today in women's herstory

[niyad]

April 5
This Day in Women's History



1614: Pocahontas married John Rolfe

1758: Mary Jemison ("White Woman of the Genesee&quot captured by French soldiers and Shawnee Indians, later sold to the Senecas who adopted her

1761: Sybil Ludington born

1825: Mary Jane Hawes Holmes born

1873: Nellie Neilson born [image]

1876: Mary Elizabeth Bass born

1885?: Fania (or Fannia or Fanny) Mary Cohn born

1901: Hattie Elizabeth Alexander born

1908: Bette Davis born

1989: March for Women's Lives held

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/04calendar/a/0405calendar.htm

[polly7]

1. Just wanted to thank you for posting these,

they're so interesting. I've spent hours reading up on many of the women highlighted in these articles, so many brave, influential women I'd never heard of before.

[niyad]

3. you are most welcome. like you, I spend a lot of time reading up on these remarkable women.

[libodem]

2. Yes

Thank you, Nyiad.

[niyad]

4. you are most welcome

[libodem]

5. You help supply some really gread reading here

It is very appreciated.