This Day In History
- Activism
- 1893 A petition organised by Kate Sheppard, demanding women's suffrage, is delivered to New Zealand's parliament, signed by over 25,000 women, a fifth of the adult European female population.
- Arts
- 1866 At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
- Law
- 2009 The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the U.S. Supreme Court’s first Hispanic justice, over nearly solid Republican opposition.
- Sports
- 2018 Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
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