Women's Equality Day - August 26, 2020

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Celebrate Women's Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day commemorates 26th August 1920 when votes to women officially became part of the US constitution. This day marks a turning point in the history of the struggle for equal treatment of women and women’s rights.

Learn about Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day has been designed to commemorate the Nineteenth Amendment being adopted in the 1920s in the United States. This act stopped the federal government and states from preventing people the right to vote based on their sex. 

History of Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day has been celebrated for many years. It was direst celebrated in 1973. Since then, the United States President has proclaimed the date. The date has been selected to commemorate the day in the 1920s when Bainbridge Colby, who was the Secretary of State at the time, signed the proclamation that gave women in the United States the constitutional right to vote.

In 1920, the day stood for the result of 72 years of campaigning by a huge civil rights movement for women. Prior to movements like these, even respected thinkers such as Rousseau and Kant believed that woman’s inferior status in society was completely logical and reasonable; women were ‘beautiful’ and ‘not fit for serious employment’.

Over the last century, great women have proved these views wrong as the world has witnessed just what women are capable of achieving, from the likes of Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt fighting for civil rights and equality to great scientists such as Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin and Jane Goodall. The last century has shown more than ever what both women and men are capable of achieving, given the opportunity.

Today, women’s equality has grown to mean much more than just sharing the right to the vote. Organisations such as Equality Now and Womankind Worldwide continue to work to provide women across the globe with equal opportunities to education and employment, pushing against suppression and violence towards women and against the discrimination and stereotyping which still occur in every society.

Every year, the president reads a proclamation, noting the amazing work of trailblazers in this movement. In 2016, President Barack Obama said the following:

“Today, as we celebrate the anniversary of this hard-won achievement and pay tribute to the trailblazers and suffragists who moved us closer to a more just and prosperous future, we resolve to protect this constitutional right and pledge to continue fighting for equality for women and girls”.

Joke of the Day

thanks, Wren

Word of the Day

settlor

MEANING:

noun: One who makes a settlement of property.

ETYMOLOGY:

From alteration of settler, from settle, from Old English setlan (to seat or place). Earliest documented use: 1818.

USAGE:

“The settlor was one of Oliver’s personal clients, and it was Oliver who advised him to make the settlement and did all the arrangements.”
Sarah Caudwell; The Sirens Sang of Murder; Collins; 1989.

Idiom of the Day

Above the fold

If a news story is important, it will be above the fold- in the top half of the page of a newspaper.

This Day in History

1498 - Michelangelo was commissioned to make the "Pieta."

1873 - The school board of St. Louis, MO, authorized the first U.S. public kindergarten.

1920 - The 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. The amendment prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in the voting booth.

1939 - The first televised major league baseball games were shown. The event was a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1945 - The Japanese were given surrender instructions on the U.S. battleship Missouri at the end of World War II.

1947 - Don Bankhead became the first black pitcher in major league baseball.

1961 - The International Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto opened.

1968 - The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in the U.S. The single was "Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution."

1973 - A U.S. Presidential Proclamation was declared that made August 26th Women's Equality Day.

1987 - Sonny Bono announced that he was running for mayor of Palm Springs, CA. He won the election.

2001 - Madonna filmed live footage at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI. The show was released as "Drowned World Tour 2001" on November 13, 2001.

thanks, Bev



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, August 26

You have a warm, mischievous, likable, and charismatic personality. Stability and security are extremely important to you, and you can be very practical and realistic. However, you have a dramatic streak and a craving for excitement which keep you moving forward. You have a strong character, but rarely a dominating one. People see you as sincere and humble. While there can be insecurities and worries in your youth, you are positive and growth-oriented, and many of you learn to get past them. You have a strong desire to be a master in whatever work you do, and you can usually succeed, but it typically comes when you let go of the desire and instead focus on working hard and enjoying yourself. Your emotions are powerful and you can be impulsive at times, but if you are able to channel this power into passion and focus, you can move mountains. You love to entertain and make people happy. Partnership is important to you, and you may even feel somewhat lost without it. You seek stability in love, and you have staying power in relationships. Famous people born today: 

1845 Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper, born in London (d. 1888)

1906 Albert Sabin [Abram Saperstein], Polish American physician who invented the oral polio vaccine, born in Bialystok, Russian Empire (d. 1993)

1910 Mother Teresa [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Albanian-born Indian nun and founder of Missionaries of Charity (Nobel Peace Prize, 1979), born in Skopje, Ottoman Empire (d. 1997)

1957 Rick Hansen, Canadian wheelchair athlete (Paralympic gold 1980, 2 x 1984), born in Port Alberni, British Columbia

1971 Thalia Sodi, Mexican actress and singer known as the "Queen of Latin Pop", born in Mexico City, Mexico

1980 Macaulay Culkin, American actor (Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich), born in NYC, New York

thanks, Renee

READERS INFO

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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

A laughing epidemic might sound like a made up concept, but it’s real. In 1962, the people of Tanzania (then known as Tanganyika) experienced such a phenomenon. It started with three school girls who started laughing uncontrollably. From there it spread to other classmates and soon enough it spread to other communities. Overall it affected over 1,000 individuals.

