Today in HERstory 1796 – Sophia Smith was born, benefactor of Smith College for women, which was founded in 1871, the year after her death, in Northampton, Connecticut. . #herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory

Today in HERstory 2019 – Greta Thunberg arrived in New York after crossing the Atlantic under sail.  She came to attend a UN Summit on zeros emissions. . #todayinhistory #herstory #womenshistory

Today in HERstory 1834 – Clara Erskine Clement was born. She was a traveler and author; noted for A History of Art for Beginners and Students; History of Egypt; and Women Artists in Europe and America. . #todayinhistory #herstory #womenshistory

Today in HERstory 1922 – Regina Resnik was born. She was a mezzo-soprano. Her international career spanned 50 years, but the New York Met was her artistic home; considered one of the greatest portrayers of Carmen. . #todayinhistory #herstory #womenshistory

Today in HERstory1919 – Marge Champion was born. She was a dancer and choreographer for MGM. At age 17 she was hired by Disney as a dance model for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; she also modeled for the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio and the lead Dancing Hippo in Fantasia #herstory

Today in HERstory 1868 – Mary Parker Follett was born. She was an American social worker and management consultant; a pioneer in organizational theory and behavior. . #herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory

Today in HERstory 1995 – The UN’s Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing, with over 4,750 delegates representing 181 countries. . #herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory

Today in HERstory 1863 – Jessie Willcox Smith was born. She was a painter and illustrator considered one of the greatest “pure illustrators.” She contributed to many of the best-known magazines of the day and illustrated editions of over 60 books, including Little Women.

Today in HERstory 1954 – Ruby Bridges Hall was born. She’s an activist and philanthropist, first African American child to attend an all-white school in the South, chair of the Ruby Bridges Foundation, recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal. . #herstory #womenshistory

Today in HERstory 1488 – Anne De Bretagne, age 12, became Duchess of Brittany after her father and the last male heir of her line died. She was also the only woman to have been queen consort of France twice, married to Charles VIII and then to Louis XII. . #herstory

Today in HERstory 1960 – Alison Bechdel was born - known for the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, her graphic memoir Fun Home, and the Bechdel-Wallace Test, which she uses to call attention to gender inequality, and evaluate the portrayal of women in fiction and films.

Today in HERstory 1953 – Jani Allan was born in London, South African journalist, columnist, and broadcaster; noted as one of South Africa’s most widely-read columnists in the 1980’s and 1990’s . #herstory #todayinhistory #womenshistory

Today in HERstory 1992 – Dr. Mae Carol Jemison becomes the first African-American woman in space, as the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. . #herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory

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Today in HERstory 1922 – Mary Soames was born as Mary Spencer-Churchill. She was an author who wrote biographies of members of the Churchill family, and a memoir about her years growing up as the youngest child of Winston and Clementine Churchill.

Today in HERstory 1849 – Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery with her brothers, but they insist on returning because of their families; Tubman soon escaped again, this time on her own. She made 19 trips back to the South to lead over 300 slaves to freedom.

Today in HERstory 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Showdebuted on CBS; a rare American television show which made a point of having a female lead character over 30 who has never married. . #herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory

Today in HERstory - Sophia Loren born as Sofia Villani Scicolone; Italian actress and international film legend; first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in a non-English language film . #herstory #womenshistory #todayinhistory

Today in HERstory 1823 – Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott was born, better known as by her pen-name Grace Greenwood; American author, poet, journalist, and advocate for abolition and women’s rights; first woman reporter on the payroll of the New York Times

Today in HERstory 1825 – Frances Watkins Harper was born as a free woman, African-American abolitionist, lecturer, poet, and author; she published her first book of poetry at age 20, and became the first American black woman to publish a short story, “Two Offers,” in 1859.