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today in women's herstory
January 1
This Day in Women's History
1752: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson married Thomas Jefferson (she died in 1782, long before he took office as the third US President)
1772: Betsy Ross born
1923: Aimee Semple McPherson dedicated the Angelus Temple in Los Angeles
1936: Eve Queler born
1977: Jacqueline Means ordained
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/01calendar/a/0101calendar.htm