President Grover Cleveland achieved many “firsts” in the White House during his term of office. He was the first President to get married in the White House and he (and his wife Frances) was the first to have a baby born AT 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW. To to this day no other child has been born in the White House.

How is a dog’s nose print similar to the fingerprint of a person? They are alike in that no two are the same. Just like a fingerprint is unique to each person, a nose print is unique to each canine. A dog can be identified by its nose print.

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thanks for the Offbeat Holiday, Patty

AUGUST 26: NATIONAL DOG DAY

This was what we looked like when we found out about this holiday.

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Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

Baking Ingredient Substitutions

Pictures of the day

MS Silja Serenade is a cruiseferry built in 1991 by Masa-Yards  at Turku New Shipyard, Finland, and owned by the Estonian  shipping company Tallink Group. She is operated under their  Silja Line brand, and has typically been used on a route  connecting Helsinki to Stockholm via Mariehamn. Since June  2020, she has been operating on a route between Helsinki and  Riga, sailing on alternate days from each capital city throughout  the summer. This photograph shows Silja Serenade sailing  through the Stockholm archipelago.

Wind composition

This hazel tree, in northern Italy, has both male and female flowers. 

knit

thanks, Helen

Aspen Mountain Throw Blanket

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thanks, Sally

60's Squares Poncho

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Hair Scrunchies

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S27-9 Forest Dance pattern by DROPS design

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Tattoo You! pattern by Darn Knit Anyway

Crochet Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

How to Crochet a Cardigan with Pockets

Crochet Split Wrap Ruana

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thanks, Helen

Tissiere Table Runner

crochet
thanks, Marge

Granny Square Baby Booties

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Easy Crochet Belted Poncho

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Granny Square Bag

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Flower Square Tutorial III

Quarantine Cooking Recipes

thanks, Debbie

Sausage Ragù over Creamy Polenta

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Pork Chops in Cherry-Pepper Sauce Recipe

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Tina

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE

Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.

thanks, Alice

How to Make Vegetarian Meatballs Using GimmeLean

COPYCAT RECIPE 

thanks, Jenny

P.F. Chang's Copycat Recipe

A soy-based Chinese-style beef dish. Best served over soft rice noodles or rice.

Mongolian Beef and Spring Onions

SWEETS

thanks, Sandy

Banana Oatmeal Cookies - 2 ingredients

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Ingredients

1 cup mashed bananas, approximately 2 bananas 

1 cup old fashioned oats

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F.  

In a food processor, process oats until coarsely ground.  

In a medium mixing bowl, mash bananas with a fork until smooth. 

Mix in ground oats. Using a small portion scoop, scoop out banana oatmeal cookies onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.  

Bake for 15 minutes or until light brown on the bottom. 

Cool completely before eating.

ADULT COLORING

FUN

thanks, Karla

Brilliantly witty cartoons by Chinese artist Gao Youjun a.k.a. Shanghai Tango that are made all the more clever because of their incredible simplicity.

CRAFTS ... must translate

thanks, Kathy

Gedroogde sinaasappel krans maken - Diy

CHILDREN'S CORNER

thanks, Wendy

Paper plate sun catcher

PUZZLE

Budgerigar Box Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

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SUDOKU ... very hard

solution:

QUOTE

CLEVER 

thanks, Amy

Vegetable & Herb Scraps to Regrow in Water

12 Best Veggies & Herbs to Regrow from Kitchen Scraps

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Julia

Photo collections from every state in the Union—a new entry each Sunday through 2020.

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

In the new version of the law of supply and demand, jobs are so cheap -- as measured by the pay -- that a worker is encouraged to take on as many of them as she possibly can. -Barbara Ehrenreich, journalist and author (b. 26 Aug 1941)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

Although this bridge in Norway looks like it is nothing more than a ramp leading to nowhere, seen from another angle you would see that the bridge actually curves back down to the other side.

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