Feb. 1 Wives’ Feast,
Ireland. Women homemakers celebrate their work by sharing lavish
feasts with one another.
Feb. 3, 1821 Birth of
Elizabeth Blackwell, first certified woman doctor.
Feb. 4, 1913Birth
of Rosa Parks, whose protest at giving up her seat on the
bus simply because she was black, sparked the 1960s Civil Rights
movement.
Feb. 4, 1921Birth of
Betty Friedan, whose book The Feminine Mystique triggered
the third wave of feminism in the US.
Feb. 15, 1820 Birth of
Susan B. Anthony, who in 1850 teamed with Elizabeth Cady
Stanton to lead the movement for woman suffrage and women’s
rights for the rest of their lives. Called the "Napoleon
of the women’s rights movement," Susan B. went to trial
for voting as a US "citizen" in 1873. Her last public
words were "Failure is impossible."
Feb. 28, 1797Birth
of Mary Lyon, founder in 1837 of Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary,
the first women's college.
