1887: Anne Sullivan arrived at the home of young Helen Keller to begin to teach her to communicate
1913: Woman suffrage supporters marched in Washington, D.C., disrupting the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. Onlookers attacked while police stand by.
1933: Frances Perkins’ appointment as Secretary of Labor announced -- first woman to serve as a member of the U.S. President's Cabinet
1857: women workers in New York City strike for higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions
1945: Phyliss M Daley sworn in as navy ensign, the first black nurse to achieve that office
1997: Pamela Gordon elected as the first female prime minister of Bermuda after unexpected resignation of David Saul.
1943: Cornelia Ford, military pilot, died when another plane on the same air ferry mission clipped her plane's wing, crashing her plane.
1972: Equal Rights Amendment sent by Congress to the States for ratification.
1638: Anne Hutchinson banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious teachings
1997: Tara Lipinski won gold medal at women's figure skating championships over expected winner Michelle Kwan
2001: Equal Rights Amendment re-introduced in the U.S. Congress
1973: Ten women became the first women to be admitted as members of the London Stock Exchange
1932: Amelia Earhart became first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
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