE II-THE GREAT-[SOPHIA AUGUSTA FREDERICKS] (1729-1796)-RUSSIAN EMPRESS
DAPHNE DU MAURIER (1907-?) NOVELIST
BEATRICE ARTHUR-1926-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE, HUMANITARIAN
BETSY FINLEY ASHTON-1944-BROADCAST JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, LECTURER
14
PATRICE MUNSEL-1925-OPERA SINGER, ACTRESS
15
BESSIE HILLMAN (1889-1970) LABOR LEADER. FOUNDER OF ALMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA (1914).
ANNA MARIE ALBERGHETTI-1936-SINGER, ACTRESS
16
OLGA KORBUT-1955-CHAMPION GYMNAST
LILY PONS (1904-1978) OPERA SINGER, ACTRESS
DEBRA WINGER-1955-ACTRESS
17
BIRGIT NILSSON-1918-OPERA SINGER
MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN-1911-ACTRESS
18
MARGOT FONTEYN-1919-BALLERINA
19
VISCOUNTESS NANCY WITCHER ASTOR (1879-1964)-WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE. FIRST WOMAN TO SIT IN BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS
FLORENCE CHADWICK-1918-SWIMMER. FIRST PERSON TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL BOTH WAYS. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1984.
LORRAINE HANSBERRY (1930-65)-PLAYWRIGHT. FIRST PLAY ON BROADWAY WRITTEN BY A BLACK WOMAN, "RAISIN IN THE SUN".
20
ANTOINETTE BROWN BLACKWELL (1825-1921)-CLERGYWOMAN. FIRST ORDAINED WOMAN MINISTER IN THE U.S.
GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND-1939-PRIME MINISTER, NORWAY, FEMINIST/CONSERVATION ACTIVIST. INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1990.
ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS (1894-1988) NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, RADIO/TV JOURNALIST. AND TOUGH MINDED INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER. LIVING LEGACY AWARD (Posthumous), 1987.
CHER-1946-SINGER, ACTRESS, FITNESS EXPERT.
21
PEGGY CASS-1924-ACTRESS, COMEDIAN.
22
MARY CASSAT (1844-1926)-PAINTER, PRINTMAKER, ARTISTIC INNOVATOR.
JUDITH CRIST-1922-FILM AND TELEVISION CRITIC.
23
SARAH MARGARET FULLER (1810-1850)-JOURNALIST, WRITER, TEACHER. FIRST WOMAN FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST.
MARGARET HAYDEN RECTOR-1916-PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER, BIOGRAPHER, AUTHOR.LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1995.
ROSEMARY CLOONEY-1926-SINGER
HELEN O'CONNELL-1920-SINGER, BIG BAND ERA
24
QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1901)-QUEEN OF GREAT BRITIAN AND IRELAND, EMPRESS OF INDIA
LILLIAN MOLLER GILBRETH, (1878-1972), ENGINEER AND INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGIST. PIONEER IN MOTION AND WORLD RESPECTED TIME STUDIES AND PSYCHOLOGY OF MANAGEMENT EXPERT.
MAI ZETTERLING-1926-ACTRESS, DIRECTOR
25
BEVERLY SILLS-1929-OPERA DIVA, MANAGER, HUMANITARIAN. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.
SALLY RIDE-1951-FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985
JEANNE CRAIN-1942-ACTRESS
LESLIE UGGAMS-1943-SINGER
RACHEL CARSON (1907-1964)-ECOLOGIST, CONSERVATIONIST, WRITER-"SILENT SPRINGS"
26
PEGGY LEE-1920-LEGENDARY JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC SINGER, LYRICIST. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1988.
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895-1965)-AMERICA'S FOREMOST DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER IN HER TIME.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN (1759-1797)-WRITER, EARLY FEMINIST. MOTHER OF MARY SHELLEY
27
AMELIA BLOOMER (1818-1894)-SOCIAL REFORMER, WOMEN'S RIGHT'S ACTIVIST. WORE TROUSERS, THUS "BLOOMERS" CAME INTO USE.
ISADORA DUNCAN (1878-1927)-DANCER, POPULARIZED MODERN DANCE
LEE MERRIWEATHER-1935-ACTRESS
28
JULIA WARD HOWE (1819-1910) WRITER, SUFFRAGIST. WROTE "BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC". FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO NAT'L INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND LETTERS.
DIONNE QUINTUPLETS [ANNETTE, CECILE, EMILE, MARIE AND YVONNE] BORN 1934 FIRST KNOWN LIVING QUINTUPLETS, AT TIME OF THEIR BIRTH.
BETTY SHABAZZ-1940-EDUCATOR, TALK SHOW HOSTESS. WIDOW OF MALCOLM X.
GLADYS KNIGHT-1944-SINGER
29
BEATRICE LILLIE, (1894-?), DANCE HALL ENTERTAINER
MELISSA ETHERIDGE-1961-PIONEER IN THE FIELD OF ROCK MUSIC
30
JOAN OF ARC (c. 1412-DIED THIS DATE, 1431) FRENCH NATIONAL HEROINE. KNOWN AS THE MAID OF ORLEANS. BEATIFIED, 1909. CANONIZED, 1920.
31
BROOKE SHIELDS-1965-POPULAR MODEL, ACTRESS
EMILY PERKINS BISSELL (1861-1948)-WELFARE WORKER. HEADED FIRST CHRISTMAS SEAL DRIVE, 1907.
SHARON GLESS-1943-ACTRESS, HUMAN RIGHT'S ACTIVIST
JUNE BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
MARILYN MONROE (NORMA JEAN BAKER) (1926-1962) ACTRES, LEGEND.
COLLEEN McCULLOUGH-1927-WRITER
MOLLY PICON-1898-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE
2
BETTY FURNESS (1916-1994) ACTRESS, JOURNALIST, CONSUMER ADVISOR, TV PERSONALITY
HEDDA HOPPER (1890-1966), JOURNALIST, HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP COLUMNIST
SALLY KELLERMAN-1937-ACTRESS
3
JOSEPHINE BAKER (1906-1945)-LEGENDARY DANCER, SINGER, ENTERTAINER
COLLEEN DEWHURST-1926-1991-AWARD WINNING STAGE, FILM AND TELEVISION ACTRESS
PAULETTE GODDARD-(1915-1990) ACTRESS
4
BLANCH KNOPF (1894-1966) PUBLISHING EXECUTIVE, KNOPF, INC.
5
KATHERINE HELMOND-1934-AWARD WINNING TELEVISION, STAGE AND FILM ACTRESS. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1990.
6
RUTH BENEDICT (1887-1948)-WORLD RENOWN ANTHROPOLIGIST
NANETTE DaVALOIS (1898-?) BALLET DANCER/ DIRECTOR. FOUNDED SADLER'S WELLS BALLET SCHOOL.
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN-1939-IST BLACK WOMAN ADMITTED TO THE BAR IN MAINE
7
SALLY B. THORNTON-PHILANTROPIST, HUMANITARIAN, AUTHOR, BUSINESS EXECUTIVE. 11TH WOMAN LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1990. VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR FOR WOMEN'S INT'L CENTER, 1991.
GWENDOLYN BROOKS-1917-POET. FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO WIN A PULTIZER PRIZR
JESSICA TANDY (1909-1994) AWARD WINNING AND BELOVED STAGE, FILM, TV ACTRESS. AUTHOR.
