The PARITY DEMOCRAT
A monthly record of developments which enhance democracy through women's empowerment
www.shequality.org
Vol 5 No 1 £ 5 US$ 10 ISSN 1367-6946 January 2001
Introduction
In this 49th issue of The Parity Democrat, I highlight the January 2001 dates from three of my
anniversary lists, 10 "Anniversaries of the Democracies", 11 "Centenaries of Distinguished Women of
History", and 150 "Birthdays of Distinguished Living Women". The list includes the centenaries of the
deaths both of Queen Victoria and the composer Giuseppe Verdi.
My banknote of the month is the 50 baht of Thailand issued on 28 April 2000 for the 50th
anniversary of the wedding of King Bhumipol and Queen Sirikit. In 1978, when working with the United
Nations, I had issued medals portraying Queen Sirikit, honoring her social and rural work, not least under
the aegis of the International Council of Women, whose 90th anniversary is commemorated on the medal
reverse. In 1980 the medal portrait, by Marie Louise Radziwill, was used on 5, 600 and 9000 baht coins
issued for the 48th birthday of Queen Sirikit, each anniversary divisible by 12 being considered
propitious in Thailand.
My attachment of the month is the table of contents for the fourth twelve-month period of The
Parity Democrat, from January to December 2000.
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ANNIVERSARIES of the DEMOCRACIES
extract from the writer's "1250 Target Dates for Consolidating and Enhancing Democracy 1988-2010"
Day & Date Location Democracy/Grouping Anniversary
Mon 1 Jan Canberra Australia 100 Commonwealth of Australia comes into being
Mon 1 Jan Geneva United Nations 50 Office of High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Mon 1 Jan Lisbon/Madrid Portugal/Spain 25 Accession to the European Union
Mon 1 Jan Athens Greece 20 Accession to the European Union
Sun 6 Jan Washington USA 60 Four Freedoms Address
Mon 7 Jan Glasgow Scotland 650 University founded in 1451
Occasions for Remembrance or Reconciliation
Sat 13 Jan Vilnius Russia 10 Army massacre of 13 Lithuanian civilians in 1991
Mon 22 Jan Isle of Wight Britain 100 Death of Queen Victoria
Thu 25 Jan Jerusalem Uganda 30 Israel assists Idi Amin to establish military regime
Sat 27 Jan Milan Italy / World 100 Death in 1901 of composer Giuseppe Verdi
50- & 100-Year ANNIVERSARIES of DISTINGUISHED WOMEN of HISTORY
extract from the writer's "5200 Women's Centenaries 1981-2050"
Born/Died Anniversary Woman of distinction Country Main Activity Reference
see p 2 of PD 40
portrait*
Births
1 Jan 1901-4.2.1980 100 Edith Summerskill Britain doctor feminist Labour MP WW EV
7 Jan 1901-86 100 Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt Germany judge anti-nazi stateswoman
11 Jan 1801-6.4.1864 200 Caroline Stansbury Kirkland U S A frontier author NAW
14 Jan 1751-23.8.1802 250 Corona Schroeter Germany actress GF*
28 Jan 1901-89 100 Ada May Norris Australia social worker women's leader WW
31 Jan 1851-31.5.1925 150 Alice Bennett U S A physician hospital leader NAW
Deaths
17.10.1871- 5 Jan 1951 50 Maila Talvio Finland poet GF*
11.8.1807- 7 Jan 1851 150 Eliza Hart Spalding U S A pioneer missionary NAW
18.1.1870- 9 Jan 1951 50 Olga Nethersole Britain actress manager WW
24.5.1819-22 Jan 1901 100 Victoria Britain queen EB
1872-27 Jan 1951 50 Florence Engelbach Britain painter WW EV
BIRTHDAYS of DISTINGUISHED LIVING WOMEN
