Tag Archives: Seneca Falls Convention

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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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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ON THIS DAY: July 19, 2016

July 19th is Daiquiri Day   Flitch Day The Dunmow Flitch Trials exist to award a flitch (side) of bacon to married couples who can satisfy the Judge and Jury of 6 maidens and 6 bachelors that in ‘a twelvemonth … Continue reading

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