Women's Birthdays & Milestones
January 6
Joan of Arc b. 1412-saint, warrior
Loretta Young b. 1913-actor
Leah Chase b. 1923-New Orleans chef
Nancy Lopez b. 1957-golfer
Festival of Sirona, Goddess of Rivers
Quote for the Day
"There are only two or three human stories and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before."
~ Willa Cather
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"