October 4: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Barbara Walters

Today in 1976, Barbara Walters became the first woman co-anchor of the evening news.

Eleanor Flexner, an influential author and historian, wrote Century of Struggle: The Women’s Rights Movement in the United States and Mary Wollstonecraft: A Biography. She was born today in 1908.

Deeper Dive

Read more about the life of Barbara Walters.

*Images of Barbara Walters via John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com