Women's Birthdays & Milestones

December 1



Ann Preston b. 1813-physician, founded Philadelphia Women's Hospital

Mary Martin b. 1913-actor, singer

Bette Midler b. 1945-singer, actor, comedian

1955: Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man




Quote for the Day

"Don't drag the engine, like an ignoramus, but bring wood and water and flame, like an engineer."

~ Maria Weston Chapman in an 1855 address

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ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR DECEMBER



World AIDS Day: December 1


Reprinted from The WomanSource Catalog & Review's, "women's perpetual calendar"