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These Are the Times That Try Men’s Souls
by Nona Blyth Cloud “THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love … Continue reading
July 19, 1848 – Seneca Falls Convention Opening Day
From the very beginnings of what George Washington called “the last great experiment for promoting human happiness,” there were women who questioned why they were not to share in what the Declaration of Independence called “unalienable rights” to “Life, Liberty … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Seneca Falls Convention, Woman Suffrage Movement, Women's Rights
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The Woman’s Bible: the Feminist Book that Suffragists Rejected
by Nona Blyth Cloud Sunday, January 16, 2022, will be Religious Freedom Day, a celebration of this statute, written by Thomas Jefferson, and passed by the Virginia Assembly on January 16, 1786, which became the basis for the protections of … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Feminism, Religious Freedom Day, Seneca Falls Convention, The Woman Suffrage Movement, The Woman's Bible, The Woman’s Bible: the Feminist Book that Suffragists Rejected
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Truman’s Fair Deal and Rejection of “trickledown”
January 5, 1949 – United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program, which included: Major improvements in unemployment compensation; Raising the minimum wage to 75¢ an hour, and extending who was covered; Increasing and extending Social Security … Continue reading
TCS: But Alien Still – The Question of Loyalty
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. ______________________________ To … Continue reading
Let’s Get Organized – IWW Day
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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Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Community Organizing, Emma Goldman, Grace Lee-Boggs, Industrial Workers of the World, Labor Unions, Let’s Get Organized – IWW Day, Organizing
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The Golden Gate Bridge
May 26, 1937 – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opens after five years of construction, for Pedestrian Day – 200,000 walkers marvel at the 42,000-foot-long suspension bridge. It opens for vehicles the following day
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Tagged May 26 1937, Pedestrian Day, San Francisco California, The Golden Gate Bridge
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TCS: In Their Own Words – Presidents Day 2021
Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ “Speech is power: speech … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, In Their Own Words - Presidents Day 2021, Presidents' Day, TCS
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My Only Ticket Out – Poems by Mitsuye Yamada
The internment of thousands of Japanese Americans during WWII is a dark stain on United States history. There were people who spoke out against it even at the time, including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, but the attack on Pearl Harbor … Continue reading
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Tagged Japanese American Internment, Mitsuye Yamada, My Only Ticket Out
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