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JULY BIRTHDATE CALENDAR1 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
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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
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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
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
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