Today in 1860 Feminist and Labor activist Charlotte Perkins Gilman born in Hartford, Conn. Her landmark study, “Women and Economics,” was radical: it called for the financial independence of women and urged a network of child care centers.
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General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.
