August 2: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Women’s Rights Convention

Today in 1848, Amy Post, Sarah D. Fish, Sarah C. Owen, and Mary H. Hallowell convened a women's rights convention in Rochester, New York. Abigail Bush chairs the public meeting, a first for American women.

Mina Rees

Mina Rees, a mathematician, and the first woman president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, was born today in 1902.

Isabel Allende

As “the world's most widely read Spanish-language author," Isabel Allende helped transform the non-fiction literary landscape and has won countless of awards for her works. She was born today in 1942.

DEEPER DIVE

Learn more about the life of Abigail Bush, who chaired the first Women’s Rights Convention.