February 4: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

NAtional women in Sports Day

Today in 1987, “National Women in Sports Day” was celebrated by U.S. Presidential Proclamation.

ROSA PARKS

Rosa Parks, “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” was born today in 1913. Her arrest after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama led to a boycott of the bus system and a famous Supreme Court case to integrate buses.

Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan, feminist author and activist, wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963) and cofounded the National Organization for Women (NOW). She was born today in 1921.

Deeper Dive

Watch Betty Friedan speaks to Mary Parkinson about her early writing career: