today in women's herstory-21 april
April 21
This Day in Women's History
1729: Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great) born
1816: Charlotte Brontë born
1829: Abigail (Abby) May born
1836: Anna Callender Brackett born
1838: Charlotte Emerson Brown born
1859: Belle Case LaFollette born
1891: Georgia Harkness born
1895: Geraldine Pratt May born
1926: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary - later Queen Elizabeth II - born to Elizabeth, Duchess of York, and Albert, Duke of York
1959: Dancer Margot Fonteyn was released from a 24-hour stay in a Panamanian jail. Her husband was part of an attempt to overthrow the government
1997: The Mining Company website launched, which later changed its name to About.com -- and which is the home site hosting this women's history site.
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/04calendar/a/0421calendar.htm
