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JULY BIRTHDATE CALENDAR

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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

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IMELDA MARCOS-1931-POLITICIAN; SHOE COLLECTOR, FORMER FIRST LADY OF PHILIPPINES

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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

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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

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ANNA ARNOLD HEDGEMAN-1899-SOCIAL ACTIVIST, POLITICIAN. SERVED IN NEW YORK CITY CABINET

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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

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? 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

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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

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BARBARA CARTLAND-1904-AUTHOR, ROMANCE NOVELIST

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MARY McLEOD BETHUNE (1875-1955), EDUCATOR ADVOCATE, COLLEGE FOUNDER

JEAN KERR-1923-WRITER

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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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.

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PHYLLIS DILLER, 1917-COMEDIENNE, ACTRESS, ENTRPRENEUR. LLA, 1990.

ELEANOR STEBER-1914-OPERA SINGER

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TENLEY ALBRIGHT-1935-OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATER

HUME CRONYN-ACTOR-1911

HARRIETT HILLIARD NELSON-1914-SINGER, ACTRESS

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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

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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

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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

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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

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GLORIA DeHAVEN-1925-ACTRESS

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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.

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"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"

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DOROTHY HAMILL-1956-OLYMPIC CHAMPION ICE SKATER

GRACIE ALLEN-(1906-1964)-COMMEDIENNE

PEARL BUCK-(1892-91973)-PRIZE WINNING NOVELIST.

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AGNES YARNALL (1904-1989) SCULPTOR, ARTIST, AUTHOR. LAA, 1987

"QUEEN MOTHER" AUDLEY MOORE-1898-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, HUMANITARIAN

CHARLOTTE CORDAY-(1768-1793)-FRENCH PATRIOT

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JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS-1929-1994 FORMER US FIRST LADY. EDITOR.

MARY JANE ODELL-1923-SECRETARY OF STATE, IOWA

SALLY STRUTHERS-1948-ACTRESS

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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

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PATRICIA SCHROEDER-1940-CONGRESSWOMAN-COLORADO, RAN FOR US PRESIDENCY, 1988.

EMILY JANE BRONTE-(1818-1848)-NOVELIST, POET

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EVONNE GOOLAGONG-1951-TENNIS CHAMPION, AUSTRALIA.

LUCY KILLEA-1922-ASSEMBLYWOMAN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA