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NATIONAL WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY

Every year on August 26, we commemorate this right with National Women’s Equality Day. The United States Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women full and equal voting rights on this day in 1920.

Birth of a Movement
While in London at the World Anti-Slavery Convention 1840, several women were denied access to the convention floor planting the seeds for a women’s rights movement. Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Staton, along with Martha Wright, Mary Ann McClintock, and Jane Hunt, set in motion plans for the first woman’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Held at Wesleyan Chapel on July 19-20, 1848, the conference drew 200 women on the first day. On the second day, the convention opened to men, and some did attend.

During the convention, leaders presented 12 resolutions. They enumerated in the rights that women should be equal to men socially, economically, legally and representatively. Of the resolutions, all but the 9th were approved unanimously. The right to vote created concern. Many women felt it would cause large numbers of their backers to withdraw their support. However, after much debate and the support of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the 9th resolution also passed.

The Right to Vote

Woman’s suffrage began in earnest in the United States then. Another advocate, Susan B. Anthony, joined Stanton in 1869 to create the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). Through nearly ten years of persistence and lobbying, the NWSA introduced an amendment in 1878. Despite years of debate and finally to the floor of Congress in 1886, only to be defeated.

Ultimately, it would take another 34 years before a new amendment made it to Congress. For several years, advocates continued passing the batons. New states entered the union. Their constitutions included rights for women that states before them never had – the right to vote. Civil disobedience ensued. Eventually, with women gaining equality, Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

NATIONAL CHERRY POPSICLE DAY

Each summer on the 26th of August, Popsicle lovers across the United States enjoy celebrating National Cherry Popsicle Day.

An 11-year-old Frank Epperson inspired the creation when he invented the original Popsicle back in 1905. After mixing up a powdered soda, he left the beverage overnight with the stirring stick in it. Temperatures dropped unusually low that night and the next morning, Epperson found the liquid frozen on the stick. He dubbed the creation the Epsicle.

It wasn’t until years later, in 1922 during a fireman’s ball, that he introduced his frosty treat. With the Popsicle’s huge success, Epperson proceeded to make and sell his frozen sweetness at an amusement park in Alameda, California. By 1924, Epperson applied for a patent by that name, too. Sometime later, he changed the name to Popsicle.

Popsicle is the name brand of a frozen juice concoction on a stick. However, it’s so common, many people use the word for all frozen juice pops. Other name brand products that became household words include Kleenex, Crock-Pot, and Chapstick. But hundreds exist! The word for this phenomenon is called an eponym.

Of course, as one of the summertime’s favorite treats, this celebration honors one of the top flavors of Popsicles!

Sheba, Yes I do remember MCpoopoo and your vision. With a name like that? Yes! She was a dear sweet person.
I also remember Cheri, so busy with family and work. Maybe one day she will pop back into your thread and say Hi.
We dropped our son off at the airport today and since we were downtown decided to go over the Bridge to Coronado. It was very busy both in downtown SD and over the Bridge.
Still a nice day! I will need to go to bed early.

Happy Birthday to Mr. Oodie!!!

@shoelady60,

Good evening and thanks for the shout to Oodiebom’s husband.

We are on fire tonight we have the whole house A/C on and a few fans.

I am comfortable and about to take a Perlier/Korres Shower. I love how it makes
feel so do hubby. 💕😎

Sweet Dreams. 🎈😘

@oodiebom,

Good evening and thank you for letting me know about your post. I was so busy trying
to everything I overlooked your post. I did read it and wow what a day.

You running around in the pouring rain. I love when the rainbow came. Someone was
looking out for you. 🎈💕😎I hope your husband enjoys some of pics for him we all
love him just as much as you and we all want him to come home to you. 💕 I had a slight
incident on Friday I will let all know tomorrow. This has something to do with an Iris Apfel
Coat of many colors I wore that day and how it may have saved my life. 😎

More tomorrow I hope you had a fun and happy day. 🎈

Peace Out Peeps enjoy your evening and the warmth of the sun. 😎🎈

@sheba2011

Good afternoon in sizzling Oz.🔥 We will be the same in about two days. Lazy Sunday for me, hope you are doing the same. Loved the salad yesterday, guzzled it down like a vacuum.😮

I hope Mr. and Mrs. Oodie have a fun day. Praying he gets home soon – now that will be a celebration.😊✨👍

Hugs to you and Mr. P.

@oodiebom

Happy, Happy Birthday to Mr. Oodie!!!🎈🎂✨ May you two have a wonderful day together. All the best, all the time!!🙌🥂💗