8
ALEXIS SMITH (1921-1993) ACTRESS
JOAN RIVERS-1933-COMEDIENNE, TALK SHOW HOSTESS, ENTERTAINER, AUTHOR
BARBARA BUSH-1925- GREATLY ADMIRED FORMER U.S. FIRST LADY (1988-92). LITERACY LEADER. PARTICIPATING FRIEND TO WOMEN'S INT'L CTR. AND LIVING LEGACY AWARDS.
9
CATHERINE FILENE SHOUSE (1896-1994). PHILANTHROPIST, HUMANITARIAN, INNOVATOR AND BENEFACTOR, AUTHOR. FOUNDER, WOLF TRAP INSTITUTE FOR THR PERFORMIMG ARTS. NAT'L WOMEN'S RIGHTS COUNCILS, 1928-1988.LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1992.
HELENA RUBINSTEIN (1892-1965) COSMETICS EXECUTIVE AND OWNER/FOUNDER
10
JUDY GARLAND (1922-1969)-SINGER, ACTRESS. "DOROTHY" IN "WIZARD OF OZ"
JUNE HAVER-1926-ACTRESS
11
JEANETTE RANKIN (1880-1973) FIRST WOMAN CONGRESSWOMAN (1916), WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND ANTI-CHILD LABOR ACTIVIST, PACIFIST--ONLY PERSON TO VOTE AGAINST ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR II. HONORED IN HALL OF STATUARY, U.S. CAPITOL.
RISE STEVENS-1913-OPERA SINGER, ACTRESS
12
ANNE FRANK (1929-1945)-WRITER, SYMBOL OF FREEDOM-"DIARY OF ANNE FRANK"
13
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON-1937-US GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AND ADVISOR, FIRST WOMAN TO CHAIR E.E.O. ATTORNEY, SPEAKER, AUTHOR. CIVIL AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST.
14
HARRIETT BEECHER STOWE (1811-1896) EDUCATOR, ABOLITIONIST, WRITER-"UNCLE TOM'S CABIN", AMONG MANY OTHERS.
MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE (1906-1971) PHOTOGRAPHER, INNOVATOR, CORRESPONDENT
DOROTHY McGUIRE-1919-AWARD WINNING ACTRESS.
16
KATHERINE GRAHAM-1917-PUBLISHER, OPINION MAKER-OWNS WASHINGTON POST
17
PHYLLIS RASHAD-1948-ACTRESS, EQUAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST.
DOROTHY McGUIRE-ACCTRESS, LLA SCHOLARSHIP BENEFACTOR.
ALTHEA T. L. SIMMONS-1924-HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST. CHIEF LOBBYIST, NAACP.
18
SYLVIA PORTER-1913-JOURNALIST, COLUMNIST, FINANCE EXPERT
19
ROSALYN YALOW-1921-FAMED AWARD WINNING MEDICAL PHYSICIST
GENA ROLANDS-1934-ACTRESS
KATHLEEN TURNER-1954-ACTRESS
MILDRED NATWICK-1908-ACTRESS
20
LILLIAN HELLMAN (1905-1987) WRITER, PLAYWRIGHT, INNOVATOR.
ANN MURRAY-1946-SINGER, SONGWRITER
21
JANE RUSSELL-1921-FILM ACTRESS. FOUNDER-WAIF, FOR THE ADOPTION OF DIFFICULT TO ADOPT CHILDREN. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989.
MARY McCARTHY-1912-NOVELIST, CRITIC
MAUREEN STAPLETON-1925-ACTRESS
22
ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH-1906-AVIATOR, NAVIGATOR, AUTHOR-"GIFT FROM THE SEA", AND MANY OTHERS. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1985.
DIANNE FEINSTEIN-1933-POLITICIAN, U.S. SENATOR, HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989.
KATHERINE DUNHAM-1909-DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, TEACHER, INNOVATOR.
LINDSAY WAGNER-1949-ACTRESS
MERYL STREEP-1949-ACTRESS
23
WILMA RUDOLPH (1940-1994) TRACK AND FIELD OLYMPIC CHAMPION
WILLIE MAE "MOTHER" SMITH-1904-GOSPEL SINGER AND EVANGELIST. FOLK ARTIST.
ANNA AKMATOVA (ANDREA ANDREYENVNA GORENKO) (1888-1966) POET. LEADER OF THE ALCHEMIST MOVEMENT
JUNE CARTER CASH-1929-COUNTRY WESTERN SINGER, SONGWRITER
25
DOROTHY GILMAN-1923-MYSTERY WRITER
CARLY SIMON-1945-SINGER, SONGWRITER
MIRABEL MORGAN-1937-AUTHOR. "THE TOTAL WOMAN"
JUNE LOCKHART-1925-ACTRESS
26
ANTONIA BRICE-1902-SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR, TEACHER
ELEANOR PARKER-1922-ACTRESS
MILDRED "BABE" DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS (1911-1956)-CHAMPION AND OLYMPIC ATHLETE. NAMED ATHLETE OF THE CENTURY. CO-FOUNDER, LADIES PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSN.
27
HELEN KELLER (1880-1968)-WRITER, LECTURER, CHAMPION FOR THE BLIND AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ACTIVIST FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND WORLD PEACE. GLOBAL SYMBOL OF PERSERVERANCE AND DETERMINATION TO OVERCOME ALL OBSTACLES.
HARRIET HUBBARD AYERS (1849-1903)-BEAUTY CREAM MAUFACTURER AND EXPERT, COLUMNIST
SALLY PRIESAND-1946-FIRST US WOMAN RABBI
RUBY MIDDLETON FORSYTHE-1905-EDUCATOR. TEACHER FOR OVER 50 YEARS IN ONE ROOM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN IN RURAL SOUTH CAROLINA
28
GILDA RADNER-(1946-1989)-COMEDIENNE, ACTRESS
29
NELLIE TAYLOR ROSS (1876-1977) POLITICIAN, GOV'T OFFICIAL. FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS A GOVERNOR OF A STATE (WYOMING 1925-27). FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD POSITION AS DIRECTOR OF US MINT (1933-35).
30
LENA HORNE-1917-SINGER, ACTRESS
SUSAN HAYWARD (1918-1975)-ACTRESS
DOROTHY MALONE-1925-ACTRESS
JULY BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
MARY CALDERONE-1904-PHYSICIAN, RESEARCHER, FOUNDING MEMBER, PLANNED PARENTHOOD. ONE OF WORLD'S MOST RESPECTED PHYSICIANS. LIVING LEGACY AWARD,
1987.
GEORGE SAND (1804-1876) NOVELIST, ESSAYIST
TWYLA THARP-1941-DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, TEACHER
LESLIE CARON, 1931, DANCER, ACTRESS
OLIVIA DE HAVILAND, 1916, ACTRESS
GENEVIEVE BUJOLD, 1942, ACTRESS
JO SINCLAIR-1913-WRITER
DEBORAH HARRY-1945-ACTRESS
2
IMELDA MARCOS-1931-POLITICIAN; SHOE COLLECTOR, FORMER FIRST LADY OF PHILIPPINES
3
CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN (1860-1935) ECONOMIST, LECTURER, AUTHOR, FEMINIST
LUCY KROLL (1909) LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT AGENT. LLA 1993/TRIBUTE TO
HELEN HAYES 1994. GOOD FRIEND TO WIC/ADVISORY COUNCIL
4
ANN LANDERS-1918-ADVICE COLUMNIST
ABIGALE VAN BUREN-1918-ADVICE COLUMNIST
JOYCE BROTHERS-1949-PSYCHOLOGIST, AUTHOR, COLUMNIST
VIRGINIA GRAHAM-1912-ACTRESS, TELEVISION PERSONALITY
GINA LOLLABRIGIDA-1928-ACTRESS
EVA MARIE SAINT-1924-ACTRESS
5
ANNA ARNOLD HEDGEMAN-1899-SOCIAL ACTIVIST, POLITICIAN. SERVED IN NEW YORK CITY CABINET
6
DELLA REESE-1932-SINGER
NANCY REAGAN-1923-FORMER US FIRST LADY, "SAY NO TO DRUGS" ADVOCATE
DOROTHY KIRSTEN-1919-1993 OPERA SINGER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE CURE ACTIVIST
JANET LEIGH-1927-ACTRESS
7
? GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA-1928-ACTRESS
MARGARET WALKER ALEXANDER-1915-POET, NOVELIST. FAMED FOR HER POEM "FOR MY
PEOPLE" WHICH IS THE CLARION CALL FOR MANY BLACK GROUPS.