extract from the writer's "2001 Birthdays for 2001"
DoB Age in 2001 Woman of distinction Country "First", Other Achievements or Position Biodata
1 Jan 1903 98 Marthe Louise Vogt Germany pharmacologist WW
1 Jan 1906 95 Rachel Cleland Australia/PNG Red Cross worker WW
1 Jan 1907 94 Lesley Blanch Britain travel writer WW
1 Jan 1907 94 Doris G Fisher Britain Kent headmistress WW
1 Jan 1907 94 Marion Rhodes Britain painter WW
1 Jan 1909 92 Jacqueline Hope-Wallace Britain civil servant WW
1 Jan 1924 77 Dadi Prakashmani India administrative head Brahma Kumaris worldwide
1 Jan 1924 77 Dadi Janki India administrative head Brahma Kumaris worldwide
1 Jan 1927 74 Rosa Baglanova Kazakstan actress Moslem women's leader WWW
1 Jan 1932 69 Jean Enid Skuse Australia gen sec Australian Council of Churches 1976-88 WWW
1 Jan 1936 65 Eve Queler U S A orchestra conductor CW
1 Jan 1964 37 Shima (Hasemah Abu Hazim) Malaysia textile artist
2 Jan 1922 79 Blaga Dimitrova Bulgaria poet; vice-president of republic 1992-93 WWW
2 Jan 1936 65 Seiko Takahashi Japan dep exec sec UN Econ Comm for Asia (ESCAP) WWW
2 Jan 1939 62 Kay Orr U S A governor Nebraska 1987-91 WAW
2 Jan 1969 32 Christy Turlington U S A fashion model WWW
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BIRTHDAYS of DISTINGUISHED LIVING WOMEN continued
DoB Age in 2001 Woman of distinction Country "First", Other Achievements or Position Biodata
3 Jan 1911 90 Eirlys Roberts Britain consumer leader
3 Jan 1926 75 Marie Clay New Zealand educator WWW
3 Jan 1934 67 Carla Hills U S A lawyer; US trade representative 1989-92
3 Jan 1943 58 Susan Murch Morrison U S A United Methodist bishop Albany 1988-
3 Jan 1946 55 Lita Albuquerque U S A artist sculptor WWW
3 Jan 1946 55 Molly Murphy MacGregor U S A women's historian CW
4 Jan 1904 97 Renuka Ray India Bengali social worker IWA
4 Jan 1914 87 Jane Wyman U S A actress arthritis worker MCM
4 Jan 1923 78 Leela Menon India social worker women's leader Kerala
4 Jan 1929 72 Marion Reid Canada lieutenant-governor Pr Edward Is 1990-95
4 Jan 1937 64 Grace Bumbry U S A soprano DO IWW
5 Jan 1926 75 Maria Schell Austria actress MCM
5 Jan 1943 58 Rose Nonyem Ukeje Nigeria judge federal high court of Nigeria 1986- WWW
5 Jan 1946 55 Diane Keaton U S A actress WWW
5 Jan 1948 53 Charlene Kammerer U S A United Methodist bishop Charlotte 1996-
6 Jan 1921 80 Marianne Grunberg-Manago France biochemist; president Academy of Science WWW
6 Jan 1952 49 Nancy Lopez U S A golfer EB
7 Jan 1925 76 Chizuko Nakaji Japan sculptor medallist
7 Jan 1932 69 Esme Scott Britain chair UK Volunteer Centre WW
7 Jan 1935 66 Shashikala G Kakodhar India chief minister of Goa 1973-199? IWA
8 Jan 1926 75 Hanae Mori Japan fashion designer EB78
8 Jan 1938 66 Simone Schwarz-Bart Guadeloupe novelist ELA
8 Jan 1937 64 Shirley Bassey Britain singer WWW
9 Jan 1931 70 Elizabeth Anson Britain local government leader
9 Jan 1940 61 Ruth Dreifuss Switzerland president 1999 MQW
9 Jan 1941 60 Joan Baez U S A folk singer human rights campaigner IWW EB
9 Jan 1941 60 Susannah York Britain actress WWW
9 Jan 1954 47 Victoria Matthews Canada Anglican bishop of Edmonton 1997- WW
9 Jan 1959 42 Rigoberta Menchu Tum Guatemala human rights worker; Nobel Peace Prize 1992 EB
10 Jan 1909 92 Grace Mitchell U S A educator
10 Jan 1940 61 Valerie Strachan Britain UK Woman of Europe'93; chair Customs & Excise
