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Posted by bean | January 22nd, 2004

January 22

1858: (Birthday) Beatrice Potter Webb, English writer and economist born in Gloucester. An early member of the Fabian Society, she published important works before she met her husband and formed a major partnership which influenced socialist thought of their day. Together, they co-founded the London School of Economics (1895) and the New Statesman (1918). Her autobiography is My Apprenticeship (1926). A member of the Royal Commission from 1905-09, Beatrice Potter advocated social security and the basic welfare state - about 30 years ahead of her time.

1973: (Court Decision) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade declares abortion primarily a medical decision and strikes down state laws limiting women’s access to it.

1986: Mary Ann Sorrentino, executive director of the Rhode Island Planned Parenthood from 1977 - 1987 and syndicated columnist, was notified of her excommunication by the Roman Catholic Church due to her work with Planned Parenthood.

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10 Responses to “On this day in history…”

  1. wildcat Writes:
    January 22nd, 2004 at 5:14 am

    I haven’t been commenting on these posts because I don’t really have anything intelligent to say, but I just wanted to thank you for doing this series. I’m learning a lot, and it’s a great awareness-raiser! Thanks bean!

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  2. gedeon Writes:
    January 22nd, 2004 at 5:19 am

    My favorite foreign blog :)

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  3. Aaron Writes:
    January 22nd, 2004 at 12:37 pm

    How can I get excommunicated too? I did give money to PP….

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  4. Raznor Writes:
    January 22nd, 2004 at 1:28 pm

    I’m more or less repeating what wildcat said. I haven’t had a chance yet to comment on how much I appreciate these posts. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us lowly blog-readers, Bean!

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  5. Kim Writes:
    January 22nd, 2004 at 1:28 pm

    Keep them coming, Bean, it’s really a great little addition to the blog.

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  6. Ampersand Writes:
    January 22nd, 2004 at 3:07 pm

    Don’t you hate it when you have nothing to add to a post but “me too!”

    Me too… ditto… what they said. :-p

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  7. Tom T. Writes:
    January 22nd, 2004 at 6:38 pm

    That’s not the same Beatrice Potter who wrote the children’s stories (Peter Rabbit, etc.), is it?

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  8. bean Writes:
    January 23rd, 2004 at 12:27 am

    I was so close to actually pointing out in the original post that Beatrice Potter Webb is not, in fact, the same person as Beatrix Potter…but I didn’t.

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  9. Mr Ripley Writes:
    January 24th, 2004 at 4:21 am

    Beatrix Potter is an interesting figure in women’s history too . . .

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  10. jenny Writes:
    June 24th, 2004 at 12:16 am

    Really one of the most informal places in net. I found a lot of great news. Go on like this.

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