 
Women's Birthdays & Milestones
August 10
Anna J. Cooper b. 1859-Black scholar, feminist
 
Norma Shearer b. 1904-actor
 
Carrie Saxon Perry b. 1931-1st Black woman mayor of major US city
Patti Austin b. 1948-singer 
1993: Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes Supreme Court Justice
 
 
 
Quote for the Day
"If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse gift will find a fitting place."~ Margaret Mead
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"