03-14/15-1995 Women of Achievement and Herstory - March is Women's
History Month

     Two days of women's achievements because of speech on women's
history in Plano, TX. If you're in the area, come join us. 

03-14 Anniversaries ...........................................

B. 03-14-1833, Lucy Hobbs Taylor, first women in US to receive a degree
in dentistry, Ohio College, 1866. A woman's rights activist.

B. 03-14-1877, Edna Woolman Chase, THE High Priestess of Fashion, joined
_Vogue_ magazine in 1899 and made managing editior in 1909 and editor in
chief of Vogue in 1914. She is the mother of actor Ilka Chase. 

B. 03-14-1894, Osa Helen Leighty Johnson, author, filmaker, adventurer, and
explorer. She and her husband who sailed with Jack London filmed South
Seas native customs - including head hunting - and toured the vaudeville
circuit with them.  A number of the films became commercial successes and
they turned their attention to Africa.  After her husband's death, she
continued filming. She wrote a number of books about the native customs
and animals.

B. 03-14-1923, Diane Arbus, American photographer who excelled at
capturing the inner spirit of ordinary people.
03-15 Anniversaries .............................................................................

B. 03-15-00000 Birthday of Kuan Yin, Goddess of Mercy, celebrated in
Taiwan.

B. 03-15-1852, Lady Augusta Gregory, Irish playwright and poet.
Lady Gregory was not only the founder and director of The Abbey and a
talented playwright, she recorded the folklore of Ireland and inspired her
people for a free Ireland.

B. 03-15-1868, Lida Gustava Heymann, noted German feminist and peace
advocate, one of the founders of the German women's suffrage movement.
After Hitler came to power was active in refugee work in Switzerland where
she took refuge.

B. 03-15-1905, Margaret Webster*, English-born American stage director,
primarily Shakespeare. Along with Cheryl Crawford, and Eva LeGallienne
formed the American Repatory Theatre. Called the "best director of the
plays of Shakespear we have," according to biting theatrical critic George
Jean Nathan.  Voted one of American most outstanding women in 1940. 
Daughter of famed actor Dame May Whitty.

B. 03-15-1933, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, US Supreme Court judge appointed
1992, lifelong advocate of women's rights. She was the first female tenured
professor at Columbia University and former director of the Women's Rights
Project of the ACLU, appointed to the US Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. Briefed and argued
precedent setting cases before US Supereme Court on sex-biased
discriminations.

Event: 03-15-1937, the first contraceptive clinic is set up for poor women
in North Carolina.

E.  03-15-1969, Deaconess Phyllis Edwards breaks tradition in the Episcopal
Church by performing a marriage ceremony.

Quote du jour ...........................................

     "A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman
has to do is put you on hold.
     -- Marlo Thomas


(C) 1995 Irene Stuber, PO Box 6185, Hot Springs National Park, AR 71902,
irenestuber@delphi.com. Distribute verbatim copies freely with copyright
notice for non-profit use. Don't let anyone tell you there weren't notable
and effective women throughout history.  They were always there, but
historians failed to note them in our histories so that each generation of
women has had to reinvent themselves.