February 1: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
In 1853, The Una premiered. Edited by Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis, it is acknowledged as the first feminist newspaper of the women's rights movement.
Harriet tubman
In 1978, the first postage stamp to honor a black woman, Harriet Tubman, was issued in Washington, DC.
Ruth Ross
Ruth Ross, a magazine editor, helped found inaugural issue of “Essence” (1970), which included articles of leading African-American scholars and writers. She was born today in 1930.
On this day in 1965, actress Ruby Dee became the first African American actress to play a major role in the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut.