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Women’s History Month
On this day in…
1898, Swami Vivekananda initiates Margaret Noble (Sister Nivedita) into vow of Brahmacharya, first western woman received into Indian monastic order.
1931, Ida B. Wells died. Born into slavery in Mississippi, she went on to become a prominent journalist, civil rights activist and suffragette who led a campaign exposing lynching in southern states.
1934, Gloria Steinem, women’s rights activist, organizer, and journalist, was born. She was the founding editor of Ms. Magazine, and also helped found National Women’s Political Caucus, the Women’s Action Alliance, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
1939, Toni Cade Bambara was born. She challenged masculinist assumptions in black radical discourse of the Sixties and wrote the short fiction Gorilla, My Love.
1942, Grammy award winning artist Aretha Franklin, also known as the Queen of Soul, was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist.
1949, Lillian E. Fishburne, the first African-American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy, was born.
On March 24 in…
1603, Queen Elizabeth I died. Daughter of Henry VIII and the last of the Tudor monarchs, Elizabeth I ruled England and Ireland from 1558 till her death.
1826, Matilda Joslyn Gage, a suffragist, and women’s rights and Native American rights activist, was born. She was a founding member of the National Woman Suffrage Association.
1912, Dorothy Height, who served over forty years as President of the National Council of Negro Women, was born.
2002, Halle Berry won an Academy Award for her performance in the movie "Monster's Ball" making her the first Black woman to win in the Best Actress category.
On March 23 in…
1857, Fannie Farmer, author of famous cookbook, The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook, was born. The book for the first time included specific ingredient measurements that would become standardized cooking practice.
1884, Florence Ellinwood Allen, the first woman to serve on a state supreme court and one of the first two women to serve as a United States federal judge, was born.
1917, Virginia Woolf establishes the Hogarth Press with her husband, Leonard Woolf.
1924, Bette Nesmith Graham was born. She invented Liquid Paper correction fluid which became an office staple, and later created two foundations to support women’s businesses and art.
2011, Elizabeth Taylor died. She is regarded as the epitome of a film star - for her beauty, glamorous lifestyle and for her acting. She came to fame as a child actress in the film "National Velvet" aged 12 before moving on to adult roles such as "A Place in the Sun" before she was 20. She was nominated for an Oscar 4 years in a row, winning for Butterfield 8 and also for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf". She was the first actress to receive 1 million for her role in "Cleopatra".
Throwback Thursday
I hadn’t realized that it was nine years ago this week that I first met Kim, but these memories popped up today to remind me. I can never thank Todd Carey and live music enough for introducing us.
I love the video of Gabby! The way she weaves around those poles is amazing!