10 Jan 1946 55 Mary Asprey Britain co-founder Missing Persons Helpline
10 Jan 1951 50 Karolina Eiriksdottir Iceland composer DWC
10 Jan 1964 37 Sarah & Karen Josephson U S A identical twin synchronized swimmers EB
11 Jan 1921 80 Juanita Kreps U S A economist; secretary of commerce 1977-79 CW WWW
11 Jan 1963 38 Tracy Caulkins U S A swimmer EB
12 Jan 1910 91 Luise Rainier Austria actress MCM
12 Jan 1937 64 Liliana Cavani Italy film director WWW
12 Jan 1947 54 Sally Hamwee Britain deputy chair London Assembly WWW
12 Jan 1953 48 Martha Cossio de Ocampo Peru president of congress 1995-96
12 Jan 1955 46 Kirstie Alley U S A actress WWW
13 Jan 1941 60 Ludmila Harutunian Armenia sociologist WWW
13 Jan 1950 51 Ariane Obolensky France vice president European Investment Bank WWW
14 Jan 1908 93 Barbara Brooke Britain Conservative life peer WW
14 Jan 1932 69 Harriet Andersson Sweden actress JU WWW
14 Jan 1941 60 Faye Dunaway U S A actress WWW
14 Jan 1943 58 Lena Hjelm-Wallen Sweden deputy prime minister 1998- MQW
14 Jan 1960 41 Andrea Fischer Germany minister of health 1998-
15 Jan 1906 95 Ruth Christabel Walder Britain YWCA leader WW
15 Jan 1913 88 Miriam Hyde Australia pianist composer WWW
15 Jan 1936 65 CHENG Yanan China sculptor WWW
15 Jan 1940 61 Martha Jungwirth Austria painter
15 Jan 1943 58 Margaret Beckett Britain engineer; acting leader Labour Party 1994 WWW
15 Jan 1956 45 Mayawati India chief minister Uttar Pradesh 1995
16 Jan 1929 72 Marilyn Horne U S A mezzo-soprano EB DO
16 Jan 1933 68 Susan Sontag U S A novelist art critic Sarajevo worker EB JU
16 Jan 1950 51 Debbie Allen U S A actress dancer choreographer WWW
16 Jan 1974 27 Kate Moss Britain fashion model WWW
16 Jan 1942 59 Nicole Fontaine France president European Parliament 1999- WWW
17 Jan 1908 93 Caroline Hodge Britain president Open Door International 1966- WWW
17 Jan 1924 77 Jewel Plummer Cobb U S A biologist; president California State Univ CW
17 Jan 1926 75 Moira Shearer Britain Scottish ballerina EB
17 Jan 1930 71 Audrey Slaughter Britain editor novelist WW
17 Jan 1938 63 Martha Cotera U S A Chicana civil rights worker feminist CW
17 Jan 1941 60 Gillian Weir New Zealand organist harpsichordist WWW
17 Jan 1943 58 Ann Oakley Britain sociologist writer WWW
18 Jan 1930 71 Maria de Lurdes PINTASILGO Portugal chemical engineer; prime minister 1979 JU
18 Jan 1932 69 Ursula Ann Hanes Canada sculptor WWW
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BIRTHDAYS of DISTINGUISHED LIVING WOMEN continued
DoB Age in 2001 Woman of distinction Country "First", Other Achievements or Position Biodata
19 Jan 1916 85 Elza Lovitt Mayhew Canada sculptor WWW
19 Jan 1923 78 Jean Stapleton U S A actress MCM
19 Jan 1931 70 Tippi Hedren U S A actress
19 Jan 1946 55 Dolly Parton U S A singer songwriter actress WWW
19 Jan 1969 32 Edwidge Danticat Haiti writer EB 2000*
20 Jan 1926 75 Patricia Neal U S A actress stroke victim worker MCM
20 Jan 1940 61 Carol Heiss U S A figure skater EB
20 Jan 1943 58 Hilda Stewart N Ireland president Associated Country Women of World
20 Jan 1945 56 Susan Rothenberg U S A painter artist WWW
21 Jan 1922 79 Jade Snow Wong U S A author CW
21 Jan 1943 58 Christine Eames N Ireland world president 800 000-strong Mothers Union
21 Jan 1957 44 Geena Davis U S A actress WWW
21 Jan 1964 37 Emanuella Giavarra Netherlands director Euro Bureau of Library Assns-EBLIDA EWA
22 Jan 1909 92 Ann Sothern U S A actress MCM
