02 May | Herstorical.Reflections

Rhoda Lavinia [Vinnie] Goodell (02 May 1839 – 31 Mar 1880 | Utica NY – Janesville WI) first licensed female lawyer in Wisconsin State.


Katharine Putnam Hooker (02 May 1849 – 07 Jan 1935 | Milwaukee WI – Santa Barbara CA) socialite, philanthropist, travel writer.


Margaret Hill McCarter (02 May 1860 – 31 Aug 1938 | Carthage IN – Topeka KS) teacher, novelist, founded Western Sorosis women’s club.


Julia Barnett Rice (02 May 1860 – 18 Nov 1929 | New Orleans LA – New York NY) musician, physician, civic / social activist, documented unnecessary tugboat whistling / aided passage of 1907 Bennett Act, founding president of The Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise, founded SSUN children’s branch for NYC Board of Education.


Alice Bertha Kroeger (02 May 1864 – 31 Oct 1909 | St. Louis MO – Philadelphia PA) author, lecturer, librarian, professor, student of Melvil Dewey, founder / director of library science program at Drexel University [1892-1909].

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