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This Day
23September
24 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1843
Science
Birth of Emily Warren Roebling
Emily Warren was born in Cold Spring, New York, later renowned for her pivotal engineering role in building the Brooklyn Bridge.
View details1863
Activism
Birth of Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church was born in Memphis, Tennessee, during the Civil War.
View details1869
Medicine
Birth of Mary Mallon
Mary Mallon was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland on September 23, 1869.
View details1885
Activism
Appointed first Dean of Bryn Mawr College
Thomas became the first Dean of Bryn Mawr College, helping shape it into a rigorous institution for women's higher education.
View details1899
Science
Birth of Louise Nevelson
Louise Berliawsky was born in Kiev, then part of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine), on September 23, 1899.
View details1902
Arts
Enrolls at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
O’Keeffe enrolls at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
View details1921
Science
Enrollment at UC Berkeley
Ynés Mexia enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, beginning her training in botany.
View details1924
Arts
Revised Landlord's Game patent application filed
Filed for revised patent of The Landlord's Game.
View details1925
Science
First major botanical expedition
Mexia embarked on her first major botanical expedition to western Mexico, collecting 1,500 specimens.
View details1926
Arts
Release of "The Adventures of Prince Achmed"
On September 23, 1926, Reiniger's "The Adventures of Prince Achmed" premiered, the world's oldest surviving animated film.
View details1957
Activism
Federal troops ordered to Little Rock after Bates's appeals
After mob violence forces withdrawal of the Little Rock Nine, Bates's advocacy contributes to Eisenhower deploying the 101st Airborne Division.
View details1963
Science
First African American to star in a TV drama series (East Side/West Side)
Tyson became the first African American to star in a U.S. network television drama series when East Side/West Side premiered on CBS.
View details1969
1973
Science
Becomes first woman elected Vice President of Argentina
Isabel Perón assumed office as Vice President of Argentina after being elected on the same ticket as her husband Juan Perón, a first for a woman in the country.
View details1992
Science
First woman to play in an NHL game
Rhéaume played a period in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a preseason NHL exhibition, the first woman to play in the NHL.
View details1997
Science
Appointment to the Senate of Canada
Callbeck was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing Prince Edward Island, continuing her public service federally.
View details2001
Sports
Game-winning goal vs. UTC
Martin scored a game-winning goal against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for Jacksonville State's women's soccer team.
View details2004
Sports
Athens 2004 Paralympic gold in 200 m individual medley SM9
Claims 200 m individual medley SM9 gold at the Athens 2004 Paralympics, underscoring her all‑round technical mastery.
View details2011
Medicine
Received Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
Tu Youyou received the 2011 Lasker~DeBakey Award for discovering artemisinin.
View details2011
Medicine
Announced as 2011 Lasker~DeBakey Awardee
Announcement of 2011 Lasker~DeBakey Award to Tu Youyou for her discovery of artemisinin.
View details2012
Exploration
Summited Carstensz Pyramid
O'Brien summited Carstensz Pyramid on September 23, 2012, continuing her Seven Summits journey.
View details2013
Exploration
First Woman to Row Solo from Japan to Alaska, West–East mid-Pacific
Landed in Alaska after solo rowing from Japan. First woman for West–East mid-Pacific.
View details2023
Sports
First woman non-kicker to play in an NCAA football game
Haley Van Voorhis, a junior safety for Shenandoah University, became the first woman in NCAA history to play a non-kicking position in a college football game.
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