February 7: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Ruth Sager

Ruth Sager, innovative scientific achiever, was born today in 1918. She pioneered the field of cytoplasmic genetics by discovering transmission of genetic traits through Chloroplast DNA,  the first known example of genetics not involving the cell nucleus.


Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of beloved Little House books, was born in 1867.