Monthly Archives: June 2021

June 30, 1966 – National Organization for Women Day

Posted on June 30, 2021 by wordcloud9

June 30, 1966 – National Organization for Women Day: the largest U.S feminist organization is launched, and begins organizing immediately. Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Pauli Murray, and Gloria Steinem were among its first leaders. They were attending the Third National Conference … Continue reading →

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TCS: Reaching Out Into the World – Floyd Dell, Socialist

Posted on June 28, 2021 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ Feminism … Continue reading →

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Let’s Get Organized – IWW Day

Posted on June 27, 2021 by wordcloud9

June 27, 1905 – The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), whose members were nicknamed the ‘Wobblies,’ was founded in Chicago, Illinois. The IWW was the first union in the U.S. open to women and men of all races. Some … Continue reading →

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A Poem for International Day of the Seafarer

Posted on June 25, 2021 by wordcloud9

The Day of the Seafarer was first celebrated on June 25, 2011, following a resolution to establish it by the Conference of Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), held in Manila, … Continue reading →

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You Will Hear Thunder

Posted on June 23, 2021 by wordcloud9

Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966), Russian poet and translator, was born on June 23 as Anna Andreyevna Gorenko. Akhmatova was her pen name. She was one of the most acclaimed writers in Russian literature, but her work was suppressed in the Soviet … Continue reading →

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TCS: Brightness Appears Showing Us Everything

Posted on June 21, 2021 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ “If … Continue reading →

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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Posted on June 20, 2021 by wordcloud9

Adam Ferguson born on June 20, 1723; Scottish historian and philosopher; noted figure of the Scottish Enlightenment; called “father of modern sociology” for his influence on the field; author of Essay on the History of Civil Society Lillian Hellman born on … Continue reading →

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY 2021

Posted on June 20, 2021 by wordcloud9
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A Poem for National Watch Day

Posted on June 19, 2021 by wordcloud9

June 19th is National Watch Day. It was launched in 2017 as part of a celebration of the history and art of watchmaking at Nordstrom department stores. German inventor Peter Heinlein invented the mainspring, and by 1524 he was producing … Continue reading →

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World Tesselation Day

Posted on June 17, 2021 by wordcloud9

Today is World Tesselation Day, started in 2016 by Emily Grosvenor, author of Tessalation!, a children’s book about tesselations (patterns) in nature; she chose June 17 because it is the birthday of M.C. Escher, famous for the complicated patterns in his prints … Continue reading →

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