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January Dates in Women's History
by Susan G. Butruille - January 1 New Year's Day. "New Year" is celebrated at different times throughout the world. Before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, beginning in 1582, the Julian calendar declared the New Year to be March 1st. Whenever it is celebrated, the festival of the New Year greets a new beginning and re-enacts the creation of the earth. Ancients believed that making noise would help to expel harmful spirits of the "Old Year," and they greeted the "New Year" with singing, dancing, feasting and merrymaking.
- January 1, 2008 Festival of many deities, including Anna Perenna, Grandmother of Time, and Hera, Greek Queen of Heaven.
- January 1, 1992 Death of Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, credited with development of the COBOL system of computer language.
- January 3, 1793 Birth of Lucretia Mott, Quaker minister who, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, organized the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848.
- January 6 Birth of Jesus celebrated on the Julian Calendar, and still observed in some parts of the world.
- January 6 Greek Feast of Persephone/Kore, the Divine Maiden.
- January 6 Feast of Epiphany, Twelfth Night, ending the Twelve Days of Christmas. The Epiphany commemorates the baptism of Jesus and the visit of the Three Wise Men. In Spain and Italy, gifts are exchanged on this day instead of December 25 to honor the coming of the Magi. In France, England and Mexico, women bake special cakes to celebrate the day. Often, a bean, pea or tiny doll is hidden in the twelfth piece of cake to designate the king or queen of the celebration.
- January 6, 1412 Birth of Joan of Arc, heroine of the siege of Orleans who saved the French crown of Charles VII. Later convicted in an English court for challenging male authority and wearing men's clothes, she was burned as a heretic in 1431.
- January 7, 1901 (?) Birth of Zora Neal Hurston, African-American novelist, folklorist, who was exonerated for running a red light after she explained, "I had seen white folks pass on green so I assumed the red light was for me."
- January 8 Midwives Day, ancient Greek celebration of Saint Domenika, when midwives are honored with gifts of food and wine, and bawdy jokes exchanged.
- January 8, 1859 Birth of world traveler and adventurer Fannie Bullock Workman, who carried a "Votes for Women" banner into the Himalayas on one of her many climbing expeditions. At age 53, she was still clambering around the Himalayas at 20,000 feet with her husband.
- January 11, 1885 Birth of Alice Paul, shy young radical leader of the revitalized campaign for woman suffrage in 1913, and author of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923.
- January 12, 1932 Hattie Caray (D-Arkansas) became the first woman elected to the US Senate.
- January 14, 1893 Queen Liliuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii, nullified the US-authorized legislature and proclaimed a pro-Hawaiian constitution, leading to her house arrest and dethronement.
- January 15, 1929 Birth of Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights activist.
- January 18, 1777 Baltimore newspaper publisher and postmaster Mary Katherine Goddard produced the first printed copy of the Declaration of Independence.
- January 20, 1920 Montana Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin helped to found the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
- January 21, Martin Luther King Day..
- January 22, 1973 The US Supreme Court legalized abortion in the Roe vs. Wade decision.
- January 25, 1851 Abolitionist and reformer Sojourner Truth addressed the first Black Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
- January 26, 1872 Birth of Julia Morgan, first female member of the American Institute of Architects, and architect of more than 800 structures including the famous Hearst Castle.
- January 27 Birthday of Ruth Hendricks Greffenius, educator, poet, and mother of Susan G. Butruille.
- January 30 Roman Festival of Peace, honoring the Roman Goddess Pax.
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መልካም አዲስ አመት እንኳን ከዘመን ዘመን በሰላም አሸጋገራችሁ አዲሱ ዘመንም የደስታ የሰላም የብልፅግናና የፍቅር እንዲሆንላችሁ እንመኛለን Ethiopian Women’s Organization (EWO) For All Women Wishing You the Best In 2012 
Ethiopian Women Organization is dedicated to eliminating all forms of discrimination, promoting equality,peace and justice. By empowering women, it assists with access to education, employment and public services. Also committed, to ease the transition and overcome cultural and language barrier challenges.
Why You Should Join:
  Every person needs a chance at life. There has been a time when we all have needed help. Now I believe it is time for you to do the same. We understand that everyone is busy with work and their families, but some people don't even have a stable job or a family to go home to. Some are alone in this country with no one to give them a chance, just maybe you're the person to do it. So please find the time in your busy schedule and come to our meetings and participate in our organization.
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