Women's Birthdays & Milestones
January 1
Betsy Ross b. 1752-created 1st American flag
Ouida b. 1839-writer
1977: US Episcopal Church ordains its 1st woman priest
New Year's Day
Festival of the Sea Queen, Brazil
Day of Mary, Haiti
Quote for the Day
"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood."
~Marie Curie
ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR January
- Women's Global Media Monitoring Project, Media Watch: 408-423-6355, January 18
- Black Women in the Academy: 617-253-8889
- Board on Women and Minorities of American Meteorological Society: 617-227-2426, ext. 206
- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women annual meeting, UN: 212-963-3160
- National Labor Leaders' Conference on Women and HIV/AIDS: 202-466-4615
- Schweppes International Women's Tennis Open, WTA: 813-895-5000
- Women in Higher Education International Conference: 915-747-5142; fax 915-747-5538
- Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities: An International Celebration, Eatonville, FL, featuring music, performers, lectures, workshops: 407-647-3307
Reprinted from The WomanSource Catalog & Review's, "women's perpetual calendar"