Death in Bologna at age twenty-seven
Elisabetta Sirani died suddenly in Bologna at just twenty-seven; a subsequent trial attributed her death to a gastric ulcer caused by overwork.
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Elisabetta Sirani died suddenly in Bologna at just twenty-seven; a subsequent trial attributed her death to a gastric ulcer caused by overwork.
View detailsAfter Second Bull Run, Barton won permission to take supplies directly to the battlefield, expanding her relief work to the front lines.
View detailsHazel Hotchkiss became the first woman to sweep the U.S. National Championships singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles in a single year.
View detailsTasha Tudor was born Starling Burgess in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 28, 1915, into an artistic and socially prominent family.
View detailsSophie Bryant died on 28 August 1922 while mountaineering in the French Alps, aged 72.
View detailsJanet Frame was born on August 28, 1924, in Dunedin, New Zealand.
View detailsJuliana R. Force died of cancer at Doctors Hospital in Manhattan at age 71, while still serving as Whitney Museum director.
View detailsThe Botanical Society of America awarded Mary Agnes Chase a Certificate of Merit for distinguished achievement in botanical science.
View detailsJosephine Baker was the only female speaker at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
View detailsDaisy Bates is one of the few women to address the crowd at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
View detailsReport on the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom for the Chicago Defender.
View detailsJackson sang at the March on Washington and is remembered for urging Martin Luther King Jr. to “tell them about the dream.”
View detailsYoung played a key role in the 1963 March on Washington.
View detailsSheryl Kara Sandberg was born in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1969.
View detailsClark was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand on 28 August 1989 under PM Geoffrey Palmer.
View detailsPresented with the Goethe Prize in Frankfurt on August 28, 1991.
View detailsFreeman and teammates won silver in the women's 4x100m relay at the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games.
View detailsPhyllis Pearsall died on 28 August 1996 in Shoreham, Kent, England, at the age of 89, having remained chairman of the Geographers' A-Z Map Company until her death.
View detailsMarta won a silver medal with Brazil at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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