Women Making a Difference
September Highlights in U.S. Women's History*
- September 12, 1910 - Alice Stebbins
Wells, a former social worker, becomes the first woman
police officer with arrest powers in US (Los Angeles, CA).
- September 14, 1964 - Helen Keller
receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom along with 4
other women: Dr. Lena Edwards, Lynn Fontainne, Dr. Helen
Taussig, and Leontyne Price.
- September 14, 1975 - Elizabeth Ann
Seton is canonized. She is the first American-born saint,
and founded the first U.S. Order of Sisters of Charity of
St. Joseph.
- September 20, 1973 - Billie Jean King
defeats Bobby "No broad can beat me" Riggs in the battle of
the sexes tennis match.
- September 25, 1981 - Sandra Day
O'Connor is sworn in as the first woman U.S. Supreme Court
justice.
- September 26, 1971 - Rep. Shirley
Chisholm (D-New York) announces she will enter the
Democratic presidential primaries.
- September 26, 1973 - Capt. Lorraine
Potter, an American Baptist minister, is the first woman
U.S. Air Force chaplain. September 29, 1988 - Stacy Allison
becomes first U.S. woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest
* Information provided by the
National Women's
History Project
Election 2010: Get Ready for the September Primaries
In 2009 legislation, designed to enhance voter turn out and
accommodate
voters with scheduling conflicts or special needs, was enacted.
It established the requirement for early voting starting with
the 2010 elections. As a result early voting centers have been
identified by county throughout Maryland. The locations in Anne
Arundel County listed below are open for your convenience from
10am to 8pm on September 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Primary Election Day is Tuesday, September 14. The polls are
open between 7am and 8pm on that day and anyone in line at 8 pm
will be allowed to vote. On primary election day, you should
vote where you live.
Anne Arundel County Early Voting Locations
West County Library
1325 Annapolis Road
Odenton, MD 21133
North County Library
1010 Eastway
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
Severna Park Library
45 McKinsey Road
Severna Park, MD 21146
Annapolis Senior Activity Center
119 South Villa Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401
Edgewater Library
25 Stepneys Lane
Edgewater, MD 21037
Other important election-related dates:
Last Day to Request Absentee Ballot by Mail for 2010
Primary
September 7, 2010
Last Day to Register to Vote
October 12: 9pm
Early Voting for General Election
October 22: 10am-8pm
Gubernatorial Election Day
November 2: 7am-8pm
Sources:
Maryland State Board of Elections
http://www.elections.state.md.us
League of Women Voters of Anne Arundel County
http://aa1.lwvmd.org/n/