Birth in Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Elizabeth Garrett was born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, the middle child of Newson and Louisa Garrett.
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Elizabeth Garrett was born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, the middle child of Newson and Louisa Garrett.
View detailsBertha Sophie Felicita Kinsky was born in Prague, then part of the Austrian Empire, into an aristocratic military family.
View detailsBertha von Suttner is born in Prague, then part of the Austrian Empire.
View detailsHelen Marot was born on June 9, 1865, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
View detailsAnna Atkins died on 9 June 1871 at Halstead Place, Kent, England, aged 72.
View detailsLaura Kelly married William Eisenhuth in Pennsylvania, later moving west to North Dakota to pursue education and politics.
View detailsErminnie A. Smith died at her home in Jersey City, New Jersey, at age 50, concluding a pioneering career in ethnology and mineralogy.
View detailsCarrie Nation died in a Leavenworth, Kansas sanatorium after collapsing during a speech in Eureka Springs, Arkansas earlier that year.
View detailsThomas became the first person to earn a degree from Howard University's newly established fine arts department in 1924.
View detailsFirst woman awarded an honorary Doctor of Music from Oxford University.
View detailsVictoria Woodhull dies in England at the age of 88.
View detailsKansas civic and governmental accounts commemorate June 9, 1949, as the date Georgia Neese Clark Gray became the first woman U.S. Treasurer.
View detailsGeorgia Neese Clark Gray was appointed and confirmed as the first woman to serve as Treasurer of the United States under President Truman.
View detailsRelease of Nancy Goes to Rio came near the end of her major Hollywood film career.
View detailsRussell Sage College awarded Grandma Moses an honorary LL.D., recognizing her artistic achievements.
View detailsRuzena Bajcsy earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Slovak Technical University on June 9, 1967.
View detailsRachel Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Carter.
View detailsPresident Ronald Reagan posthumously awards Ella Grasso the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her pioneering public service.
View detailsHollywood Walk of Fame star awarded for Willson’s work in radio, recognizing his major role in American broadcast music and entertainment.
View detailsThe former Little Theatre was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre, making her the first woman with two successive Broadway theatres bearing her name.
View detailsJeter was granted a patent for her non-lever toaster with electronic timing.
View detailsNancy Pelosi is sworn in as a U.S. Representative from California, formally beginning her service in Congress.
View detailsAt age 16, Monica Seles won the Roland Garros women’s singles title, becoming the youngest champion.
View detailsLois Mailou Jones died in Washington, D.C., at age 92, ending a career spanning seven decades as a painter and educator.
View detailsAwarded the rank of Officer of the Légion d’honneur.
View detailsAwarded the Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis for her play *Macht Nichts*.
View detailsPriority date set for international patent WO-2005120808-A1 on producing biodegradable films with improved mechanical properties, listing Bastioli as inventor.
View detailsBroadway revival of 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened, featuring Rashad.
View detailsAt age 88, Tyson won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for The Trip to Bountiful, becoming the oldest competitive acting Tony winner.
View detailsElsie Quarterman passed away on June 9, 2014, leaving behind a legacy of ecological conservation and research.
View detailsRetired General Wolfenbarger was appointed chairperson of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS).
View detailsLynn Conway died at age 86 in Jackson, Michigan, after a career that reshaped microchip design and transgender advocacy.
View detailsChadwick won the Indy NXT race, first woman to do so on a road course.
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