THEDA BARA (1890-1955), SILENT SCREEN ACTRESS
8
ELIZABETH KUBLER-ROSS-1926-AUTHOR, PHYSICIAN, EDUCATOR, LECTURER-KNOWN FOR HER WORK WITH DEATH AND DYING. LLA 1984
MARY JOHNSON LINCOLN (1844-1921) EDUCATOR, AUTHOR. DIRECTOR OF BOSTON COOKING SCHOOL.
FAYE WATTLETON-1943-SOCIOLOGIST, EDUCATOR. PRESIDENT OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOR MANY YEARS.
CYNTHIA GREGORY-1946-BALLERINA
SHIRLEY ANN GRAU-1929-WRITER
VIVIAN E. BENNETT-MUSEUM CURATOR-GUGGENHEIM
MARIAN ACKERMAN-1938-WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCACY ADMINISTRATOR
9
BARBARA CARTLAND-1904-AUTHOR, ROMANCE NOVELIST
10
MARY McLEOD BETHUNE (1875-1955), EDUCATOR ADVOCATE, COLLEGE FOUNDER
JEAN KERR-1923-WRITER
11
12
KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD (1895-1962), OPERA SINGER, FIRST DIRECTOR OF ROYAL NORWEGIAN OPERA (1958-60)
BEAH RICHARDS-1926-ACTRESS, POET, PLAYWRIGHT
CHERYL LADD-1951-ACTRESS, PRODUCER
13
SIMONE VEIL-1927-P.N. COURAGE AWARD 1987, POLITICIAN, PRES. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (FRANCE)
LINDA ANN SIMON-1948-AIRLINE CAPTAIN
TILLIE EHRLICH LEWIN (1901-?), LEADING INDUSTRIALIST, "TOMATO QUEEN"
14
MAUREEN O'CONNOR-1946-FORMER MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO
POLLY BERGEN-1930-ACTRESS, BEAUTY EXECUTIVE
EMMELINE G. PARKHURST (1858-1929), SUFFRAGIST AND STATESWOMAN; FOUNDED WOMEN'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNION
15
MOTHER CABRINI (SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER) (1850-1917), RELIGIOUS WORKER. FIRST U. S. CITIZEN TO BE CANONIZED (1946).
LINDA RONSTADT-1946-SINGER, SONGWRITER
DOROTHY FIELDS (1905-74), LYRICIST, COMPOSER
MAGGIE MITCHELL WALKER (1867-1934), FIRST WOMAN BANK DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPIST
16
GINGER ROGERS-1911-DANCER, ACTRESS
BARBARA STANWYCK-1907-1989-ACTRESS
MARGARET COURT-1942-TENNIS STAR
MARY BAKER EDDY (1821-1910), RELIGIOUS LEADER. FOUNDER CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MOVEMENT.
IDA WELLS-BARNETT (1862-1931), HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER, EDUCATOR. HELPED FOUND NAACP; FOUNDED NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE. FIRST NEGRO WOMAN SUFFRAGE ORGANIZATION.
17
PHYLLIS DILLER, 1917-COMEDIENNE, ACTRESS, ENTRPRENEUR. LLA, 1990.
ELEANOR STEBER-1914-OPERA SINGER
18
TENLEY ALBRIGHT-1935-OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATER
HUME CRONYN-ACTOR-1911
HARRIETT HILLIARD NELSON-1914-SINGER, ACTRESS
19
RACHEL ROBINSON-1922-SOCIAL ACTIVIST, HUMANITARIAN, PSYCHIATRIC NURSE. LIVING LEGACY AWARD-1988. WIDOW OF JACKIE ROBINSON.
ROSALYN YALOW-1921-MEDICAL PHYSICIST
VIKKI CARR-1942-SINGER
20
MARIE-MADELEINE FOURCADE (BORN 1910-DIED THIS DATE, 1989) LEADER, COMMANDER, FRENCH RESISTANCE, WWII. ONLY WOMAN HEAD OF ALLIANCE NETWORK.
DIANA RIGG-1938-ACTRESS
LOLA ALBRIGHT-1925-ACTRESS
BARBARA MIKULSKI-1936-US SENATOR
SALLY ANNE HOWES-1930-SINGER, ACTRESS
21
HENRIETTA MARIE MORSE KING (1832-1925) CATTLEWOMAN, RANCH OWNER. RANKING RANCH (TEXAS). BUILT RANCH TO SIZE DELAWARE BY 1925.
KAYE STEVENS-1935-ACTRESS
KAY STARR-1922-SINGER
22
ROSE KENNEDY-1890-MATRIARCH OF A POLITICAL AND SERVICE ORIENTED DYNASTY TRIBUTE TO MOTHERHOOD, 1990 LIVING LEGACY AWARDS
EMMA LAZARUS (1849-1887) POET, ESSAYIST. BEST KNOWN FOR "THE NEW COLOSSUS", ENGRAVED ON THE PEDESTAL OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. SPOKESPERSON FOR JUDAISM.
LICIA ALBANESE-1913-OPERA SINGER
MARGARET WHITING-1924-SINGER, BIG BAND ERA
23
GLORIA DeHAVEN-1925-ACTRESS
24
BELLA ABZUG-1920-WRITER, FEMINIST
RUTH BUZZI-1936-COMEDIENNE, ACTRESS
LYNDA CARTER-1951-ACTRESS, "WONDERWOMAN"
AMELIA EARHART-(1897-1937 ?) AVIATRIX, FIRST WOMAN TO SOLO THE ATLANTIC AND HAWAII TO CALIFORNIA. MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED-1937.
25
"DR. JAMES BARRY"-(1795-1865)-SURGEON GENERAL OF BRITISH ARMY, DISGUISED AS A MAN, NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL HER DEATH--KNOW BY ALL THE TROOPS AS A "MAN'S
MAN"
MOLLY BENNETT AIKEN-1944-FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATOR. FOUNDED "RIDING FOR THE HANDICAPPED"
26
DOROTHY HAMILL-1956-OLYMPIC CHAMPION ICE SKATER
GRACIE ALLEN-(1906-1964)-COMMEDIENNE
PEARL BUCK-(1892-91973)-PRIZE WINNING NOVELIST.
27
AGNES YARNALL (1904-1989) SCULPTOR, ARTIST, AUTHOR. LAA, 1987
"QUEEN MOTHER" AUDLEY MOORE-1898-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, HUMANITARIAN
CHARLOTTE CORDAY-(1768-1793)-FRENCH PATRIOT
28
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS-1929-1994 FORMER US FIRST LADY. EDITOR.
