JANUARY 27: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Georgia Neese Clark

Georgia Neese Clark was born today in 1898. She was the first woman Treasurer of the United States, serving from 1949 to 1953.

Leontyne Price

Leontyne Price, a famed soprano, made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1961. Price would become the first African-American to open a concert season there, she performed the role of Leonora in Verdi’s Il Trovatore.

Deeper dive

Watch Leontyne Price dresceibe the opening on the Met's Inaugural Season at the Lincoln Center: