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.
4 October 1911
Born on the same birth day (4 October): Alan L. Hart • Björn Phau • Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas • Mary Celine Fasenmyer • Prudente de Morais • Russell Simmons
Born in the same month (October 1911): Ashok Kumar • Clare Hollingworth • Flann O'Brien • Heinrich Mark • Irwin Kostal • Joe Rosenthal • Leif Erickson (actor) • Mahalia Jackson • Michael Hordern • Migjeni • Nello Pagani • Paul Grégoire • Ruth Hussey • Sonny Terry • Sorley MacLean