Women's Birthdays & Milestones

August 25



Malvina Reynolds b. 1900-singer, composer, activist

Ruby Keeler b. 1909-actor, dancer

Althea Gibson b. 1927-tennis champion

Shirley Anne Williams b. 1944-poet, writer, teacher




Quote for the Day

"I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring I will step into the pool."

~ Sojourner Truth

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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"