7/15/1899 — b. Estelle Ishigo, Japanese-American artist, author, and a #WWII U.S. internee. Painter, photographer; drawings, watercolors, and writings. She chronicled life at the Heart Mountain internment camp in Wyoming #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #womenwriters #photography #WriterSky

7/14/1815 — b. Anna Storch, German artist. Paintings, drawings, watercolors; noted for her floral works. Also a castle owner, Polanic court of the Jesuits, a source of mineral water which was considered to have healing properties #womenshistory #womenartists #womenart #WomenInSTEM #flowers #painters

7/13/1868 — b. Bronisława Rychter-Janowsk, Polish artist, publisher. Painter; primarily produced works of realist views and settings, and Polish manor houses. She exhibited extensively in salons throughout Europe #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #PainterSky #painters

7/10/1974 — b. Imelda May, Irish singer, songwriter, musician, and tv host. #Rockabilly revival vocalist; guitar, bass + tambourine player. Fronted several bands and worked with many musicians; Female Artist of the Year, Meteor Awards (2009) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge

7/9/1912 — b. Editta Sherman, American photographer. Known as the “Duchess of Carnegie Hall”, celebrity portrait photographer; lived and worked in the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios for 60+ years #womenshistory #photography #PhotoSky #womensart #CarnegieHall #celebrities

7/7/1636 — b. Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, French artist. Engraver, painter; intricate master quality aquatints + engravings of antiquity+Biblical themes. From a prominent family of artists who often collaborated on their published engravings, paintings + prints #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart

7/6/1907 — b. Frieda Kahlo, Mexican artist, feminist icon. Surrealist painter, and one of Mexico’s greatest artists. She is noted for her self-portraits, and became renowned posthumously. The wife of famous Mexican painter, Diego Rivera #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #surrealism #painters

7/3/1796 — b. Maria Martin Bachman, American artist, naturalist. Watercolor painter, illustrator; created realistic works of flora+fauna, specifically known for her collaborations w/artist John James Audubon #womenshistory #womensartists #womensart #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #Audubon #naturalists

7/2/1923 — b. Janette Carter, American autoharpist, singer, songwriter, Appalachian music preservationist. A member of famous first family of country music, The Carter Family. The last surviving child of A.P. and Sara Carter #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #country #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #TDIH

7/1/1873 — b. Alice Guy-Blaché, French screenwriter, film director, producer. Pioneer early 20th c. filmmaker; early female director in film industry, early director of fiction film. Ran her own film studio in NJ, created over 1,000 films #womenshistory #WomenInFilm #womensart #womenwriters #FilmSky

6/30/1917 — b. Lena Horne, American singer, dancer, actor, civil rights activist. Began her career at the famed Cotton Club; distinctive vocals made her the most successful black singer(1930s-40s). First blk artist offered a long-term movie contract(1942) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #woc

6/29/1893 — b. Helen Hokinson, American artist. Cartoonist, illustrator; one of the most influential #cartoonists of the 20th c. Staff cartoonist, #TheNewYorker magazine (1925-49), contributed 68 covers & 1,800+ cartoons; illustrated many books #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #illustrators

6/26/1876 — b. Coba Ritsema, Danish artist. 19th century portrait painter; still-lifes and portraits executed in realist and impressionistic styles. Member of an artistic family #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters

6/25/1874 — b. Rose O’Neill, American artist, author, inventor, entrepreneur. Illustrator, cartoonist, for books+leading mags. Creator of the very popular modern cupid “Kewpie” character. She later patented #KewpieDolls which made her very wealthy(1913) #wmnhist #womenartists #womensart #InventorSky

6/23/1929 — b. June Carter Cash, American singer, songwriter, musician, comedian, dancer, actor. Member of the first family of #countrymusic; one of The #CarterSisters, vocalist, rhythm guitarist, autoharpist. Wife of country artist, Johnny Cash #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge

