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Sometimes Jewish, sometimes feminist, sometimes both.
April 2 - April 8
Birthdays
April 4
- In 1802, Dorothea Dix; She aroused interest in treatment of
mental inmates.
- In 1928, Maya Angelou, poet extraordinaire.
April 7
- In 1915, Billie Holiday, singer (Aint Nobodys Business).
Deaths
April 6
- In 1992, Molly Picon, one of the foremost yiddish actresses
(Milk & Honey), died of Alzheimers at 94.
Happenings
April 2
- In 1931, a teenage girl struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- In 1935, Mary Hirsch became the first woman licensed as a horse
trainer.
- In 1978, Episcopal Canon Mary Simpson of New York spoke from
the pulpit of Westminster Abbey in London. She was the first ordained
woman to preach there in the 913 years since 1065, when the Abbey was
first consecrated.
April 5
- In 1887, Anne Sullivan taught "water" to Helen Keller.
April 8
- In 1730, Shearith Israel, the first Jewish congregation organized
in America, consecrated their synagogue in New York City.
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