Quote of the day
Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace.
Fannie Barrier Williams

Born: February 12, 1855
Died: March 4, 1944 (aged 89)
Bio: Frances "Fannie" Barrier Williams was an African-American educator and political and women's rights activist. She became well known for her efforts to have blacks officially represented on the Board of Control of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.