Women in History

September

September 1:  In 1854, Naturalist Anna Botsford Comstock is born.

September 2: Born in 1948, Christa McAuliffe, first teacher in space and victim of the Challenger disaster.

September 8: Born in 1873, Hani Mokoto, Japanese journalist and educator,

September 10: In 1942, the Women's Auxilliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) was established.

September 14: Born in 1879, birth control activist Margaret Sanger.

September 15: In 1890, Louise B. Bethune became the first woman architect elected to AIA.

September 16: Born in 1871, Ella Crandall, pioneer of visiting nurse programs.

September 22: In 1981, Judge Sandra Day O'Connor is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

September 23: Born in 1918, Mary Sinclair, anti-nuclear activist.

September 30: In 1981, Sally Ride becomes the first American women in space on the Challenger.

From: Women Who Dare(Library of Congress)