MARY JANE ODELL-1923-SECRETARY OF STATE, IOWA
SALLY STRUTHERS-1948-ACTRESS
29
ELIZABETH HANFORD DOLE-1936-FORMER AMBASSADOR TO UN, FORMER U.S. SECRETATY OF TRANSPORATION, CURRENTLY, U.S. SECRETARY OF LABOR
DOVIE HUDSON-1914-COMMUNITY ACTIVIST IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
NANCY KASSENBAUM-?-US SENATOR
30
PATRICIA SCHROEDER-1940-CONGRESSWOMAN-COLORADO, RAN FOR US PRESIDENCY, 1988.
EMILY JANE BRONTE-(1818-1848)-NOVELIST, POET
31
EVONNE GOOLAGONG-1951-TENNIS CHAMPION, AUSTRALIA.
LUCY KILLEA-1922-ASSEMBLYWOMAN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AUGUST BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
MARIA MITCHELL (1818-1889) AMERICA'S FIRST WOMAN ASTRONOMER. FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. EDUCATOR.
YVONNE DeCARLO-1924-ACTRESS
2
MYRNA LOY-1905-1993 ACTRESS
KITTY CARLISLE-1915-SINGER, ACTRESS, ARTS COMMISSIONER
PHYLLIS JAMES (P.D. JAMES)-1920-MYSTERY WRITER
JEWELL JACKSON McCABE-1945-ACTIVIST. PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COALTION OF 100 BLACK WOMEN
BEATRICE STRAIGHT-1918-ACTRESS
3
SALLY BENSON (1899-1966) NOVELIST
DOLORES DEL RIO-1908-SILENT SCREEN ACTRESS
4
5
SISTER VINCE OTTO-1932-MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVIST. LLA 1985.
MARY BEARD (1876-1958) HISTORIAN. CHAMPIONED WOMEN'S CAUSES. WRITER.
6
LUCILLE BALL (1911-1989) ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE, PRODUCER, BELOVED ENTERTAINER
HELEN HULL JACOBS-1908-CHAMPION TENNIS PLAYER, WRITER
CLARA BOW (1905-1965) SILENT SCREEN ACTRESS. THE "IT" GIRL OF 1920'S FILMS.
CATHERINE BEECHER (1800-1878) EDUCATOR. CHAMPIONED HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN
7
HELEN CALDICOTT-1938-PHYSICIAN, PEACE ACTIVIST. JEHAN SADAT PEACE AWARD, 1987
BILLIE BURKE (1885-1970-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE
TAYLOR CALDWELL-1900-NOVELIST
ANN BEATTIE-1947-WRITER
8
JOSEPHINE HOLT BAY-1900-STOCKBROKER, FIRST WOMAN TO HEAD FIRM ON NY STOCK
EXCHANGE
ESTHER HOBART MORRIS (1814-?) SUFFRAGIST, ANTI-SLAVERY ACTIVIST. PERSUADED WYOMING TO ENACT LAW GRANTING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE (1869). FIRST
WOMAN TO HOLD JUDICIAL OFFICE IN MODERN WORLD. HONORED, NATIONAL STATUARY HALL, US CAPITOL.
SYLVIA SIDNEY-1910-ACTRESS
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS-????-WRITER, "THE YEARLING"
9
MELANIE GRIFFITH-1957-ACTRESS
10
HILDA DOOLITTLE (1886-1961) POET, PROMINENT MEMBER OF IMAGIST MOVEMENT
RHONDA FLEMING-1923-ACTRESS
PEPSI NUNES-1952-MARINE BIOLOGIST
11
ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN-1941-POLITICIAN, LAWYER, US REPRESENTATIVE
ARLENE DAHL-ACTRESS, MODEL, BEAUTY COLUMNIST
12
JANE WYATT-1910-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN, PHILANTHROPIST. LLA HONOREE, 1985
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART-????-WRITER
13
LUCY STONE (1818-1893) FEMINIST. FOUNDED AMERICAN WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ASSN., ORGANIZED WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION. (FIRST KNOWN WOMAN TO KEEP HER OWN
NAME AFTER MARRIAGE).
ANN ARMSTRONG DAILEY-1940-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR CHILDREN'S HOSPICE INTERNATIONAL. LLA, 1990.
JACQUEINE BISSETT-1946-ACTRESS
14
LINDA ELLERBEE-1944-TV JOURNALIST, PRODUCER
NIARA SUDARKASA (GLORIA MARSHALL CLARK)-1938-EDUCATOR, FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF LINCOLN COLLEGE.
DANIELE STEEL-1947-AUTHOR
MARYLYN ROBERTS-1931-LIBRARIAN, FOUNDING MEMBER WIC
15
JULIA CHILD-1912-CHEF, AUTHOR, TELEVISION PERSONALITY
EDNA FERBER (1885-1968) AUTHOR, PLAYWRIGHT
MAXINE WATERS-1936-POLITICIAN. CALIFORNIA SENATOR. HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE.
SIGNE HASSO-1910-ACTRESS
WENDY HILLER-1912-ACTRESS
ROSE MARIE-1925-COMEDIC ACTRESS
JANICE RULE-1931-ACTRESS
16
NADIA BOULANGER (1887-1979) CONDUCTOR, MUSIC EDUCATOR. FIRST WOMAN TO CONDUCT BOSTON SYMPHONY AND NY PHILHARMONIC
ETHEL BARRYMORE (1879-1959) CLASSIC FILM AND STAGE ACTRESS
ANN BLYTH-1928-ACTRESS
LESLIE ANN WARREN-1941-ACTRESS
17
BARBARA HECK (BORN 1734-DIED THIS DATE, 1804) RELIGIOUS LEADER. ORGANIZED FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN US, 1765. CALLED MOTHER OF METHODISM.
HAZEL BISHOP-1906-CHEMIST, COSMETICS MANUFACTURER
MAUREEN O'HARA-1921-ACTRESS
MAUREEN CONNALLY (1934-69 CHAMPION TENNIS PLAYER
JEAN R. ADAMS-1928-ENTOMOLOGIST
ELEANOR STEBER-1916-OPERA SINGER
18
ROSALYNN CARTER-1927-FORMER US FIRST LADY. MENTAL HEALTH AND E.R.A. ADVOCATE
SHELLEY WINTERS-1922-ACTRESS
VIRGINIA DARE (1587-?) FIRST CHILD BORN IN U.S. TO ENGLISH PARENTS
19
JANE BLALOCK-1945-CHAMPION GOLFER
COCO CHANEL (1883-1971) FASHION DESIGNER
JILL St. JOHN-1940-ACTRESS
COUNTESSE DuBARRY [MARIE JEANNE BECU] (1743-1793)-MISTRESS OF LOUIS XIV.
20
CONNIE CHUNG-1946-NATIONAL NEWSANCHOR-NBC
CARLA FRACCI-1936-BALLERINA
ELIZABETH ASHLEY-1941-ACTRESS
21
ANA ISABEL ANDERSON-IMBERT-1940-PHYSICIAN, RHEUMATOLOGIST
22
VALERIE HARPER-1940-ACTRESS
THEONI VACHLIOTIS ALDREDGE-1932-AWARD WINNING COSTUME DESIGNER
23
NORAH ELLEN O'NEILL-1949-AIRLINE PILOT-FLYING TIGERS
SHELLEY LONG-1949-ACTRESS
BARBARA EDEN-1934-ACTRESS
VERA MILES-1930-ACTRESS, SINGER, DANCER
24
KAREN KESKULLA UHLENBECK-1942-MATHEMETICIAN, EDUCATOR
ANITA V. FIGUEREDO-1916-PHYSICIAN, HUMANITARIAN. LLA-1986
25
ALTHEA GIBSON-1927-TENNIS CHAMPION. FIRST BLACK PLAYER TO WIN A MAJOR
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
RUBY KEELER-1909-DANCER, ACTRESS
26
GERALDINE FERRARO-1935-POLITICIAN. US VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, 1984
PEGGY GUGGENHEIM (1898-1979) ART PATRON AND COLLECTOR
27
MARTHA RAYE-1916-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN
CATHERINE MARSHALL-1914-EDITOR AMD WRITER
ANTONIA FRASER-1932-BIOGRAPHER
28
ELIZABETH BAYLEY SETON (1774-1821) RELIGEOUS. FOUNDER, AMERICAN SISTERS OF CHARITY. CANNONIZED IN 1975-AMERICA'S FIRST SAINT. EDUCATOR. HUMANITARIAN.
