SEPTEMBER 4: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Elaine Yoneda

Elaine Yoneda, a Communist labor organizer with the International Longshoreman’s Union, argued for free day care for women and equal pay for equal work in 1930s. She was born today in 1906.


Beyonce

Grammy Award winning singer Beyonce was born today in 1981. She first rose to fame as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the world's best-selling female group of all time. She made the transition to solo artist releasing her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, in June 2003.