MARCH 25: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN
Lillian E. Fishburne
Lillian E. Fishburne, the first African-American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy, was born today in 1949.
Toni Cade Bambara
Toni Cade Bambara was born today in 1939. She challenged masculinist assumptions in black radical discourse of the Sixties and wrote the short fiction Gorilla, My Love.
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem, women’s rights activist, organizer, and journalist, was born today in 1934. She was the founding editor of Ms. Magazine, and also helped found National Women’s Political Caucus, the Women’s Action Alliance, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Grammy award winning artist Aretha Franklin born in Memphis, Tennessee, was born today in 1942.