29
JEHAN SADAT-1933-FORMER FIRST LADY OF EGYPT. EDUCATOR. AUTHOR. PEACE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE. LLA-1984. HON. PRES., WOMEN'S INT'L CENTER.
INGRID BERGMAN-(1915-1982)INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
WYOMIA TYROS-1945-OLYMPIC ATHLETE. FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO WIN GOLD MEDAL IN 100 METER RUN.
OLIVE ANN BEECH-1903-AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE
ISABEL SANFORD-1917-ACTRESS
30
RUTH WESTERHEIMER (DR. RUTH)-1928-SEX THERAPIST, AUTHOR, LECTURER, TV PERSONALITY. LLA, 1988.
CARRIE SAXON PERRY-1931-POLITICIAN. FIRST BLACK MAYOR OF A MAJOR AMERICAN CITY--HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
SHIRLEY BOOTH-1907-ACTRESS
J0AN BLONDELL (1909-1979) ACTRESS
31
MARIA MONTESSORI (1870-1952) PHYSICIAN, EDUCATOR. FIRST WOMAN MEDICAL DOCTOR IN ITALY. DEDICATED HER LIFE TO CHILDREN'S EDUCATION--MONTESSORI SYSTEM.
MARVA NETTLES COLLINS-1936-EDUCATOR. ESTABLISHED WEST SIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN HER HOUSE TO DEVELOP EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOR MINORITY
CHILDREN.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
LILY TOMLIN-1939-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE, FILM PRODUCER
ELIZABETH "LIZ" CARPENTER-1920-JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, ERA LEADER
2
MARGE CHAMPION-1923-DANCER, ACTRESS
3
MARGURITE HIGGINS (1920-69) JOURNALIST. ONLY WOMAN CORRESPONDENT AT KOREAN FRONT
SARAH ORNE JEWETT (1848-1909) NOVELIST.
ANNE JACKSON-1936-ACTRESS
EILEEN BRENNAN-1935-ACTRESS
4
DAWN FRASER-1937-OLYMPIC SWIMMER
MITZI GAYNOR-1931-ACTRESS, DANCER
5
SARAH EMMA EVELYN EDMONDS [A.K.A. FRANK THOMPSON] (DIED THIS DATE 1898). SERVED AS A UNION ARMY SOLDIER, DISGUISED AS A MAN.
RAQUEL WELCH-1940-ACTRESS
6
JANE ADDAMS (1869-35) SOCIAL REFORMER, PEACE ACTIVIST, WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST. FOUNDED, HULL HOUSE
JANE CURTIN-1947-ACTRESS
LISA THORSEN-1957-SINGER, ACTRESS, CHAMPION FOR DISABILITY ACCESS
7
JEAN BLACKWELL HUTSON-1914-CURATOR, LIBRARIAN, ADMINISTRATOR. GUIDING HAND FOR SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE.
ELIZABETH I (1533-1603) QUEEN OF ENGLAND, 1558-1603
8
9
SARA O'MEARA SIGHOLTZ-CO-FOUNDER, CHILDHELP USA, HUMANITARIAN. LLA, 1989
SARAH SNELL HARDER-1937-UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATOR, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST. NAT'L PRESIDENT AAUW
SONIA SANCHEZ-1934-WRITER, SPECIALIZING IN URBAN BLACK LANGUAGE
10
JUDITH BANISTER-1943-US GOV'T DEMOGRAPHER, BUREAU OF CENSUS
YMA SUMAC-1927-SINGER
11
LOLA FALANA-1946-SINGER
12
IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE (1897-1956) PHYSICIST. DISCOVER OF ARTIFICIAL RADIOACTIVITY.
CATHERINE KUNSTANTINO BRESHKOVSKY (?-DIED THIS DATE, 1934) MOTHER OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
LINDA GRAY-1940-ACTRESS
13
14
MARGARET SANGER (1879-1966) LEADING CRUSADER IN US FOR BIRTH CONTROL. OPENED FIRST CLINIC WHICH LATER BECAME PLANNED PARENTHOOD
ZOE CALDWELL-1933-ACTRESS, DIRECTOR
CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY-1921-SENIOR JUDGE, POLITICIAN. FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE.
15
DAME AGATHA CHRISTIE (1890-1976) MYSTERY WRITER, PLAYWRIGHT
MARGARET LOCKWOOD-1916-ACTRESS
16
KAREN HORNEY (1885-52) PSYCHOANALYST, WRITER. CO-FOUNDER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS
LAUREN BACALL-1924-ACTRESS
JANIS PAIGE-1922-ACTRESS
17
ANNE BANCROFT-1931-ACTRESS, PRODUCER
MARY STEWART-1916-NOVELIST
DOROTHY LOUDON-1946-ACTRESS
18
CLAUDETTE COLBERT-1905-ACTRESS
GRETA GARBO-1905-1990-ACTRESS. FAMED RECLUSE.
19
20
SOPHIA LOREN-1934-ACTRESS
ANNE MEARA-1929-ACTRESS
21
22
MARTHA SCOTT-1914-ACTRESS, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
23
CAROLE LOMBARD (1909-1942) ACTRESS, BEST KNOWN FOR HER "SCREWBALL" FILMS
CYD CHARISSE-1930-DANCER, ACTRESS
24
BARBARA BRILLIANT-1935-TELEVISION HOST, PRODUCER
25
BARBARA WALTERS-1931-JOURNALIST, INTERVIEWER
JULIET PROWSE-1937-DANCER, ACTRESS
26
MARY BETH HURT-1948-ACTRESS
JUDITH P. APPELBAUM-1939-MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER EDITOR, EDUCATOR
27
JAYNE MEADOWS-1920-ACTRESS
ROSA LEWIS. (1867-1952) HOTELKEEPER. CELEBRATED SOCIETY CATERER AMD OWNER OF CAVANDISH HOTEL-ENGLAND.
KATHY WHITWORTH-1939-GOLFER
SADA THOMPSON-1929-ACTRESS
28
FRANCES WILLARD (1839-98) TEMPERANCE LEADER, SOCIAL ACTIVIST, HELPED FOUND ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN. FIRST WOMAN TO BE HONORED IN THE
HALL OF STARUARY, US CAPITOL.
