This will be interesting. As much as you know how i feel about the Orange one, I thought i saw that he actually made an executive orders to officially call this Women's Month? I know because the way the lady talked to him while he signed it gave me the creeps 😆.
Looks like you are correct that he issued a proclamation on March 6th. If you read the statement, he's basically praising his administration for the steps he's taken to "protect women and girls" by making people's gender on passports match their sex at birth and to bar transgender athletes from sports. He mentions no historical female figures, only the women in his administration. I will edit the post to reflect this.
Oh yes, I am sure! And I did not mean to say this to correct you, it is more so an interesting contrast because of how he has acted in reality, at least our perception of reality lol!
Agree...the only thing grosser or more disturbing was how the lady explained the executive orders to him as he signed it. You'd think the man had done something so consequential for women, it's scary how these people live in a completely alternate reality.
I like the idea of doing a women's walk in other cemeteries. I am thinking of Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn, that had many notable women buried in it.
What a great idea. It almost sounds like a Dickinson family cemetery. The potential topics could take a day or two. It might be interesting to know if anyone has a policy for including maiden names along with the married name. I fear they may leave it up to the funeral home. If so, we should encourage all funeral homes to add the maiden name. Also, in many areas these days workers are cleaning old gravestones so that they are legible and presentable again. Maybe you could give your attendees a bucket and a brush! If only your attendees were students they could be assigned to write a paper on the person whose grave they just cleaned. Sounds like fun.
From what I've seen in the cemetery, a lot of the graves include maiden names, and it's interesting because you can common it was to intermarry among the town's founding families. Thank you for your ideas and for reading.
I'd absolutely be down for a Women's History walk in a cemetery. But I'd also be down for a Women's History walk anywhere, and a walk in a cemetery any time, so I think I may just be your target market.
This will be interesting. As much as you know how i feel about the Orange one, I thought i saw that he actually made an executive orders to officially call this Women's Month? I know because the way the lady talked to him while he signed it gave me the creeps 😆.
Looks like you are correct that he issued a proclamation on March 6th. If you read the statement, he's basically praising his administration for the steps he's taken to "protect women and girls" by making people's gender on passports match their sex at birth and to bar transgender athletes from sports. He mentions no historical female figures, only the women in his administration. I will edit the post to reflect this.
Oh yes, I am sure! And I did not mean to say this to correct you, it is more so an interesting contrast because of how he has acted in reality, at least our perception of reality lol!
I'm really glad you pointed it out. It's hard to keep everything straight with so much happening, and I strive for accuracy.
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Agree...the only thing grosser or more disturbing was how the lady explained the executive orders to him as he signed it. You'd think the man had done something so consequential for women, it's scary how these people live in a completely alternate reality.
I like the idea of doing a women's walk in other cemeteries. I am thinking of Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn, that had many notable women buried in it.
Greenwood is such an amazing cemetery. I wonder if they already offer any walks like this. I see on their website information for a Suffragist tour: https://www.green-wood.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Suffrage-Activity.pdf
What a great idea. It almost sounds like a Dickinson family cemetery. The potential topics could take a day or two. It might be interesting to know if anyone has a policy for including maiden names along with the married name. I fear they may leave it up to the funeral home. If so, we should encourage all funeral homes to add the maiden name. Also, in many areas these days workers are cleaning old gravestones so that they are legible and presentable again. Maybe you could give your attendees a bucket and a brush! If only your attendees were students they could be assigned to write a paper on the person whose grave they just cleaned. Sounds like fun.
From what I've seen in the cemetery, a lot of the graves include maiden names, and it's interesting because you can common it was to intermarry among the town's founding families. Thank you for your ideas and for reading.
I'd absolutely be down for a Women's History walk in a cemetery. But I'd also be down for a Women's History walk anywhere, and a walk in a cemetery any time, so I think I may just be your target market.