MARCH BIRTHDATE CALENDAR

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