29
GREER GARSON-1908-ACTRESS, PHILANTHROPIST, HUMANITARIAN. LLA, 1989
ELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL (1810-1865) ENGLISH NOVELIST
MADELINE KAHN-1942-ACTRESS
LIZABETH SCOTT-1922-ACTRESS
30
ANGIE DICKINSON-1931-ACTRESS, SOCIAL ACTIVIST
DEBORAH KERR-1921-ACTRESS
OCTOBER BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
JULIE ANDREWS-1935-SINGER, ACTRESS, SOCIAL ACTIVIST FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
ANNIE BESANT (1847-1933) SOCIAL REFORMER, THEOSOPHIST, INDIAN INDEPENDENCE LEADER
STELLA STEVENS-1936-ACTRESS
FAITH BALDWIN (1893-1978)-NOVELIST
2
3
JOSEPHINE "MAMA JO" RILEY MATTHEWS-1897-FAMED MIDWIFE IN RURAL SOUTH CAROLINA, HAS DELIVERED THOUSANDS OF BABIES.
ANGELES ALVARINO DeLEIRA-1916-BIOLOGIST, OCEANOGRAPHER, WRITER
GERTRUGE BERG (1899-1966) COMEDIC ACTRESS
4
HATTIE McDANIEL (1895-1952) ACTRESS. FIRST BLACK TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD.
PATTI LaBELLE-1944-SINGER
5
GLYNIS JOHNS-1923-ACTRESS
YVONNE BRAITWAITE BURKE-1932-LAWYER, CONGRESSWOMAN, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
AUTHERINE LUCY-1929-FIRST BLACK STUDENT TO ENROLL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT TUSCALOOSA, BREAKING COLOR BARRIER
6
GLORIA LANE-1932-EDUCATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, AUTHOR. FOUNDER, WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CENTER AND LIVING LEGACY AWARDS
ANNE BASHKIROFF-ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ACTIVIST-LLA 1987
SHANA ALEXANDER-1925-JOURNALIST, AUTHOR
JANET GAYNOR-1906-ACTRESS
STEPHANIE ZIMBALIST-1956-ACTRESS
7
JUNE ALLYSON-1923-ACTRESS
SPRING BYINGTON (1893-1971) ACTRESS
8
SIGOURNEY WEAVER-1949-ACTRESS
9
AIMEE SEMPLE McPHERSON (1890-1944) RELIGIOUS LEADER. MOST FAMOUS EVANGELIST OF HER DAY. FOUNDED INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF THE FOURSQUARE GOSPEL, BUILT
ANGELUS TEMPLE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
HARRIET HOSMER (1830-1908) SCULPTOR
HELENE DEUTSCH [Nee ROSENBACH] (1884-?) PSYCHOANALYST. GRANDE DAME OF BOSTON PSYCHOANALYSTS.
10
HELEN HAYES-1900-ACTRESS-"FIRST LADY OF THE AMERICAN THEATER", HUMANITAIAN,
LLA, 1985
PRICILLA L. WILLIAMS (1897-1987) SOCIAL ACTIVIST, HUMANITARIAN
TANYA TUCKER-1958-SINGER
11
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962) WOMEN AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST-"FIRST LADY
OF THE WORLD". UN DELGATE, CHAIR COMMISSION ON HUMAN TIGHTS. TRIBUTE TO
GREATNESS, LLA, 1986.
12
JEAN NIDETCH-1923-NUTRITIONIST. FOUNDED "WEIGHT WATCHERS"
13
LADY JANE GREY (1537-1554) QUEEN OF ENGLAND FOR 9 DAYS
LARAINE DAY-1920-ACTRESS
14
HANNAH ARENDT (1906-1975) POLITICAL SCIENTIST, PHILOSOPHER, WRITER
LILLIAN GISH (1896-?) EARLY FILM ACTRESS
15
HELEN HUNT JACKSON (1830-85) NOVELIST, POET, ESSAYIST. INDIAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST.
16
SARAH WINNEMUCCA (c. 1844-DIED THIS DATE, 1891) INDIAN SCOUT
ANGELA LANSBURY-1925-ACTRESS
LORRAINE SWEENY-1925-COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST. BD. MEM. WIC
SUZANNE SOMERS-1946-ACTRESS, ENTERTAINER
17
MILDRED KNOPF-1898-1991 CIVIC CONTRIBUTOR, COOKBOOK WRITER. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1990=presented by ANGELA LANSBURY
RITA HAYWORTH (1918-1987) ACTRESS, DANCER, SINGER
JEAN ARTHUR-1905-ACTRESS
PRICILLA LANFORD BUCKLY-1921-EDITOR, COLUMNIST-NATIONAL REVIEW
18
MELINA MERCOURI-1925-ACTRESS, FORMER GREEK CULTURAL MINISTER, ILA-LLA 1991
FANNIE HURST (1889-1968)-NOVELIST
ISABEL E. ALLEN-1948-BIOSTATICIAN
19
ANNIE S. PECK (1850-1935) MOUNTAIN CLIMBER, EXPLORER AND DIPLOMAT
JOHNETTA BETSCH COLE-1936-EDUCATOR. PRESIDENT, SPELLMAN COLLEGE,
GEORGIA MONTGOMERY DAVIS POWERS-POLITICIAN. FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO KENTUCKY SENATE
20
ARLENE FRANCIS-1908-ACTRESS, TELEVISION PERSONALITY
21
RAMABAI DONGRE' MEDHAVI (1858-1922) SOCIAL REFORMER. SAVED THOUSANDS OF SONLESS WIDOWS IN INDIA.
URSULA LeGUIN-1929-WRITER
22
HENRIETTE WYETH-1907-ARTIST. OFTEN CALLED "FIRST LADY OF AMERICAN ART". LLA 1990=PRESENTED BY HELEN HAYES
SARAH BERNHARDT (1844-1923) CLASSIC ACTRESS
JOAN FONTAINE-1917-ACTRESS
CATHERINE DENEUVE-1943-ACTRESS, MODEL
23
GERTRUDE EDERLE-1906-FIRST WOMAN TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
SARAH HALE (1788-1879) RELIGIOUS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE. FOUNDED SEAMAN'S AID SOCIETY OF BOSTON, 1833.
24
BELVA BENNETT LOCKWOOD (1830-1917) ATTORNEY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CRUSADER. CAUSED US CONGRESS TO ALLOW WOMEN ATTORNEYS TO PLEAD BEFORE US SUPREME
COURT. FIRST WOMAN TO DO SO. CAUSED EQUAL PAY TO WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT.
25
HELEN REDDY-1941-SINGER, SONGWRITER-"I AM WOMAN"
MINNIE PEARL-1912-COMEDIENNE
MARION ROSS-1928-ACTRESS
26
GEORGETTE AMOWITZ-1929-CHOREOGRAPHER, EDUCATOR
JACLYN SMITH-1948-ACTRESS
27
MARLENE DIETRICH-1901-ACTRESS, ENTERTAINER
NANETTE FABRAY-1920-SINGER, ACTRESS, ADVOCATE F0R THE DEAF
RUBY DEE-1927-ACTRESS, DANCER
THERESA WRIGHT-1918-ACTRESS
28
JANE ALEXANDER-1939-ACTRESS, PRODUCER, WRITER, PEACE ACTIVIST. JEHAN SADAT PEACE AWARD, LIVING LEGACY AWARDS, 1988
29
FANNY BRICE (1891-1951) SINGER, COMEDIENNE, RADIO STAR IN THE 30'S
MAHALIA JACKSON (1911-1964) FAMED GOSPEL SINGER
KATE JACKSON-1948-ACTRESS
30
RUTH GORDON (1896-1988) ACTRESS, AUTHOR, SCREENWRITER
RUTH HUSSEY-1917-ACTRESS
GRACE SLICK-1939-ACTRESS
31
JULIETTE GORDON LOW (1860-1927) ACTIVIST. FOUNDER, GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA
JANE PAULEY-1950-TELEVISION JOURNALIST
BARBARA BEL GEDDES-1922-ACTRESS
DALE EVANS-1912-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN
NOVEMBER BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
BARBARA BOSSON-1939-ACTRESS
BETSY PALMER-1929-ACTRESS
2
ROSE ELIZABETH BIRD-1936-JUDGE, ATTORNEY, FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE, CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
SHERE HITE-1942-AUTHOR, CULTURAL HISTORIAN-"THE HITE REPORT"
ANN RUTHERFORD-1920-ACTRESS
MARIE ANTOINETTE (1755-1795) AUSTRIAN QUEEN CONSORT OF LOUIS XVI OF FRANCE
3
MARGARET MITCHELL (1900-1949) NOVELIST-"GONE WITH THE WIND"
4
LORETTA SWIT-1937-ACTRESS
5
IRENE DUNNE-1904-ACTRESS
ELKE SOMMERS-1940-ACTRESS
6
SALLY FIELD-1946-ACTRESS
7
MARIE CURIE (1867-1934) SCIENTIST, RESEARCHER. WITH HUSBAND, PIERRE CURIE, DISCOVERED URANIUM WAS SOURCE OF RADIOACTIVITY. LATER, SHE DISCOVERED
POLONIUM. TWICE NOBEL PRIZE WINNER. TRIBUTE TO GREATNESS, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1989.
