Seneca Falls 1848 | This condescending cartoon of the Woman’s Rights Convention actually helped spread the word to women that the woman’s rights movement had begun #womenshistory #womensrights #votingrights #SenecaFalls #CartoonSky #PolSky #law #LawSky #gov

7/19-20/1848 — The Seneca Falls Convention is held at Wesleyan Chapel, #SenecaFalls, NY. 68 wmn + 32 men sign the Declaration of the Rights & Sentiments. The first woman’s rights meeting held in the world + the birth of the U.S. #womensrights movement. #womenshistory #votingrights #law #gov #PolSky

7/20/1645 — b. Maria Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer, colonial American #businesswoman, pioneer of women’s #propertyrights. Assumed responsibility of gristmills + sawmills on 24 mi square property, NY (1674); acquired the richest land patent in the colony #womenshistory #womensrights #PolSky #law #biz

7/16/1882 — b. Violette Neatley Anderson, American lawyer. The first black woman to practice #law before the U.S. Supreme Court (1926); key proponent of the landmark Bankhead-Jones Act (1935). The first female prosecutor for the city of Chicago (1922) #womenshistory #SCOTUS #gov #LawSky #PolSky #woc

7/17/1855 — b. Odille Morison, #Canadian #FirstNations leader, linguist, translator, artifact collector. Tsimshian leader in B.C.; translated Tsimshian proverbs + ethnographic data. Published Tsimshian proverbs in ‘Journal of American Folk-Lore’(1889) #womenshistory #indigenous #PolSky #BookSky #woc

7/15/1806 — b. Almira Ambler, American nurse, social activist, commentator, folk figure. #CivilWar Union nurse; early member, Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic. One of the first women to receive a U.S. #gov pension for her service #womenshistory #military #MedSky #NurseSky #WomenInSTEM

7/14/1816 — b. Fredrika Limnell, Swedish salonist, philanthropist, feminist. A prominent society figure in Stockholm, patron of artists, and a proponent of the #womensrights mvmnt. Leader of the Limnell Salon for the Swedish cultural elite + artists (1870s-80s) #womenshistory #feminist #ArtSky #arts

7/13/1862 — b. Mary Foy, American librarian, educator, #womensrights activist, club woman. The first wmn head librarian, Los Angeles Public Library (1880-84). Campaigner, California progressive + wmn suffrage mvmnts; Calif Democratic Wmn of the Year (1957) #womenshistory #librarians #BookSky #PolSky

7/13/1848 — Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jane Hunt, Mary Ann McClintock + Martha Wright decide to call a convention on the rights + conditions of women to be held July 19-20, 1848, #SenecaFalls, NY; the first #womensrights convention in the U.S. #womenshistory #votingrights #PolSky #LawSky

Ima Hogg was the only daughter of Governor James Stephen "Jim" Hogg and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Hogg. Despite Texas legend, Ima Hogg did not have a sister named "Ura." #womenshistory easttexashistory.org/files/show/1...

7/10/1882 — b. Ima Hogg, American art collector, art patron, heiress, philanthropist. Known as "The First Lady of Texas"; a significant contributor to Texas culture. She endowed the Hogg Foundation for #MentalHealth + a major organizer, Houston Symphony #womenshistory #philanthropy #ArtSky #MusicSky

7/9/1766 — b. Johanna Schopenhauer, German writer, salonist. Diverse author of many genres; renowned for her writings across Prussia, hosted an influential salon in Weimar. Wrote story collections, novellas, biographies, travelogues, memoirs + novels #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #BookSky

7/8/1902 — b. Gwendolyn Bennett, American poet, writer, artist, cultural commentator. Harlem Renaissance poet and short story writer; columnist, wrote “The Ebony Flute” for the journal ‘Opportunity’; co-founder of the literary journal, ‘Fire!!’ #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #BookSky #woc

7/7/1867 — b. Anita Whitney, American women’s rights advocate, political activist, suffragist, social work leader. California suffrage leader; organizer for the Communist Labor Party + the Communist Party of the United States of America #womenshistory #womensrights #votingrights #PolSky #gov #labor

7/6/1938 — b. Barbara Babcock, American legal scholar, professor, #womensrights pioneer. A #legal expert in criminal and civil procedure, and a force for women in law. Law school faculty member, and the first female #law professor at Stanford U (1972-2020) #womenshistory #LawSky #EduSky #AcadmicSky

