August 13: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN
LUCY STONE
Lucy Stone, a suffragist and supporter of rights for women and African Americans, was born today in 1818. She boldly kept her own name when she married, a big statement at the time.
EVA DYKES
Eva Dykes, the first African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree (in English from Radcliffe College in 1921), was born today in 1893.