Women's Birthdays & Milestones
August 6
Florence Goodenough b. 1886-psychologist
Lucille Ball b. 1911-comedian, actor
Abbey Lincoln b. 1930-jazz singer, composer
1926: Gertrude Ederle is 1st woman to swim the English Channel
Quote for the Day
"Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult."~ Charlotte Whitton, Mayor of Ottawa
ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR AUGUST
Women's Equality Day, commemorates US women's suffrage, 1920: August 26
- AIDS/HIV & STDs International Conference, World Health Organization, Switzerland: 41-22-791-2111
- Amercan Sociological Association Committee on the Status of Women & Sex & Gender Section: 202-833-3410
- Birth Gazette Conference: 42, The Farm, Summertown, TN 38483-9626
- Caucus for Women in Statistics: 614-292-2866
- Elderflower Womenspirit Festival: Redwood City, CA, 916-556-4840
- Michigan Womyn's Music Festival: 616-757-4766
- National Coalition of Education Activists annual conference: 914-876-4580
- National Conference of Women's Bar Associations, ABA, annual meeting: 919-482-8202
- Psychology of Women Program, American Psychological Association annual convention: 602-912-5300
- Sociologists for Women in Society: 402-280-2635
- Women Celebrating Our Diversity annual festival: Twin Oaks Community Women's Gathering, Rte. 4, Box 169, Louisa, VA 23093; 703-894-5126
- Women's Herbal Conference, annual international alternative health workshops & herbal emporium: 802-479-9825; 413-625-6875
Reprinted from The WomanSource Catalog & Review's, "women's perpetual calendar"