today in women's herstory

[niyad]

December 5
This Day in Women's History

1484: Pope issues bull "Summis desiderantes" appointing Henry Krämer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors. They publish Malleus Maleficarum in 1486, documenting "evidence" of witchcraft and defining how to accuse, test, sentence and execute witches. Torture is prescribed. Initiates several centuries of persecution.

1784: Phillis Wheatley died (poet; last poem published in April 1776, addressed to George Washington)

1822: Elizabeth Cary Agassiz born (educator, scientific writer)

1856: Alice Brown born (writer)

1898: Grace Moore born (singer, actor)

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/12calendar/a/1205calendar.htm

[Helen Reddy]

1. Thank you! n/t

[niyad]

2. you are most welcome. I was lucky to be able to meet and speak with her several times during

that long fight for the ERA. a most remarkable woman.

[Helen Reddy]

3. Wonderful!

I find most women to be remarkable. I am bias I know, just a tad.

[niyad]

4. tend to agree with you