JOAN SUTHERLAND-1926-OPERA SINGER
ALEXA CANADY-1950-FIRST BLACK WOMAN NEURO-SURGEON. EDUCATOR
8
ROBERTA HAZARD-1934-ADMIRAL, USN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL, DEDICATED TO IMPROVING WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY IN THE MILITARTY. LLA, 1990
KATHARINE HEPBURN-1909-ACTRESS
ESTHER ROLLE-1933-ACTRESS
DOROTHY DAY (1897-?) HUMANITARIAN, WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATE. FOUNDER, CATHOLIC WORKERS MOVEMENT
9
FLORENCE SABIN (1871-?) SCIENTIST. FIRST WOMAN TO GRADUATE FROM JOHNS HOPKINS, FIRST WOMAN FULL PROFESSOR IN MEDICAL COLLEGE, FIRST WOMAN LIFETIME MEMBER OF ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. HONORED IN HALL OF STATUARY, US CAPITOL.
HEDY LAMARR-1913-ACTRESS
MARY TRAVERS-1936-SINGER (PETER, PAUL AND MARY)
10
CARMEN MIRANDA (1913-1955) SINGER, ACTRESS. KNOWN FOR COLORFUL HEADWEAR WHEN PERFORMING.
DONNA FARGO-1946-SINGER
11
ABIGAIL ADAMS (1744-1818) FORMER US FIRST LADY, AUTHOR
DAISY BATES-1914-PUBLISHER, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST. ESTABLISHED ARKANSAS STATE PRESS. HEAD OF ARKANSAS NAACP FOR MANY YEARS.
ERNESTINE ANDERSON-1928-JAZZ VOCALIST
VERONICA LAKE (1919-1973) ACTRESS
BARBARA BOXER-1940-CONGRESSWOMAN, CALIFORNIA
MAUD ADAMS (1872-1953) ACTRESS
12
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (1815-1902) WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST. ORGANIZED FIRST WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION IN US, CO-FOUNDED WORKING WOMEN'S ASSOC. AND
NAT'L WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSN. (WITH SUSAN B. ANTHONY).
NADIA COMANCI-1961-OLYMPIC GYMNAST
STEFANIE POWERS-1943-ACTRESS, ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
KIM HUNTER-1922-ACTRESS
JO STAFFORD-1918-SINGER
13
HERMIONE BADDERLEY-1906-ACTRESS
14
CLAUDIA JANE ARCHIBALD-1931-PARAPSYCHOLOGIST
CLARA FASANO-1900-SCULPTOR
15
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986) PAINTER, SCULPTOR, INNOVATOR
PETULA CLARK-1934-SINGER, ACTRESS
16
ALICE ADAMS-1930-SCULPTOR
17
GRACE ABBOTT (1878-1939) SOCIAL WORK. FOUGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOR
WINSON HUDSON-1916-COMMUNITY ACTIVIST IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
LAUREN HUTTON-1943-ACTRESS
LIBBY NEWMAN-1925-PAINTER, PRINTMAKER, CURATOR
18
DOROTHY DIX (ELIZABETH GILMER) (1887-1951) JOURNALIST. FOR 55 YEARS, WROTE "ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN"
DOROTHY COLLINS-1926-SINGER
MARGARET E. ATWOOD-1939-AUTHOR, POET
JUNE HAVOC-1916-ACTRESS
BRENDA VACCARO-1939-ACTRESS
19
JEANE KIRKPATRICK-1926-POLITICAL SCIENTIST, U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, FORMER UN DELEGATE
INDIRA GANDHI (1917-1987) POLITICIAN. PRIME MINISTER-INDIA, 1966-77.
20
JUDY WOODRUFF-1925-NEWS ANALYST AND COMMENTATOR
21
MARLO THOMAS-1943-ACTRESS, CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITER AND ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN
GOLDIE HAWN-1945-ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE, PRODUCER
HENRIETTA (HETTY) GREEN (1834-1916) FINANCIER. AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH, RICHEST WOMAN IN US, KNOWN AS "THE WITCH OF WALL STREET".
22
GEORGE ELIOT (1819-1880) NOVELIST
BILLIE JEAN KING-1943-ATHLETE. TENNIS CHAMPION, ACTIVIST AND ACCOMPLISHER FOR EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN TENNIS AND OTHER SPORTS PROFESSIONALS. LIVING
LEGACY AWARD, 1985.
23
RITA ROSSI COLWELL-1934-OCEANOGRAPHER
24
GERALDINE FITZGERALD-1914-ACTRESS
LILLI LEHMANN (1848-1929) OPERA SINGER
FRANCES BURNETT (1849-1924) NOVELIST
25
HELEN DOUGLAS [Nee GAHAGAN]-1900-POLITICIAN, ACTRESS. RAN AGAINST RICHARD NIXON FOR CALIFORNIA SENATE SEAT
26
SARAH GRIMKE (1792-1873) REFORMER, ABOLITIONIST
SOJOURNER TRUTH (c. 1797-DIED THIS DATE, 1883) ABOLITIONIST, REFORMER
FRANCOISE GILOT-1921-PAINTER, DESIGNER, AUTHOR. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1984.
ELIZABETH E. BAILEY-1938-UNIVERSITY DEAN, CARNEGIE MELLON
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TERRI R. ADAMS-1957-EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION DIRECTOR. HEADED TEACHER IN SPACE PROGRAM, FOREIGN STUDENT EXCHANGE
FRANCES SWEM ANDERSON-1913-NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST
28
HELEN KINNEY COPLEY-1922-NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER
PHYLLIS JENKINS-1923-LITERARY AND THEATRICAL AGENT. COMMUNITY ACTIVIST.
NANCY MITFORD (1904-1973) NOVELIST, BIOGRAPHER, EDITOR
29
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (1832-1888) NOVELIST-"LITTLE WOMEN"
MADELEINE L'ENGLE-1918-WRITER
30
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM-1924-POLITICIAN, TEACHER. CANDIDATE FOR US PRESIDENT, 1972
VIRGINIA MAYO-1920-ACTRESS
DECEMBER BIRTHDATE CALENDAR
1
MARY MARTIN-1913-1991-ACTRESS, SINGER-"PETER PAN"
BETTE MIDLER-1945-SINGER, ACTRESS, COMEDIENNE. KNOWN AS THE "DEVINE MISS M."
