Women's Birthdays & Milestones
July 9
Ann Radcliffe b. 1764-pioneer author of Gothic romances
Rosa Li b. 1924-Chinese-American industrial contractor
June Jordan b. 1936-feminist, activist, poet
Minette Lenier b. 1945-magician
Quote for the Day
"Women have had the power of naming stolen from us. We have not been free to use our own power to name ourselves, the world, or God."~ Mary Daly
ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR JULY
- Brazen Images Film Festival, Women's Media Project, Austin, TX: 512-472-8230
- Business & Professional Women/ USA Annual Conference: 202-293-1100
- Federally Employed Women annual meeting: 202-898-0994
- Feminist Women's Writing Workshops: P.O. Box 6583, Ithaca, NY 14851
- International Cross-Cultural Black Women's Studies Summer Institute: CUNY, 1150 Carroll St., Brooklyn, NY 11225; fax 718-270-5126
- International Feminist Book Fair: P.O. Box 882554, San Francisco, CA 94188; 415-626-1556
- International Women Playwrights Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia: (61) 8-210-6776
- Mateel Women's Music Festival: P.O. Box 1574, Redway, CA 95560; 707-923-5271
- National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Clubs Annual Convention: 202-483-4206
- National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, Feminist Caucus Summer Conference: 212-721-8259
- National Black Nurses Association annual meeting, end of July, early August:202-392-6870
- National Lesbian & Gay Health Conference, Annual HIV/AIDS Forum: 202-939-7880
- National Women's Political Caucus Convention, every other year: 202-785-1100; 800-729-NWPC
- NOW Annual Conference: 202-331-0066
- Ride 'In for a Cure motorcyclists gathering, fund-raiser for breast cancer, Rochester, NY: 716-768-6054; fax 716-768-8014
Reprinted from The WomanSource Catalog & Review's, "women's perpetual calendar"