Women's Birthdays & Milestones

October 8

Emily Blackwell b. 1826-pioneer physician, sister of Elizabeth Blackwell

Mary Pennington b. 1872-chemist, bacteriologist, frozen food researcher

Merle Park b. 1937-British prima ballerina

Quote for the Day

"Today wherever women gather together it is not necessarily nurturing. It is coalition building. And if you feel the strain, you may be doing some good work."
~ Bernice Johnson Reagon, quoted in Home Girls

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ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR OCTOBER

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Gay and Lesbian History Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Time Off For Women Week, International Wages for Housework Campaign: October 24-30
National Coming Out Day: October 11
National Grandmothers' Day: 2nd Sunday
Take Back the Night: October 25
Turn Off Violence Day: October 27

Association of Executive & Professional Women International Alliance Annual Conference: 410-472-4221; fax 410-472-2820

Council of Grandmothers, during full moon week, Huachuca City, AZ: 520-456-1661

Crone Council: 208 NW 52 St., Seattle, WA 98107

Electrical Women's Round Table Annual Conference: 615-890-1272

Jessie Barnard Wise Women Awards, Center for Women Policy Studies: 202-872-1770

Komen National Awards Event, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: 800-462-9273

Lone Star Women's Music Festival, Austin, TX: 512-929-0002

National Association of Women Judges: 202-393-0222

National Coalition Against Sexual Assault Annual Conference: 717-232-2460

National Women's Hall of Fame National Honors Ceremonies: 315-568-8060

Women & Spirituality Conference: 507-389-2077

Women's Sports Foundation annual Awards Dinner: 800-227-3988

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