Women's Birthdays & Milestones

May 29

Louise Michel b. 1830-French revolutionary, leader of Paris Commune

Beatrice Lilly b. 1898-stage actor, comedian, singer

1921: Edith Wharton receives Pulitzer Prize for Age of Innocence

Quote for the Day

"The history of an oppressed people is hidden in the lies and the agreed-upon myths of its conquerors."
~ Meridel Le Sueur, Crusaders, 1955

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ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR MAY

Asian Heritage Month
National Feminist Bookstore Week: May 13-20
May Day, International Workers Day: May 1
Mother's Day: 2nd Sunday
World YWCA Day: last Wednesday

9 to 5 National Association of Working Women Leadership Conference: 414-274-0926
American Psychiatric Association Committee on Women & Women's Caucus: 202-682-6000
Campfest Women's Music Festival, Franklinville, NJ: 609-694-2037
Center for Gay & Lesbian Studies Awards: CLAGS, CUNY, 33 W 42nd St., Rm. 404N, New York, NY 10036-8099
Gloria Steinem Awards, Ms. Foundation: 212-742-2300, ext. 412
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Coalition Awards: 415-255-8680
International Society of Women Airline Pilots +21: P.O. Box 38644, Denver, CO 80238
National Women's Political Caucus Exceptional Merit Media Awards: 202-785-1100
Off Center Theatre Women Playwrights Festival, Tampa, FL: 813-222-1033
Sisters of Color Annual Conference: Cynthia Thompkins, 602-263-5375
Women's Sports Foundation Summit: 800-227-3988

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