deaths
August 21, 1996
Mary Two-Axe Earley, Canadian indigenous women's rights activist (born 1911)

Mary Two-Axe Earley
Mary Two-Axe Earley was a Mohawk and Oneida women's rights activist from the reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec, Canada. After losing her legal Indian status due to marrying a non-status man, Two-Axe Earley advocated for changes to the Indian Act, which had promoted gender discrimination and stripped First Nations women of the right to participate in the political and cultural life of their home reserves.
August 21
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 132 days remain until the end of the year.