births
August 13, 1849
Leonora Barry, Irish-born American social activist (died 1930)
Leonora Barry
Leonora M. Kearney Barry was an Irish-American labor activist. As the only woman to hold national office within the Knights of Labor, she brought attention to the conditions of working women through her involvement in the labor reform movement. She also furthered the progress of women's rights during the period following the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
August 13
August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 140 days remain until the end of the year.