This Day In History
- Activism
- 1962 With fellow activists Larry Itliong and César Chávez, Dolores Huerta founds the United Farm Workers, two years after Huerta created the Agricultural Workers Association.
- Arts
- 1868 The first volume of Louisa May Alcott’s popular book Little Women is published. The novel will become Alcott’s first bestseller and a beloved children’s classic.
- 1984 Long-running television mystery series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury, premiered.
- Sports
- 1973 American Nina Kuscsik retains her New York City Marathon title in 2:57:07.
Search for women
Browse All Women
Browse our full directory of women and discover new and interesting people!
Random Woman Generator
Don’t feel like browsing? We have a few suggestions!
Words of Women
Reload the page for a new quote.
“There are 2 categories of women: those who are women and those who are men’s wives.”
Charlotte Whitton
Subscribe to the weekly email
About Infinite Women
Women have influenced every aspect of humanity, but history is full of their contributions being undermined, stolen or hidden because of their gender. Infinite Women aims to help bring these stories into the light, to acknowledge and share the value of women’s work, now and throughout human history.
Suggest a Woman
Our database is always growing – let us know if there’s someone we haven’t included yet!