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March 15
This Day in Women's History


1275: Margaret of England born: tenth child of Eleanor of Castile and Edward I of England; she married John II, Duke of Brabant, and was the mother of John III, Duke of Brabant

1737 – Amarindra, Thai wife of Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (d. 1826)

1838: Alice Cunningham Fletcher born: ethnologist who documented Native American culture

1852: Lady Augusta Gregory born: playwright, poet, folklorist

1868: Grace Chisholm Young born: mathematician

1868: Lida Gustava Heymann born: feminist and peace activist in Germany

1880?: Hattie Carnegie born: fashion designer and entrepreneur

1887: Marjorie Merriweather Post born: socialite and businesswoman; founded General Foods, Inc.; later the wealthiest woman in America

1898: Persia Crawford Campbell born: economist

1905: Margaret Webster born: actress, director and producer; known for Shakespeare productions; founded the short-lived American Repertory Theatre with Cheryl Crawford and Eva LeGallienne

1907: Zarah Leander born: actress

1915 – Caterina Boratto, Italian actress (d. 2010)

1921: Madelyn Pugh (Madelyn Davis or Madelyn Martin) born: television writer, worked on the popular I Love Lucy series

1930: Brigadier General Wilma Vaught born: joined the military in the 1950s when opportunities for women were limited

1933: Ruth Bader Ginsburg born: lawyer, judge, Supreme Court Justice; first woman tenured professor at Columbia University; women's rights advocate

1939 – Julie Tullis, English mountaineer (d. 1986)

1940 – Margo Howard, American journalist

1943 – Lynda La Plante, English author and screenwriter

1948 – Kate Bornstein, American author and activist

1949 – Dame Deirdre Mary Hutton CBE, British civil servant, "queen of the quangos"

1953 – Heather Graham Pozzessere, American author

1954 – Isobel Buchanan, British operatic soprano

1957 – Park Overall, American actress

1959 – Lisa Holton, American journalist and author

1965 – Svetlana Medvedeva, Russian wife of Dmitry Medvedev, First Lady of Russia

1968 – Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer, actress, and producer

1969 – Rona Ambrose, Canadian politician

1971 – Penny Lancaster, English model and photographer

1971 – Joanne Wise, English long jumper

1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress and producer

1983: Rebecca West died: writer, journalist, critic


http://womenshistory.about.com/od/03calendar/a/0315calendar.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_15