6/22/1875 — b. Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day, American #gov official, artist, social worker. U.S. Rep NY-D (1935-43); the first female Democrat and third woman elected to Congress from New York. Well known artist; paintings in the Paris Salon (1899+1900) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #PolSky

6/19/1865 — #Juneteenth, is the oldest celebration commemorating the end of slavery in slave holding lands of America. Union General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston, TX announcing that the #CivilWar had ended + slaves were now forever free www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi_... #JuneteenthDay #UShistory

6/18/1860 — b. Laura Muntz Lyall, Canadian artist. A major Canadian #Impressionist painter; early #Canadian female painter to gain international renown. One of Canada’s most important artists; known for works of mothers + children + childhood themes #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters

6/15/1881 — b. Milly Steger, German artist, art educator. Sculptor, painter; created four female statues for the facade of the Hagen Theater, Hagen (1910); instructor, Academy of the Ladies Society of Berlin Artists, Berlin (1808) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #sculptors

6/12/1876 — b. Bertha Pauline Marie Franck (Maria Marc), German artist. Painter, weaver; studied in Berlin and Munich. Exhibitor in the first #BlauerReiter Group exhibition; her works are included in @moma.bsky.social German expressionist collection #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters

6/11/1920 — b. Hazel Scott, Trinbagonian-American singer, musician, social reformer. Internationally renowned #jazz + classical singer and pianist; theater + radio star (1930s-40s). Performed in many films (1940s); the first #woc to have her own TV show (1950) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky

6/9/1906 — b. Huguette Clark, American heiress, philanthropist, artist, musician. The youngest daughter of industrialist, copper magnate and U.S. Senator William A. Clark. She left a fortune of $300+ million upon her death at age 104 #womenshistory #womenartists #heiresses #philanthropy

6/8/1907— b. Wilhelmina Goodson (Billie Pierce), American singer, pianist. Jazz and boogie-woogie piano player with a distinct shouting blues vocal style; she was one of seven piano-playing sisters #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #jazz #blues

6/3/1664 — b. Rachel Ruysch, Dutch artist. Court painter, Dutch #GoldenAge painter; noted for her exquisite floral still-life works. Recorded nature w/ great accuracy; created her own style, achieved international renown during her six decade career #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters

6/2/1899 — b. Lotte Reiniger, German-Eng film director, animated film pioneer. Originator of silhouette #animation; creator of 40+ films. “TheAdventures of PrinceAchmed”(1926), the first full-length animated film, predated Disney by 10yrs #womenshistory #WomenInFilm #womenartists #womensart #FilmSky

6/1/1935 — b. Hazel Dickens, American singer, songwriter, musician, memoirist. Bluegrass, folk, and traditional country vocalist; guitarist, double bassist (1950s-2000s). A pioneer of #bluegrass music + #WomenInMusic; recipient, National Heritage Award (2008) #womenshistory #MusicSky #MusicChallenge

5/28/1949 — b. Wendy O. Williams, American singer, actor. The “Queen of Shock Rock”; lead singer of the punk band The Plasmatics, solo artist. Known for her near nudity, and blowing up equipment and chain-sawing guitars on stage #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #punk #punkrock

5/27/1878 — b. Isadora Duncan, American dancer, choreographer. Pioneer dancer/performance artist; the most famous dancer of her time. Early influencer; revolutionized dance through free movement + elevated modern interpretive #dance to the status of creative art #womenshistory #DanceSky #womensart

5/26/1883 — b. Mamie Smith, American singer, musician, dancer, actor. Versatile entertainer; a vaudeville, #jazz and #blues singer, pianist. The first African-American vocalist to record a blues song, “Crazy Blues” (1920), which became a hit record #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #music #woc

5/22/1930 — b. Otha Lee Moore (Tiny Topsy), American singer. Big vocal style, had the lungs to match her 5 ft, 250 pound physique; sang w/Al Smith band in Chicago, recorded many well-received #R&B records as a solo artist, active(mid-40s-1964) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #GreatWomenOfRock