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Women: The Force, The Flame, and The Furore
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Again, it is up to women who bear the unrelenting, diabolical, yoke of callous/inhumane misogyny to rise up and fight. Women are engaged in bare-knuckled, in-the-mud, trench warfare, against unjust and cruel calcified patriarchal systems. These … Continue reading
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Tagged Irene Fowler, Women's Rights, Women: More not Less, Women: The Force The Flame and The Furore
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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
Posted in American History
Tagged Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Seneca Falls Convention, Woman Suffrage Movement, Women's Rights
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Afghan and Texan Women – More-Not-Less
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Woman, thy names are: Trouble, Temerity, Triumph! _________________________________________ Good morning everyone and welcome. Whatever your preferred flavour of life is – sweet, savoury, spicy or somethin’ else, welcome to the melting pot. I am on West … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Poetry, Texas
Tagged Afghan and Texan Women – More-Not-Less, Women, Women's Autonomy, Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights
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Ghosts of GOP scandals past … and the inevitable misdirections
By ann summers They want us to believe LTG Flynn is the whole story. He’s surely not. Hearings are needed. â Jason Kander (@JasonKander) February 14, 2017 For weeks, POTUS allowed total access to American intel for a man he … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Canada, Celebrity, Corruption, Countries, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda, Society, Terrorism, Terrorists, United States, Venezuela, War on "Terror", War on Drugs, Women's Rights
Tagged Canada, Conspiracy Theories, disinformation, Donald Trump, flynn, Ivanka, Media, Politics, Russia, strategy of tension, Venezuela, Women's Rights
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Election Day 2016 – Some Thank Yous
Status of Women’s Voting Rights 1913 U.S. Election Day 2016 It’s customary to thank all the people who helped you reach a milestone, so on behalf of all the Americans who voted today for the first time for a woman … Continue reading
Dearest Abigail Adams
On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams penned a letter from their farm Peacefield to her husband, John Adams, laboring with the Continental Congress in Philadelphia to bring forth a new nation: “…I long to hear that you have declared an … Continue reading
ON THIS DAY: July 3, 2016
July 3rd is: Disobedience Day Stay Out of the Sun Day Plastic Bag Free Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Holidays Around the World Armenia – Vardavar Belarus – Independence Day Myanmar – Women’s Day U.S. Virgin Islands – Emancipation … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day, Rock and Roll, Scotland
Tagged Franz Kafka, Jim Morrison, Quebec, The Doors - Light My Fire, Thomas Edison, Women's Rights
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Regarding the State of Indiana, Mike Pence, Planned Parenthood, and an Exploding HIV Outbreak
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana “declared a public health emergency in Scott County, Indiana…after 79 people tested positive for HIV linked to intravenous drug use.” Today, Laura Bassett (Huffington Post) said that Scott County has become “the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Equal Rights, Government, Health Care, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, States, United States
Tagged HIV, Indiana, Mike Pence, Planned Parenthood, Women's Rights
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From “The Nation”: Kurt Vonnegut’s “Why You Can’t Stop Me from Speaking Ill of Thomas Jefferson”
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favorite authors—and his book Slaughterhouse Five is one of my all-time favorite books. I was pleased to see an article written by Vonnegut in the April 14, 2014 edition of The … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Equal Rights, Literature, Racism, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Segregation, Women's Rights
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