Today in Women�s History

Women's History - April 20th

1972 - Today, Carmen Electra (nee Tara Leigh Patrick) was born in Sharonville, Ohio. She went on to become a model, a television personality, a singer and an actress. She shot to fame in America when she posed nude for Playboy magazine, then worked in television on Baywatch (opposite internationally known David Hasselhoff) and really became famous when she married Dennis Rodman (basketball player known for being eccentric and a little off-balance) and Dave Navarro (of the band,Jane�s Addiction). She is presently single and available guys!!!!!!!!

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Electra



Edited by morticia - 23-Apr-2007 at 14:51

Women's History - April 22nd

1451 - Today, Isabella I was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres (Spain). She went on to become ruler (Queen) of Castile and Aragon, Queen of Spain (jointly/equally with her husband, Ferdinand).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Castile

Women's History - April 24th

1942 - Today, Barbara Streisand was born in Brooklyn, New York (USA). She went on to become a multi-talented and successful Academy Award winning film actress, a theater actress, a singer, a film producer, and a director. She is the top selling female artist in U.S. history.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra_Streisand

Women's History - April 26th

1828 - Today, Martha Finley was born in Chilicothe, Ohio. Her exact birth date is unknown. (some say it was April 27th, others say April 28th). In any event, I will write about her today. Although a teacher by profession, Martha Finley went on to become a writer. She is best known as the author of the �Elsie Dinsmore� series. These series consisted of melodramatic and sentimental fiction and focused on the main character�s (Elsie) life, discussing everything from her relationship with her father to her weak and teary private moments. The series consisted of 28 volumes and were published over a 38 year period. She originally wrote under the pseudonym �Martha Farquharson� (which is Gaelic for Finley). She also wrote a second series �Mildred Keith� which consisted of 7 volumes, again, discussing her main character�s (Mildred) life and that of her family. Additionally, she wrote over 50 short books/pamphlets (for children).

Source: http://www.sovgracepub.com/Authors/MarthaFinley.htm

Women's History - April 28th

1882 - Today, Frances Elliott Davis was born in Detroit, Michigan. She went on to become the first African-American nurse officially accepted into the American Red Cross.

Source: http://www.redcross.org/museum/exhibits/aaexhibit_2.asp



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1931 - Today, women�s track and field events were approved for Olympics.

Source: http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1931/april_28_1931_90166.html

Women's History - April 30th

1789 - Today, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington becomes the first �First Lady� of the United States. However, the title of �First Lady� was not used during her lifetime.

Source: http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=1

Women's History - May 2nd

1676 - Today, Mary Rowlandson was released from almost three months of captivity by Native American Indians in King Philip�s War. In 1682, she published of her detailed story and it became the first narrative of captivity written by anyone.   

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rowlandson



Edited by morticia - 02-May-2007 at 16:29

Originally posted by morticia Women's History - April 30th

Damn that is a fine lookin lady. I wouldnt mind porkin some of that meat

Women's History - May 5th

1856 - Today, Lucia True Ames Mead was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire (USA). She went on to become a suffragist, peace activist and was devoted to social reform. She supported many women organizations, such as the Women�s Municipal League, the Women�s Educational and Industrial Union (in Boston, Mass.), the Consumer�s League, the NAACP, and the American Civil Liberties Union. She was president of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association from 1903 through 1909.

Source: http://www.biblio.com/books/91140056.html
http://oasis.harvard.edu:10080/oasis/deliver/~sch01031

Women's History - May 7th

1927 - Today, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born in Cologne, Germany. She went on to become a 2-time academy award winning screenwriter (�A Room With A View� and �Howards End�). She was also a novelist (Booker Prize novel �Heat and Dust�).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Prawer_Jhabvala