today in women's herstory-21 september

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September 21
This Day in Women's History


1051 - Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)

1706 – Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (d. 1735)

1788: Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor born (wife of U.S. President Zachary Taylor)

1809: Sophia Peabody Hawthorne born (writer, wife of Nathaniel Hawthorne, mother of Mother May Alponsa Lathrop)

1819 – Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois, French wife of Charles III, Duke of Parma (d. 1864)

1851: Susan Eakins born (photographer)

1875 – Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (b. 1826)

1884: Ethel Percy Andrus born (educator, reformer)

1898: Empress Cixi (Tsu-Hsi) of China takes power in a coup, becoming regent for her nephew Kuang-Hsu

1917 – Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician (d. 1968)

1936 – Diane Rehm, American radio host

1942 - Ann Elder, Cleve Oh, comedienne (Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In)

1944: Fanny Flagg born (television personality, writer)

1945 – Kay Ryan, American poet and educator

1947 – Marsha Norman, American playwright and author

1952 – Anneliese Michel, German woman believed to be possessed by demons (d. 1976)

1956 – Marta Kauffman, American scriptwriter and producer

1957 – Penny Smith, English journalist

1959 – Corinne Drewery, English singer-songwriter (Swing Out Sister)

1970 – Samantha Power, Irish-born American author and diplomat

1974 – Jacqueline Susann, American novelist (b. 1918)

1981: Sandra Day O'Conner became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court

1987 - Ruth Attaway, actress (Porgy & Bess, Conrack, Being There), dies

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21

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