Quote of the day
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
Judith Sargent Murray
Born: May 1, 1751
Died: June 9, 1820 (aged 69)
Bio: Judith Sargent Murray was an early American advocate for women's rights, an essayist, playwright, poet, and letter writer.
Known for:
- The gleaner (1798)
- Selected writings of Judith Sargent Murray