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  1. Born,1854: Mary Eliza McDowell - reformer: labor, sanitation; "Angel of the Stockyards" http://bit.ly/6CWFAx about 20 hours ago from Facebook
  2. Born,1832: Louisa May Alcott - writer, abolitionist, feminist, best known for the novel Little Women set in the... http://bit.ly/8U8yX6 9:16 PM Nov 28th from Facebook
  3. 1853: Helen Magill White born - educator,1st woman in the United States to earn a Phd, Boston University 1877 http://bit.ly/8ZHhQL 5:48 AM Nov 28th from Facebook
  4. Born, 1957: Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg-lawyer, writer; daughter of President John F. Kennedy http://bit.ly/7whvmY 7:12 PM Nov 27th from Facebook
  5. Born, 1846: Carrie (or Carry) A. Nation - reformer known as the Bar Room Smasher for her protests of drinking by... http://bit.ly/5CzT7Z 12:56 PM Nov 25th from Facebook
  6. Born,1849: Frances Hodgson Burnett- writer, best known for her children's stories, in particular :The Secret... http://bit.ly/5warDG 6:07 PM Nov 24th from Facebook
  7. 1999: Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her intention to run for the US Senate from New York, a first for a First... http://bit.ly/085wI48 4:45 AM Nov 23rd from Facebook
  8. Born,1943: Billie Jean King -tennis player...her victory over Bobby Riggs in 1973 changed the way women were viewed... http://bit.ly/6aGNBm 9:03 PM Nov 21st from Facebook
  9. Born, 1827: Emily Howland- educator, reformer, active in... http://www.facebook.com/per... 5:27 AM Nov 20th from Facebook
  10. Born,1926: Jeane Kirkpatrick - political scientist, first female to hold the position of permanent U.S. ambassador... http://bit.ly/1XO2yK 9:16 PM Nov 18th from Facebook
  11. Born,1945: Wilma Mankiller - chief, Cherokee Nation; activist http://bit.ly/3wezwq 9:31 PM Nov 17th from Facebook
  12. Born,1899:Mary Margaret McBride - journalist, broadcaster,known as First Lady of Radio http://bit.ly/3dmgsX 10:26 PM Nov 15th from Facebook
  13. Born, 1887: Georgia O'Keeffe - painter http://bit.ly/1jEmOu 9:29 PM Nov 14th from Facebook
  14. 1974: Karen Silkwood died (plutonium plant worker, advocate of workers' rights, testified about health and safety... http://bit.ly/FSNNj 9:52 PM Nov 12th from Facebook
  15. Born,1815: Elizabeth Cady Stanton - reformer:"mother" of the Suffrage Movement, wrote the Declaration of Sentiments... http://bit.ly/1h5ICM 7:27 AM Nov 12th from Facebook
  16. Born, 1751: Margaret Corbin - fought in American Revolution http://bit.ly/31hcEP 5:05 AM Nov 12th from Facebook
  17. 1991: Memorial to women who died in Vietnam cleared final authorization step. Happy Veteran's day to all our Vets... http://bit.ly/ugZeC 9:02 PM Nov 10th from Facebook
  18. 1963:Maria Goeppert-Mayer won Nobel Prize for Physics - the first American woman and second woman (after Madame... http://bit.ly/IRBcp 7:22 AM Nov 10th from Facebook
  19. Born,1833:Sally Tompkins-philanthropist, Civil War hospital founder and operator, commissioned a captain in the... http://bit.ly/1nuUDF 4:54 AM Nov 9th from Facebook
  20. Born, 1838: Lizzie Merrill Palmer-philanthropist: founded by bequest the Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan http://bit.ly/3xojZ6 7:25 PM Nov 8th from Facebook