November 11: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams, a politically influential First Lady and early advocate for women’s rights, was born today in 1744.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois, who composed the libretto for “Tom Tom” in 1932 and wrote the score for “Swing Mikado” for the Federal Theater Project before the House Committee on Un-American Activities shut it down, was born today in 1896.
Daisy Lee Bates, who mentored and advised the “Little Rock Nine” who integrated the Little Rock, Arkansas, was born today in 1914.