05 Apr | Herstorical.Reflections

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Sybil Ogden Ludington (05 Apr 1761 – 26 Feb 1839 | Ludingtonville NY – Catskill NY) folk figure, US Revolutionary War heroine.

Mary Jane Holmes (05 Apr 1825 – 06 Oct 1907 | Brookfield MA – Brockport NY) novelist, short story writer.

Nellie Neilson (05 Apr 1873 – 26 May 1947 | Philadelphia PA – South Hadley MA) author, historian, professor, first female president of American Historical Association (AHA).

María Montoya Martínez (05 Apr 1881 [or 1887] – 20 Jul 1980 | San Ildefonso NM – San Ildefonso NM) ceramic artist, cultural icon, self-taught Tewa potter, aka Po-Ve-Ka [Pond Lily].

Fannia Mary Cohn (05 apr 1885 – 24 dec 1962 | Kletsk BY – New York NY) author, trade union educational advocate, co-founding director of Brookwood Labor College, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union [ILGWU] activist / leader / first female vice-president.

13 Feb | Herstorical.Reflections

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Anna Behr Uhl Ottendorfer (13 Feb 1815 – 01 Apr 1884 | Würzburg BY – New York NY) German-American journalist, philanthropist, founded home for elderly women.

Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson (13 Feb 1817 – 22 Sep 1875 | Willington SC – Pendleton SC) folk figure, philanthropist, co-founder Clemson University.

Angelica Singleton Van Buren (13 Feb 1818 – 29 Dec 1877 | Wedgefield SC – New York NY) youngest acting First Lady / White House hostess, charitable activist / philanthropist.

Julia Caroline Ripley Dorr (13 Feb 1825 – 18 Jan 1913 | Charleston SC – Rutland VT) poet, prose author.

Osia Joslyn Hiles (13 Feb 1832 – 25 Feb 1902 | near Batavia NY – Milwaukee WI) poet, philanthropist, social activist, gardener / groundskeeper, Native American rights activist, helped found Home for the Friendless / Wisconsin Humane Society / Woman’s Club of Wisconsin, originated one of the first stock companies for women.