August August 26, 1971 Bella Abzug introduced the legislation proclaiming August 26th as Women's Equality Day. August 26, 1971
August August 13, 2014 Maryam Mirzakhani wins the Fields Medal for Outstanding Discoveries in Mathematics becoming the first woman to win the award as well as the first Iranian August 13, 2014
August August 7, 1909 Alice Huyler Ramsey completes a cross country automobile road trip becoming the first to do so. August 7, 1909
August August 6, 1926 Gertrude Ederle swims across the English Channel, becoming the first woman to do so. August 6, 1926
August August 4, 1910 Anita Page, aka Anita Evelyn Pomares American silent film actress, was born. August 4, 1910
August August 12, 1888 Bertha Benz drives round trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim in the first long distance automobile trip. August 12, 1888
August August 1, 1911 Harriet Quimby passes her pilot's test becoming the first first woman in the United States to receive an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate August 1, 1911