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today in women's herstory-14 august
August 14
This Day in Women's History
1802: Letitia Elizabeth Landon born (writer)
1814: Charlotte Fowler Wells born (publisher, phrenologist)
1859: May Dickson Exall (clubwoman)
1860: Laura Drake Gill born (educator)
1909: Winifred Stanley born (U.S. Congress)
1928: Lina Wertmuller born (movie director, screenwriter)
1950: Anne, Princess Royal of England, born
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/08calendar/a/0814calendar.htm