JULY 23: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Icie Hoobler

Icie Hoobler, a biochemist and physiologist, and the first woman to head a local section of the American Chemical Society and to serve as its national president, was born today in 1892.


Barbara Deming

Barbara Deming, an influential nonviolent activist, writer and poet, marched for peace, civil rights, women’s rights and lesbian and gay rights. She was born today in 1917.


Ruth Whitney

Ruth Whitney, the ground-breaking editor of “Glamour” magazine for 31 years (1967 – 1998), decided to feature the first African American on the cover (1968). She was born today in 1928.