Elizabeth Blackwell died today – 97 years ago

English & U.S. physician Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 in Bristol, England. She said, “If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled.” (Amen!) She also said, “Our school education ignores, in a thousand ways, the rules of healthy development.” {1} (Amen! Amen!!)... She died in 1910 in Hastings, Sussex, England.

German war criminal Adolph Eichmann was born on March 19, 1906 in Solingen, Germany. He said, “Now that I look back, I realize that a life predicated on being obedient and taking orders is a very comfortable life indeed. Living in such a way reduces to a minimum one's need to think.” {2} (Amen!)... He died in 1962.

U.S. educator Edith Hamilton was born on August 12, 1867 in Dresden, Germany. She said, “Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.” {3} (Now if we could just decide what constitutes human nature.) She also said, “The fundamental fact about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priests had said, ‘Thus far and no farther. We set the limits of thought.’ The Greek said, ‘All things are to be examined and called into question. There are no limits set on thought.’” {3} (And that’s the way it should be.)... She died in 1963 in Washington, D.C.

U.S. nutritionist Adelle Davis was born on February 25, 1904 in central Indiana. She said, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” {4} (That may seem backwards and counter-intuitive, but I believe it's true.)... She died in 1974.

Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell was born on September 2, 1918. She was the wife of John Mitchell, U.S. Attorney General under President Richard Nixon. She leaked information about the Watergate scandal to the press. She said, “[Nixon] bleeds people. He draws every drop of blood and then drops them from a cliff. He'll blame any person he can put his foot on.” {3} (Oh, my! I guess she didn’t like Nixon very much.)... She died in 1996.

U.S. writer & psychologist Dr. Timothy Leary was born on October 22, 1920 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He said, “If you don't like what you're doing, you can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.” {2} (That sounds like a groovy thing.) He also said, “Think for yourself and question authority.” {2} (They may not like it but do it anyway.)... He died in 1996 in Los Angeles, California.

U.S. comic Charles Pierce was born on July 14, 1926 in Watertown, New York. He said, "The fact that I went from rags to bitches was just one of those quirks of fate written in the stars." {5}... He died in 1999 in North Hollywood, California.

{1} Source: http://womenshistory.about.com
{2} Source: www.brainyquote.com
{3} Source: http://thinkexist.com
{4} Source: www.quotationspage.com
{5} Source: www.born-today.com