today in women's herstory

January 19
This Day in Women's History


1803: Sarah Helen Power Whitman born

1905: Oveta Culp Hobby born

1927: Empress Carlotta (Carlota) of Mexico died, after spending years in seclusion in Belgium and Italy following her husband's 1867 execution

1953: Little Ricky born to Lucy Ricardo on "I Love Lucy"

1966: Indira Nehru Gandhi elected Prime Minister of India

1990: Elizabeth M. Watson becomes head of the Houston police force

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