21 Feb | Herstorical.Reflections

Elizabeth Rowell Thompson (21 Feb 1821 – 20 Jul 1899 | Lyndon VT – Littleton NH) art collector, philanthropist, anti-slavery activist, model communities funder / founder.


Mother Angela [Eliza Marie] Gillespie (21 Feb 1824 – 04 Mar 1887 | near Brownsville PA – South Bend IN) nun, educator, religious leader, Sister of the Holy Cross, multiple universities founder.


Emma Cecilia Thursby (21 Feb 1845 – 04 Jul 1931 | Brooklyn NY – New York NY) soprano singer, music professor, aka The American Nightingale, first US female concert promoter, Swami Vivekananda supporter.


Mariana Alley Griswold Van Rensselaer (21 Feb 1851 – 20 Jan 1934 | New York NY – New York NY) poet, author, historian, biographer, aka Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, president of Public Education Association of New York, first female architectural critic, honorary member American Institute of Architects and American Society of Landscape Architects.


Alice Elvira Freeman Palmer (21 Feb 1855 – 06 Dec 1902 | Colesville NY – Paris FR) poet, educator, professor, photographer, president of Wellesley College [1881-1887].