Women in History

February

February 2: Born in 1841, Physician Sara Stevenson, first female member of the AMA.

February 5: Born in 1871, Mary Gardner, professionalized public health nursing in the U.S. and Europe.

February 6: Born in 1841, Pauline Agassiz Shaw, kindergarten and day-care pioneer.

February 7: Swiss women gain the righ to vote (1971).

February 10: Born 1883, Edith Clarke, pioneer electrical engineer.

February 12: Juliette Gordon Low establishes the Girl Guides, forerunner of the Girl Scouts of America in 1912

February 14: Born in 1838, Margaret E. Knight, who held 27 patents and was called the "female Edison".

February 21: Born in 1936, Barbara Jordan, first Congresswoman from the deep South.

February 23: Born 1857, Fannie Merritt Farmer, author who standardized cooking measurements.

February 24: Born 1887, Author and educator Mary Ellen Chase.

February 25: Born 1904, Nutrition writer Adelle Davis.

February 26: Sue S. Dauser is appointed first female captain in the U.S. Navy, 1944.

From: Women Who Dare(Library of Congress)