22 Jan 1920 81 Chiara Lubich Silvia Italy founder Focolare peace movement 1943- WWW EB98
22 Jan 1931 70 Galina Zybina Russia shot-putter javelin thrower EB
22 Jan 1932 69 Piper Laurie U S A actress WWW
22 Jan 1940 61 Gillian Shephard Britain secretary of state for education 1994-97 WWW
23 Jan 1928 73 Jeanne Moreau France actress film director EB JU
23 Jan 1947 54 Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesia vice-president 1999-
23 Jan 1951 50 Lise-Lotte Rebél Denmark Lutheran bishop of Helsingor 1995-
23 Jan 1919 82 Savita Behen India freedom fighter educator IWA
24 Jan 1923 78 Santha Rama Rau India writer WW
24 Jan 1925 76 Maria Tallchief U S A ballerina EB CW WWW
24 Jan 1927 74 Phyllis Lambert Canada architect WWW
24 Jan 1960 41 Nastassja Kinski Germany actress WWW
24 Jan 1968 33 Mary Lou Retton U S A 1984 Olympic gymnastics champion EB*
25 Jan 1923 78 Eva Zeller Germany poet novelist WL WWW
25 Jan 1933 68 Corazon Aquino Philippines president 1986-92 EB87 JU
25 Jan 1948 53 Nabeela Abdulla Al-Mulla Kuwait ambassador WWW
25 Jan 1950 51 Gloria Naylor U S A novelist AFM
26 Jan 1907 94 Marie Jahoda Britain social anthropologist
26 Jan 1928 73 Eartha Kitt U S A singer actress WWW
26 Jan 1930 71 Margo Glantz Mexico novelist essayist ELA
26 Jan 1935 66 Paula Rego Portugal painter WWW
26 Jan 1944 57 Angela Davis U S A black activist EB
26 Jan 1958 43 Ellen Degeneres U S A comedian EB98
27 Jan 1929 72 Ingrid Thulin Sweden actress director MCM
27 Jan 1934 67 Edith Cresson France prime minister 1991-2 Euro-Commissioner 1995-9 EB IWW
27 Jan 1944 57 Mairead Corrigan-Maguire N Ireland human rights worker; Nobel Peace Prize 1976 EB WWW
27 Jan 1949 52 Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma South Africa pediatrician student leader AWW
27 Jan 1964 37 Bridget Fonda U S A actress WWW
28 Jan 1905 96 Ellen Fairclough Canada Conservative politician WW
28 Jan 1936 65 Bernara Rakhimovna Karieva Uzbekistan ballet dancer choreographer WWW
28 Jan 1941 60 Karla Kowalski Austria architect DA CBW
28 Jan 1947 54 Jeanne Shaheen U S A governor (D) New Hampshire 1997-2000 WAW
28 Jan 1968 33 Sarah McLachlan Canada singer songwriter EB99*
29 Jan 1912 89 Martha Griffiths U S A lieutenant-governor Michigan 1983-9? CW WWW
29 Jan 1933 68 Margaret Heather Laird Britain church estates commissioner 1989- WW
29 Jan 1940 61 Kagitcibasi Cigdem Turkey psychologist WWW
29 Jan 1941 60 Robin Morgan U S A writer feminist CW JU
29 Jan 1942 59 Katharine Ross U S A actress WWW
29 Jan 1946 55 Dora Draganova Bulgaria composer DWC
29 Jan 1948 53 Cristina Saralegui Cuba / US broadcaster producer EB 2000
29 Jan 1950 51 Ann Jillian U S A actress breast cancer worker MCM
29 Jan 1954 47 Oprah Winfrey U S A compassionate talk-show host
30 Jan 1920 81 Rosella Hightower U S A ballerina ballet teacher EB
30 Jan 1937 64 Vanessa Redgrave Britain actress humanitarian MCM
30 Jan 1939 62 Eleanor Smeal U S A women's leader
31 Jan 1920 81 Benoite Groult France journalist feminist WWW
31 Jan 1921 80 Carol Channing U S A actress WWW
31 Jan 1929 72 Jean Simmons Britain actress WWW
31 Jan 1934 67 Kumudben Joshi India governor Andra Pradesh 1985
31 Jan 1938 63 Beatrix Netherlands queen 1980- EB81 JU
31 Jan 1957 44 Shirley Babashoff U S A Olympic swimmer EB*
31 Jan 1965 36 Ofra Harnoy Canada cellist EB
31 Jan 1968 33 YANG Lan China television journalist EB