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JANUARY BIRTHDATE CALENDAR

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NANCY LOPEZ-1952-PROFESSIONAL GOLFER

TERRY MOORE-1932-ACTRESS

ROCHELLE S. ABRAMSON-1953-VIOLINIST

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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, HELPED FOUND, 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

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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

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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

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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

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CONSTANCE MOORE-1922-ACTRESS

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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

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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

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ANN SOTHERN-1909-ACTRESS

ROSA PONSELLE (1897-?) OPERA DIVA

MARGARET WHITING (1924) BIG BAND SINGER

LINDA BLAIR-1959-ACTRESS

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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

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VIRGINIA WOOLFE (1882-1941) NOVELIST, PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER, FEMINIST

MILDRED DUNNOCK-1904-ACTRESS

CORAZON AQUINO-1933-PRESIDENT OF PHILIPPINES, SINCE 1986, LIVING LEGACY AWARD, 1991

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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

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INGRID THULIN-1929-ACTRESS

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SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTE [PSEUD. WILLY] (1873-1954),NOVELIST. FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF GONCOURT ACADEMY. OFFICER OF FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR.

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OPRAH WINFREY-1954-ACTRESS, TELEVISION PERSONALITY-HOSTESS, HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE

ANN JILLIAN-1951-ACTRESS, ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH

KATHERINE ROSS-1943-ACTRESS

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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

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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