Ann Pamela Cunningham, 1816, organized and supervised the all-woman task of purchasing Mount Vernon, home of George Washington that the State of Virginia and the US government were not interested in acquiring. Had to overcome the prejudices against women engaging in such activies. Florence Kling Harding, 1860, often credited with inspiring her husband's political career, was known as the Duchess. Rumors persist that she caused her husband's death to save the nation embarrassment after the Teapot Dome scandals. There is no proof of it. Ethel Barrymore, 1879, of the Royal Family of the Theatre (Colt-Drew-Barrymore). Reigning queen of the stage for more than 50 years. Won a 1944 Academy Award for her work in None but the Lonely Heart. Edna Ferber, 1885, American novelist whose works centered around a pantheon of strong women starting out with So Big in 1924 which won the Pulitzer Prize. Her books Show Boat, Cimarron, Saratoga Trunk, Giant and Ice Palace were all made into popular movies. Called a "woman's writer," her works are being dismissed today as fluff pieces, but they all contain serious themes and accurate portrayals of the time and place. An enormously successful writer, she never received critical respect because, some say, her characters were strong females who were triumphant in the end "testif(ying) to her belief in female determination and autonomy." Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori, 1896, Czech-American biochemist, co-winner of 1947 Nobel prize in physiology, who along with her husband jointly made discoveries regarding glucose. Lillian Carter, 1898, known as Miss Lillian during her son Jimmy's Presidency, served with the Peace Corps in India 1966-68. Her son called her the most liberal woman in Georgia. Martha Foley, 1899, co-edited influential magazine Story that first published many authors of the day. Edited the Best American Short Stories series of books for 35 years. Georgette Heyer, 1902, English author of nearly 60 books mostly about the Regency period. Julia Child, 1912, chef, TV personality, and author who popularized and demystified French cuisine. Bon Appetit! Phyllis Schlafly, 1924, lawyer, political activist and author, led fight against ERA from 1972 to 1982. She did, in her career, what she criticized other women for doing. Linda Ellerbee, 1944, journalist. Kathyrn Whitmore, 1946, first woman mayor of Houston. Ferber, Ellerbee and Schlafly have the same birthday. The mind boggles!