1787
Activism
Emma Willard's Birth
Emma Willard was born on February 23, 1787, in Berlin, Connecticut.
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17 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1821
Activism
Founding of Troy Female Seminary
Emma Willard founded the Troy Female Seminary in New York on February 23, 1821.
View details1868
Arts
Birth of Anna Hofman-Uddgren in Stockholm
Anna Hofman-Uddgren was born on February 23, 1868, in Stockholm, Sweden.
View details1889
Arts
Birth of Jeanne Roques (Musidora)
Jeanne Roques, known as Musidora, is born on February 23, 1889, in Paris, France.
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1931
Arts
Death of Dame Nellie Melba in Sydney
Dame Nellie Melba died in Sydney, Australia, on 23 February 1931, aged 69, following complications from an infection.
View details1935
1938
Arts
Second Academy Award win for 'Jezebel'
Davis won the Academy Award for Best Actress for 'Jezebel', her second Oscar win.
View details1954
Arts
Start of major European tour in London
Opens a major European tour in London, extending her influence to postwar European audiences.
View details1966
Literature
Publication of essay collection *Against Interpretation*
Sontag’s first collection of essays, published February 23, 1966.
View details1983
Science
GRAMMY win for 'A Classy Pair'
Fitzgerald won Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for 'A Classy Pair' on the 1983 GRAMMY Awards date.
View details1984
1994
Arts
First Tejano and first female Tejano Grammy winner
At the 36th Grammys, Selena wins Best Mexican-American Album for "Selena Live!", becoming the first Tejano and first female Tejano Grammy winner.
View details1994
Science
First American woman with five Olympic golds and six Winter Olympic medals
With her fifth gold and sixth overall medal at Lillehammer 1994, Blair became the first American woman to win five Olympic golds and six Winter Olympic medals.
View details1994
Science
Gold medal and record winning margin in 1,000 m at Lillehammer 1994
Blair won gold in the 1,000 m at Lillehammer 1994 in 1:18.74, winning by 1.38 seconds—the largest margin in the event's Olympic history at the time.
View details2013
Sports
First woman to win a NASCAR Cup Series pole (Daytona 500)
Patrick won the pole position for the 2013 Daytona 500, becoming the first woman ever to claim a NASCAR Cup Series pole.
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Arts
Died in London at age 110
Alice Herz-Sommer died in London on 23 February 2014 at age 110, having been recognized as the oldest known Holocaust survivor at the time of her death.
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