Women's Birthdays & Milestones

August 5



Mary Ritter Beard b. 1876-historian, feminist, labor organizer

1884: Cornerstone of Statue of Liberty laid




Quote for the Day

"The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever created by the human mind."

~ Mary Ritter Beard, Women as a Force in History

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ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR AUGUST

Women's Equality Day, commemorates US women's suffrage, 1920: August 26


Reprinted from The WomanSource Catalog & Review's, "women's perpetual calendar"