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today in women's herstory
February 14
This Day in Women's History
Valentine's Day. One of the earliest known references to a Valentine's Day card was in a 14th century poem to Henry V of England's wife, Catherine.
1735 or 1736: Elizabeth Peck Perkins born
1838: Margaret E. Knight
1847: Anna Howard Shaw born
1871: Marion Mahony (Griffin) born
1898: Angela Bambace born
1920: League of Women Voters founded
1935: Mickey Wright born
1941: Donna Edna Shalala born
1962: Jacqueline Kennedy, First Lady, hosts television tour of the White House
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/02calendar/a/0214calendar.htm
