1191: Claire (Phillips) Snyder Subject of the 1951 Film “I Was an American Spy” Born: 2 December 1907, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America Died: 22 May 1960, Portland, Oregon, United States of America Original Name: Mabel Clara Dela Taste Before the war, Claire was a stage actress and singer. She had two sisters…
1190: Carol McCain Former White House Visitor’s Office Director Born: 1938, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States of America Carol attended college at the Centenary Junior College for Women in New Jersey. She also worked as a model. Carol had two children with her first husband*, however, she is best known for being the first wife of…
1189: Hipparchia of Maroneia Greek Philosopher Born: c.340-330 BCE, Maroneia, Thrace, Ancient Greece (Present-day Maroneia, Greece) Died: c. 280 BCE, Athens, Ancient Greece (Present-day Athens, Greece) She is known for being drawn to the Cynic lifestyle, one of the few women to study philosophy in Ancient Greece. While little biographical information about her early life…
1188: Erinna of Telos Ancient Greek Poet Lived: c. 4th Century BC, Telos, Ancient Greece (Present-day Tilos, Greece) Also Known As: Herinna Erinna is most remembered for her long-form poem entitled “The Distaff” which is a lament on the loss of her friend. While the original work is supposed to have been 300 lines long,…
1187: Phile of Priene The First Woman Elected as Magistrate in Priene, Ancient Greece Lived: c.100-50 BC, Priene, Ancient Greece (Present-day Güllübahçe, Aydın, Turkey) Greek Alphabet: Φίλη Phile personally paid for the city’s aqueduct and reservoir, which is how she was elected as a magistrate (or local judicial officer). Historians know she was a real…
1186: Cleopatra Thea Queen of the Seleucid Empire Born: c165 BCE, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Egypt) Died: c121 BCE, Ancient Seleucid Empire (Present-day Syria) Also Known As: Cleopatra Euteria Greek Alphabet: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Cleopatra Thea was the daughter of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II of Egypt. She was most likely the older sister of Cleopatra III….
1185: Arsinoë II Philadelphus Queen of Thrace, Asia Minor, & Macedonia Born: c.318-314 BCE, Most-Likely Memphis, Ptolemaic-Controlled Ancient Egypt (Present-day Mit Rahineh, Egypt) Died: c.270-268 BCE, Alexandria, Ptolemaic-Controlled Ancient Egypt (Present-day Alexandria, Egypt) Arsinoë was the daughter of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, the first Ptolemaic couple to rule over Egypt after the death of…
1184: Laura Eisenhuth Alming The First Woman to Win an Election for State Office in the United States Born: 29 May 1859, Blenheim, Ontario, Canada Died: 20 September 1937, Medford, Oregon, United States of America Laura was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Dakota in 1892. She ran for office once again in 1894….
1183: Arachidamia Spartan Warrior Queen Born: c.340 BC, Sparta (Present-day Sparta, Greece) Died: c.241 BC, Sparta (Present-day Sparta, Greece) Also Spelled: Archidamia Arachidamia led the Spartan women against Pyrrhus during the siege of Lacedaemon. At the time, most of Sparta’s warriors were off fighting a war, leaving the city itself relatively undefended. Evidently the Spartan…
“I am very tired of the kind of life I lead, but it is my bread. I’ve not had much butter.” 1182: Estelle Reel The First Woman Elected to Statewide Office in Wyoming Born: 1862, Illinois, United States of America Died: 2 August 1959, Possibly Washington State, United States of America* Estelle was elected to…