February Highlights in US Womens History from the National Womens - TopicsExpress



          

February Highlights in US Womens History from the National Womens History Project: February 1, 1978 - First postage stamp to honor a black woman, Harriet Tubman, is issued in Washington, DC February 4, 1987 - First National Women in Sports Day is celebrated by Presidential Proclamation February 12, 1869 - The Utah Territorial Legislature passes a bill allowing women to vote February 15, 1921 - The Suffrage Monument, depicting Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott, sculpted by Adelaide Johnson, is dedicated at the U.S. Capitol February 15, 1953 - Tenley Albright became the first American woman to win the World Figure Skating championship February 17, 1870 - Esther Hobart Morris in Wyoming became the first American woman Justice of the Peace February 24, 1912 - Henrietta Szold founds Hadassah, the largest Jewish organization in American history, focusing on healthcare and education in the Israel and the U.S. February 24, 1967 - Jocelyn Bell Burnell makes the first discovery of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star February 27, 1922 - U.S. Supreme Court upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees women the right to vote
Posted on: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 03:34:59 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015