7/3/1860 — b. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American intellectual, feminist, #economic theorist, author, publisher. A leading U.S. wmn’s movement theorist; wrote influential #feminist manifesto advocating wmn’s economic independence ‘Women & Economics’ (1898) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PolSky #EconSky

7/2/1861 — b. Grace Hebard, American historian, lawyer, suffragist, educator, author. Wyoming historian, prominent scholar, political economist; she was the first woman admitted to the Wyoming bar (1898) #womenshistory #womenwriters #AcademicSky #EduSky #PolSky #LawSky #law #gov #SheIsTheFirst

7/1/2014 — Michelle Howard, American naval officer, becomes the first four-star female admiral in the 236 yr history of the U.S. Navy; she also became vice chief of naval operations. The first Af-Am wmn to captain a U.S. naval ship (1999). #womenshistory #navy #military #DOD #gov #woc #SheIsTheFirst

7/1/1736 — b. Annis Boudinot Stockton, American poet, playwright, essayist, letter correspondent, publisher, and prominent political activist. A prolific writer, one of the most published American #womenwriters of the 18th c. #womenshistory #WriterSky #BookSky #PolSky #poets #publishers #ReSisters

6/30/1883 — b. Dorothy Rogers Tilly, American #civilrights reformer, investigator. National executive committee member of the Assn of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching (1932), secretary of the Georgia chapter. Investigated + protested #lynching in Georgia #womenshistory #PolSky #law #gov

6/29/1903 — b. María Gómez Carbonell, Cuban #gov official, educator, lawyer, author. The first woman to serve in the Cuban House of Representatives (1936-40), Cuban Senate(1940-44); member of the cabinet of Ministers. Founder, Alliance of Natl #Feminists in #Cuba. #womenshistory #PolSky #LawSky #law

40 Basic Rights Women Did Not Gain Until The 1970s historycollection.com/40-basic-rig... #womenshistory #womensrights #civilrights #gov #law #LawSky #PolSky #SCOTUS

6/26/1893 — b. Dorothy Fuldheim, American news anchor, commentator, newspaper+broadcast journalist, author,interviewer. Female broadcasting pioneer; the first woman in the U.S. to anchor a television news broadcast, WEWS-TV Cleveland #womenshistory #womenwriters #broadcasters #journalists #WriterSky

6/25/1872 — b. Sarah Birdsall Otis Edey, American suffrage leader, Girl Scout pioneer, poet, author. President, Girl Scouts of America(1930-35); director, American Wmn’s Assn(1928). Pres, CraftsmanGroup forPoetry; notable poetry, “Rivets”+“ButterMoney” #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #PolSky

6/24/1831 — b. Rebecca Harding Davis, American author, essayist, journalist. Renowned female writer, pioneer of American literary realism; wrote on important social issues of the day. Foremost #literary work, ‘Life in the Iron Mills’, Atlantic Monthly (1861) #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky

6/23/1972 — Title IX of the Education Amendments is enacted into law; prohibits federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex #womenshistory #TitleIX #womensrights #gov #law #LawSky #HigherEd #EduSky #sports #MeToo #rape #VAWG

6/23/1848 — Dorothea Dix, American reformer and humanitarian who changed the medical field, is granted use of an alcove in the CapitolLibrary by Congress where she is able to meet w/members to address the welfare of the mentally challenged #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #PolSky #LawSky

6/22/1822 — b. Caroline Wells Dall, American author, journalist, #womensrights leader, abolitionist, suffragist. A leading 19th c. reformer+essayist, significant #feminist writer; literary scholar, orator. Key figure, antislavery+woman suffrage movements #womenshistory #womenwriters #WrirSky #PolSky

6/19/1885 — b. Adela Pankhurst, British suffragette, educator, political organizer in England+Australia. Co-founder, Women’s Social&Political Union; co-founder, Australian Wmn’s Peace Army. Youngest dau of British #suffrage leader, Emmeline Pankhust #womenshistory #womensrights #votingrights #PolSky

6/18/1811 — b. Frances Sargent Osgood, American author, poet. Popular + versatile poet, NYC sophisticate. Wrote books, published in magazines + newspapers. A member of prestigious literary circles; one of most popular female #literary figures of her day #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #poets