Women's Birthdays & Milestones
January 22
Beatrice Potter Webb b. 1858-British socialist, economist
Elaine Noble b. 1944-Massachusetts politician & lesbian activist
1973: Roe v. Wade decision legalizes abortion
Quote for the Day
"Nostalgia is only amnesia turned around."
~ Adrienne Rich
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"