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Sometimes Jewish, sometimes feminist, sometimes both.
May 21 - May 27
Birthdays
May 21
- In 1780, Elizabeth Fry, Quaker minister/prison reformer/nurse.
May 22
- In 1844, Mary Cassatt, Impressionist painter (Woman Bathing).
May 26
- In 1689, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist.
- In 1771, Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author.
- In 1877, Isadora Duncan, free form/interpretative dancer.
- In 1951, Sally Kristen Ride, the first US woman astronaut.
May 27
- In 1818, Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette also known for
her pantaloons.
Happenings
May 21
- In 1918, The US House of Representatives passed an amendment
allowing women to vote.
- In 1932, the first transatlantic solo flight by a woman (Amelia
Earhart) landed.
- In 1980, Ensign Jean Marie Butler was the first woman to graduate
from the US service academy.
May 22
- In 1891, the first motion picture was shown to the National
Federation of Women's Clubs.
May 23
- In 1956, the Presbyterian Church began accepting women ministers.
May 24
- In 1930, Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly from England
to Australia.
May 25
- In 1928, Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) was the first woman
to fly the Atlantic Ocean.
May 27
- In 1647, the first woman known to be executed as a witch was
Achsah Young in Massachusetts.
- In 1997, the first all female (20 British women) team reached
North Pole.
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