Greta Garbo, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Gwen John
Born: Greta Garbo (1905)
Died: Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1935), Gwen John (1939)
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18SepDied 193591st anniversary of death
Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Alice Dunbar-Nelson wrote fiction, poetry and journalism while campaigning for racial justice and women's rights. Her diaries preserve an intimate life that public literary histories long overlooked.
18SepDied 193987th anniversary of deathGwen John
A Welsh painter whose quiet portraits emerged from an independent life of work, faith and intense attachment.