11 May | Herstorical.Reflections

Letitia Tyler Semple (11 May 1821 – 28 Dec 1907 | Cedar Grove Plantation VA – Baltimore MD) founder / principal Eclectic Institute for Young Women, White House hostess for father President John Tyler.


Caroline Clement [Carroll] Watson Rankin (11 May 1864 – 13 Aug 1945 | Marquette MI – Marquette MI) reporter, novelist, short story writer.


Harriet Quimby (11 May 1875 – 01 Jul 1912 | Arcadia MI – Quincy MA) aviator, journalist, drama critic, screenwriter.


Alma Gluck Zimbalist (11 May 1884 – 27 Oct 1938 | Iasi RO – Manhattan NY) editor, operatic soprano, née Reba Feinsohn.


Martha Graham (11 May 1894 – 01 Apr 1991 | Allegheny PA – New York NY) dancer, choreographer, autobiographical author, aka The Dancer of the Century.