MAR 8, 25.. WOMEN’S DAY.. GENEOLOGY.. HAVASU CAR SHOW..
Well hello to you yet again .. NATIONAL TODAY / NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR “Holidays” and on March the 8th we have..
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the historical, cultural, and political achievements of women.
The day is also observed in support of taking action against gender inequality around the world. We all know the world couldn’t run without women (we mean, just listen to Beyoncé). This is the day to appreciate their efforts! Organizations large and small come together to show women just how valuable they are in today’s society. Also make sure to help women around you find resources on scholarships available for women from around the world to help them spread their wings and fly higher.
Susan B. Anthony was a political activist and an advocate of women’s rights. After the Civil War, she fought for the 14th Amendment that was meant to grant all naturalized and native-born Americans citizenship in the hope that it would include suffrage rights. Although the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, it still didn’t secure their vote. In 1869, the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony to continue the fight for women’s rights.
In the early 1900s, women were experiencing pay inequality, a lack of voting rights, and they were being overworked. In response to all of this, 15,000 women marched through New York City in 1908 to demand their rights. In 1909, the first National Women’s Day was observed in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. This was celebrated on the last Sunday of February until 1913.
An International Women’s Conference was organized in August 1910 by Clara Zetkin, a German suffragist and leader in the Women’s Office. Zetkin proposed a special Women’s Day to be organized annually and International Women’s Day was honored the following year in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, with more than one million attending the rallies. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified and white women were granted the right to vote in the U.S.
The liberation movement took place in the 1960s and the effort led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act, allowing all women the right to vote. When the internet became more commonplace, feminism and the fight against gender inequality experienced a resurgence. Now we celebrate International Women’s Day each year as we push continuously with the hope of creating a completely equal society.
Just in case you want to read more, AND there IS MORE, below is a link to the International Women’s Day source from NATIONAL TODAY / NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR..
https://nationaltoday.com/international-womens-day/
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Nepal Women’s Day..
It may be over in Nepal, but it is still extremely meaningful.
Below is the link to the Nepal Women’s Day Holiday..
https://nationaltoday.com/nari-dibas/
Just in case you would like to check it out as well.
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GENEALOGY..
Here we have a topic that is VERY personal to me and thus it is near and dear to my heart.
Back, I mean WAY BACK, in 1971, I was living and working on a large construction project, The Internal Revenue Service Center, in Fresno, California. One day,” right out of the blue” a fellow co-worker asked me IF I knew anything about my own family history.
I did not. Over the next several months he continued to “gently prod me” about my family history.
Well, long story short, my co-worker was a member of the Mormon Church. Mormons believe that all of us are children of God, and knowing who has gone before us helps us better understand our eternal identity and purpose. As Mormons connect generations in the gospel, they feel they better understand our relationship to God and come closer to Him.
Thanks to my co-worker friend, I “got into my own family genealogy” big time. Dating back to 1700 in Manakin Town, Virginia, I am a direct descendent of the French Huguenots.
The What? The Huguenots were French Protestants who practiced Calvinism in the 16th and 17th centuries. They faced persecution from the Catholic majority in France and fled to other countries.
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Genealogy Day is every second Saturday in March and this year, it takes place on March 8.
A day when it’s perfectly alright to dig around the past to learn more about your relatives! When everyday life is a grind, we know it can be impossible to think about people who lived a hundred years ago. However, for those keen, tracing genealogy can uncover fascinating stories and secrets. Often, people get to learn more about not only their ancestors but also about themselves. Understanding genealogy may answer questions about why we are the way we are. It could also unearth skeletons! Regardless, it promises to be both eye-opening and fun.
There is more, and STILL MORE, and IF you want to read more, below is the link to this NATIONAL TODAY / NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR.. special topic.
https://nationaltoday.com/genealogy-day/
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HAVASU CAR SHOW..
Today, Saturday March the 8th, from 8am until 1pm, here in Lake Havasu City, we have the Crossroads Car Show being held at Havasu 95 Speedway Race Track. I plan to check it out, as I have done in previous years. I will be “Up And At ‘Em” early this Saturday morning.
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Cap and Patti
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