#OnThisDay in 1874, novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector Gertrude Stein was born. Educated at Radcliffe and Johns Hopkins, Stein originally intended to become a doctor but became disillusioned with institutional sexism and departed for Paris. At 27 rue de Fleurus, Stein and partner Alice B. Toklas hosted Saturday Salons, attracting the likes of Hemingway, Picasso, Matisse and more. #HistoryGetsLIT