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today in women's herstory
January 29
This Day in Women's History
1835: Sarah Chauncey Woolsey born
1850: Jeannette Meyer Thurber born
1881: Alice Evans born
1895: Muna Lee born
1912: Martha Griffiths born
1919: Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution takes effect, prohibiting the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" -- the temperance and prohibition movement included many women
1939: Germaine Greer born
1954: Oprah Winfrey born
1966: Joan Baez wins three gold records for albums
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/01calendar/a/0129calendar.htm