Betty Friedan, born on this day in 1921, was an American feminist activist and writer, authoring the widely influential book "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963. "The truth is that I've always been a bad-tempered bitch."

"Big Bill" Haywood, born on this day in 1869, was a founding member of the IWW. "The mine owners did not find the gold, they did not mine the gold, they did not mill the gold, but by some weird alchemy all the gold belonged to them!"

Rosa Parks, born on this day in 1913, was an American civil rights activist best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in."