2
TRACY AUSTIN-1962-CHAMPION TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
JULIE HARRIS-1925-ACTRESS
3
ELLEN SWALLOW RICHARD (1842-1911) SCIENTIST, EDUCATOR. FOUNDER CONCEPT OF HOME ECONOMICS. FIRSTS: MEMBER OF GRADUATING CLASS AT VASSAR; AMERICAN
WOMAN TO ATTEND A SCIENTIFIC COLLEGE (MIT); STUDENT TO EARN A DOCTORATE IN CHEMESTRY; WOMAN TO TEACH AT MIT, WHERE SHE CREATED FIRST WOMAN'S
SCIENCE LABORATORY; EFFECTIVE ECOLOGIST.
MARIA CALLAS (1923-77) OPERA SINGER
4
DEANNA DURBIN-1922-SINGER, POPULAR TEEN ACTRESS OF THE 30'S
JOANNE BATTISTE-1932-ARTIST OF THE PAINTINGS OF WOMEN (HEROINES) EXHIBITED IN 1991 LIVING LEGACY ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR
5
JOAN DIDION-1934-NOVELIST, JOURNALIST
PHILLIS WHEATLEY (c. 1753-DIED THIS DATE, 1784) POET. FIRST IMPORTANT BLACK POET IN AMERICA.
6
EVE CURIE LABOUISSE-1904-AUTHOR, INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT. WROTE MADAM CURIE, WORLD FAMOUS BOOK ABOUT HER MOTHER, MARIE CURIE.
ROSE SCHNEIDERMAN (1884-1972) LABOR LEADER. SECRETARY OF NY STATE DEPT. OF LABOR (1937-44).
7
WILLA CATHER (1876-1947) NOVELIST, FEMINIST, ACTIVIST
HELEN GURLEY BROWN-1917-AUTHOR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, "COSMOPOLITAN" MAGAZINE, OPENED THE DOOR FOR WOMEN TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS
ELLEN STEWART-1919-ACTRESS, THEATER PRODUCER, FOUNDER OF "LA MAMA THEATRE
GROUP"
ELLEN BURSTYN-1932-ACTRESS
MARTHA LAYNE COLLINS-1936-GOVERNOR, TENNESSEE
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PATTI PAGE-SINGER, SONGWRITER. LLA 1991....1927
DOROTHY MAE BALLARD-1916-LABOR UNION REPRESENTATIVE. WORKS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY FOR MINORITY WOMEN.
KIM BASINGER-1954-ACTRESS
9
DINA MERRILL-1925-ACTRESS, PHILANTHROPIST. FUTURE LLA
GRACE MURRAY HOPPER-1906-COMPUTER INNOVATOR, EDUCATOR, US NAVY ADMIRAL. LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1984.
10
SUSAN DEY-1952-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN
EMILY DICKINSON (1830-1886) POET
GLORIA LORING-1946-SINGER, HUMANITARIAN
11
ANNIE JUMP CANNON (1863-1940) ASTRONOMER. FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE AN HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY, 1925.
TERRI GARR-1949-ACTRESS
GRACE PALEY-1922-WRITER
DONNA MILLS-1943-ACTRESS
12
HELEN FRANKENTHALER-1928-PAINTER
CORA LEE JOHNSON-1925-SOCIAL ACTIVIST FOR RURAL POOR
HERMIONE GINGOLD-1897-ACTRESS
CONNIE FRANCIS-1938-SINGER, ACTRESS
DIONNE WARWICK-1941-SINGER
13
14
MARGARET CHASE SMITH-?-POLITICIAN, WRITER, FORMER US SENATOR
LEE REMICK-1935- 1991-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN. LLA 1990
PATTY DUKE-1946-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN, WRITER. WORKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CAUSES
SHIRLEY JACKSOM (1919-1965) NOVELIST, NOTED FOR TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL.
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16
MARGARET MEAD (1901-1978) INTERNATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGIST. WRITER, TEACHER. TRIBUTE TO GREATNESS, LLA, 1988
JANE AUSTIN (1775-1817) NOVELIST
LIV ULLMAN-1939-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN
LESLEY STAHL-1941-NEWS ANALYST, REPORTER, TELEVISION PERSONALITY
CATHERINE OF ARAGON (1485-1536) SPANISH PRINCESS. FIRST WIFE OF HENRY VIII OF ENGLAND
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18
GLADYS COOPER (1891-1971) ACTRESS
19
EDITH PIAF-1915-FRENCH TORCH SINGER
MARIA L. SANFORD (1836-?) PIONEER EDUCATOR, WOMEN AND MINORITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST. INNOVATED PTA CONCEPT.
CICILY TYSON-1933-ACTRESS
20
MAUDE GONNE (1865-1953) IRISH NATIONALIST AND PATRIOT. HAILED AS IRISH
"JOAN OF ARC"
HANNA FROMM-?-EDUCATOR FOR OLDER PEOPLE, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST. LLA 1990.
HORTENSE CALISHER-1911-WRITER
DIANNE ARNDT-1939-ARTIST, PHOTOGRAPHER
IRENE DUNNE-1898-ACTRESS
21
HENRIETTA SZOLD (1860-1945) ZIONIST LEADER, HUMANITARIAN. FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF HADASSAH
JANE FONDA-1937-ACTRESS, POLITICAL ACTIVIST, EXERCISE ADVOCATE
ALICA ALONSO-1921-BALLERINA
CHRIS EVERT-1954-TENNIS CHAMPION
22
LADY BIRD JOHNSON (CLAUDIA ALTO)-1912-FORMER US FIRST LADY. ENVIRONMENTALIST AND BEAUTIFICATION ACTIVIST
DIANE SAWYER-1945-INVESTIGATIVE NEWS REPORTER
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24
RUTH CHATTERTON (1893-1961) ACTRESS DURING 20'S AND 30'S
AVA GARDNER-1922-ACTRESS
25
CLARA BARTON (1821-1912) HUMANITARIAN. FOUNDER, AMERICAN RED CROSS
EVANGELINE CORY BOOTH (1865-1950) SOCIAL REFORMER, LEADER IN SALVATION ARMY MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND; COMMANDER OF US SALVATION ARMY, 1904-34.
BARBARA MANDRELL-1948-SINGER, ENTERTAINET
SISSY SPACEK-1949-ACTRESS
26
SUSAN H. BUTCHER-1954-IDIDEROD RACER, DOGSLED DRIVER CHAMPION
27
NORMA RAE BEATTY ASHBY-1935-BROADCASTER, TV-TADIO PRODUCER
28
ANNE LEGENDRE ARMSTRONG-1927-FORMER AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITIAN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
JANET HOUGH BRYANT-1938-AUTHOR, PERFORMING ARTIST, EDUCATOR
MAGGIE SMITH-1934-ACTRESS
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MARY TYLER MOORE-1937-ACTRESS, HUMANITARIAN, DEEPLY INVOLVED FOR CURE OF CHILDREN'S DIABETES PROGRAMS
MADAME DE POMPADOUR (1721-1764) MISTRESS OF LOUIS XV
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SISTER M. LAWRENCE ANTOUIN-1927-COLLEGE PRESIDENT (EMERITIS)
31
ODETTA-1930-FOLK SINGER, POLITICAL ACTIVIST
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG-1946-FASHION DESIGNER
SARAH MILES-1941-ACTRESS
DONNA SUMER-1948-SINGER |
