1774
Politics
First French queen consort to possess her own palace
Received Petit Trianon from Louis XVI, first French queen consort to possess her own palace.
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14June
18 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1811
Literature
Birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe in Litchfield, Connecticut, into the Beecher reform family.
View details1871
Law
Admission to the Missouri bar
Couzins was admitted to the Missouri bar, becoming one of the earliest U.S. women attorneys.
View details1877
Science
Death of Mary Carpenter in Bristol
Mary Carpenter died on 14 June 1877 in Bristol, England, after decades of pioneering work in juvenile reform, ragged schools, and prison reform in India.
View details1898
Sports
First Californian in U.S. women’s final
She reached the final of the U.S. National Championships, the first Californian to do so.
View details1904
Arts
Margaret Bourke-White's Birthday
Margaret Bourke-White was born on June 14, 1904, in the Bronx, NYC.
View details1905
1913
Activism
Imprisonment for suffrage activism
While a USDA botanist, Mary Agnes Chase was arrested and jailed for eight days for taking part in a women’s suffrage protest in Washington, D.C.
View details1924
Science
First woman full professor of engineering at Purdue University
Became the first woman full professor of engineering at Purdue.
View details1926
Arts
Death of Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt dies at the Château de Beaufresne, near Paris, France.
View details1928
Science
Death of Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst died in London on 14 June 1928, of septicaemia, weeks before the Equal Franchise Act granted women equal voting rights.
View details1940
Activism
Baker's flight from occupied Paris and Resistance work
Josephine Baker fled occupied Paris and began working with the French Resistance.
View details1940
Literature
Marriage to Philip Graham
Katharine Meyer married Philip Graham, linking her to The Washington Post.
View details1944
Politics
Goes ashore at Normandy with the WAC
Hoisington went ashore at Normandy on June 14, 1944, as part of the initial Women's Army Corps contingent supporting Allied operations in France.
View details1991
Science
Awarded MacArthur Fellowship
Julie Taymor was named a 1991 MacArthur Fellow, recognizing her innovative theatrical direction and design work.
View details2004
Politics
First woman President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Yellen became the first woman to serve as President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
View details2006
Politics
U.S. House resolution honors Katherine Dunham
On June 14, 2006, the U.S. House approved H. Con. Res. 451, honoring choreographer and activist Katherine Dunham's life and achievements.
View details2016
Science
Flag Day 2016 reframing: Betsy Ross recognized as master upholsterer and prolific flag maker
On Flag Day, the Betsy Ross House highlighted her documented career making hundreds of flags, shifting focus from the disputed 'first flag' legend to her real professional legacy.
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