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today in women's herstory--30 april
April 30
This Day in Women's History
1662: Mary II of Great Britain born
1789: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington becomes the first First Lady of the United States, though the title First Lady was not in use during her lifetime.
1838: Abba Louisa Goold Woolson born
1858: Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison born
1871: Louise Dilworth Beatty Homer born
1877: Alice B. Toklas born
1898: Katherine Amelia Towle born
1993: Tennis star Monica Seles stabbed by an obsessed fan (story)
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/04calendar/a/0430calendar.htm
