Amy Morris Bradley (12 Sep 1823 – 15 Apr 1904 | East Vassalboro ME – Wilmington NC) teacher, translator, Unitarian, aka Our School Mother, Civil War Union nurse / administrator, founded free schools in Wilmington NC, established first English-language school in Central America.
Celestia Susannah Parrish (12 Sep 1853 – 07 Sep 1917 | Pittsylvania VA – Clayton GA) author, educator, child psychologist, university professor, aka Georgia’s Greatest Woman.
Florence Kelley (12 Sep 1859 – 17 Feb 1932 | Philadelphia PA – Philadelphia PA) author, factory inspector, co-founder NAACP, autobiographical author, consumer’s advocate, social / political reformer, children’s labor rights activist, pioneered use of term ‘wage abolitionism’.
Ethel Atwood (12 Sep 1866 – 09 Apr 1948 | Fairfield ME – Los Angeles CA) violinist, sole professional US female prompter, leader / co-founder of Fadette Ladies’ Orchestra aka The Fadettes of Boston.
Grace Harriet Macurdy (12 Sep 1866 – 23 Oct 1946 | Robbinston ME – Poughkeepsie NY) author, historian, professor, first US female to earn PhD from Columbia University, focus on royal women during Hellenistic period.