08 Oct | Herstorical.Reflections

Caroline Howard Gilman (08 Oct 1794 – 15 Sep 1888 | Boston MA – Washington DC) poet, editor, author, publisher.


Abby May Alcott (08 Oct 1800 – 25 Nov 1877 | Boston MA – Concord MA) Unitarian, social activist, journal keeper, literary folk figure, one of first female social workers in Boston.


Emily Blackwell (08 Oct 1826 – 07 Sep 1910 | Bristol UK – York Cliffs ME) physician, professor of obstetrics, sister of Elizabeth Blackwell, second female MD graduate at Case Western Reserve, third female MD graduate in US, organizer of Civil War Women’s Central Relief Association / post-war United States Sanitary Commission, co-founded [with sister] NYC Women’s Medical College.


Louisa Lander (08 Oct 1826 – 1923 | Salem MA – Washington DC) expatriate US sculptor, narrative figure sculptor, American Civil War volunteer nurse.


Zara A. Mahurin Wilson (08 Oct 1840 – unknown | Burnettsville IN – unknown) lawyer, suffragist, women’s activist.

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