1805
Medicine
Birth of Mary Jane Grant (Mary Seacole) in Kingston, Jamaica
Mary Jane Grant was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 23 November 1805.
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11 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1872
Activism
Publishes Beecher–Tilton adultery allegations
Woodhull exposes Henry Ward Beecher's alleged affair, creating a scandal.
View details1898
Science
Birth of Rachel Fuller Brown in Springfield, Massachusetts
Rachel Fuller Brown was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
View details1909
Science
Patent granted for hot-water house heater
Wilcox received U.S. Patent No. 941,597 for a hot-water house heater.
View details1921
Politics
First U.S. federal maternal and child health program enacted
The Sheppard–Towner Act became law, the first federal grant program for maternal and child health, after years of Kelley's lobbying.
View details1935
Literature
Death of Louise Mack
Louise Mack died on 23 November 1935 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia, leaving a legacy as novelist, poet, and pioneering war correspondent.
View details1937
Science
Birth in Manila, Philippines
Born in Manila, Philippines, later advanced microbial science and astrobiology.
View details1942
Aviation
Creation of SPARS
Dorothy Stratton established the SPARS on November 23, 1942, significantly advancing women's roles in the military.
View details1958
Activism
Birth of Theresa Kachindamoto
Birth in Dedza District, Malawi; part of a family of traditional rulers.
View details1966
Science
Death in Rhos-on-Sea, Wales
Coburn died at his home in Rhos-on-Sea, north Wales, closing a six-decade career spanning pictorialism to photographic abstraction.
View details2022
Activism
Release of "The Swimmers" on Netflix
Netflix released "The Swimmers," dramatizing her life and journey.
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