JUly 1: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Lucy Howorth

Lucy Howorth, attorney, U.S. magistrate, legislator, suffragist, was born today in 1895. She held positions in federal agencies during the 1930s and 1940s.

Missy Elliott

Grammy Award winning singer Missy Elliott was born today in 1971. She is well known for her genre defining style with a series of hits that began in 1993 including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hot Boyz", "Get Ur Freak On."

Jean Stafford

Jean Stafford, writer of short stories and novels, was born today in 1915. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1970.

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