Articles in Category: Profiles & Bios

Mary Hunter Austin (Author)

Mary Hunter Austin (Author)

Mary Hunter Austin (September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer.

"What women have to stand on squarely [is] not their ability to see the world in the way men see it, but the importance and validity of their seeing it in some other way."
September 9, 1868 Tags author inspiration

Dawn Fraser (Olympic Athlete/Politician)

Dawn Fraser (Olympic Athlete/Politician)

Dawn Lorraine Fraser, AO, MBE (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only three swimmers to have won the same Olympic event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle.

Within Australia, she is often known for her controversial behaviour and larrikin character as much as for her athletic ability.

 

September 4, 1937 Tags athlete Olympics politics

Caryl Lesley Churchill (Women's Rights Activist/Playwright)

 Caryl Lesley Churchill (Women's Rights Activist/Playwright)

Caryl Churchill (born 3 September 1938) is a British playwright known for dramatizing the abuses of power, for her use of non-naturalistic techniques, and for her exploration of sexual politics and feminist themes.

Churchill was born in London, England, the daughter of Jan, a fashion model, and Robert Churchill, a political cartoonist. After World War II, her family emigrated to Montreal, Canada; Churchill was ten years old. In Montreal, she attended Trafalgar School for Girls.

September 3, 1938