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Today is the birthday of Jessie Daniel Ames. In 1916, she organized a local women’s suffrage organization in Texas and helped it to become the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment. In 1919, she became the founding president of the Texas League of Women Voters. She was also one of the first Southern white women to work against lynching, and founded the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching, which received over 40,000 signatures from women in a pledge against the violent act. 

Today is Marie Antoinette’s 253rd birthday, so watch Sofia Coppola’s film based on her life and eat…what else...cake!

See you at the polls!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today is the birthday of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, born in 1850. A poet, she penned the immortal words, “Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone.” She also wrote that “Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes.” 

Ida M. Tarbell was born on this day in 1857. A pioneer in the field of investigative journalism, she wrote a scathing exposé about John D. Rockefeller and his business practices, which instigated the formation anti-trust acts that led to the end of Standard Oil. Later in life, she wrote many books about the role of women in the early 1900s, including The Business of Being a Woman and The Ways of Woman. She was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls in 2000.
Today is the birthday of Julia Agrippina (Agrippina Minor), born c. 15-19AD. The great-granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, wife (and niece) of Emperor Claudius, and mother of Emperor Nero, Agrippina was regarded critically by ancient historians because she overstepped the conservative female ideals of the time. She was considered ruthless and domineering for her influential role in Roman politics. 

Yoga. Coaching. Massage.

November 7-9, 2008

Registered Yoga Instructor and Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist Shelley Harris and Katie Mattson are hosting Inner Sanctuary: A Weekend of Quiet Awakening.

We have been dreaming up some amazing details. First, we found a beautiful location that we know you will love. It's called the Embracing Simplicity Hermitage and it's less than two hours away in Hendersonville, NC. It is a Buddhist retreat center (though you certainly do not need to be Buddhist to attend). Between the peaceful nature within the buildings and the calming paths that run through the woods, we fell in love with it immediately.

Settle into your inner sanctuary during this mostly silent retreat. Awaken your body, senses and inner sage. Each participant will receive a one-hour massage and a one-hour coaching session during the weekend. We'll begin each morning with Shelley leading a yoga class and end each evening with Katie guiding us through a meditation. Each afternoon will be yours to do with as you wish. All accommodations, food and activities are included in the registration fee.

For questions, call Katie at 704.552.2419 visit www.energizeyourmoment.com/services/retreats

Today is the 141st birthday of Marie Curie, who, among other achievements, came up with the theory of radioactivity as well as discovering and naming the element “polonium,” and being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. 

Is your old bike just taking up space in your garage? Well don’t throw it away, instead bring it down to the Friendly Center. PAVE ReCycles will be collecting used bikes for Bikes for the World. Donation will be accepted between 10AM-1PM.

“I would rather feel things in extreme than not at all.” Bonnie Raitt, legendary musician, activist and feminist, turns 59 today. 

Abigail Adams was born on this day in 1744. Unlike the previous First Lady (Martha Washington), Abigail took an active role in politics and policy—some opponents referred to her as “Mrs. President.” (Don’t we wish.) 

Doesn’t this sound like fun:

Take an unblushing look at nudity in art at the Museum of Fine Arts. You’ll scrutinize such things and scenes as paintings, sculptures, period rooms, randy Romans, a “stag” party drinking game, Gauguin’s island girls, sufferin’ Sabines (as Sylvester might say), Father Time's hot time, and a god with Venus envy. No knowledge of art, or nudity, is required.

Available through Watson Adventures (watsonadventures.com); admission for a team of 2 adults is $64 and payable online. However, Goldstar (sign up at Goldstar.com) offers tickets at a significant discount.... remember you heard that here at skirt!

Famed Restaurauters are the roastees at the “4 Legends of Hospitality Roast.” Pano Karatassos, Bob Amick, Tom Catherall and George McKerrow are all staked and put over the flames at this fundraiser at the Atlanta Community Food Bank. 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. 6 pm. Tickets available at ACFB.org/ROAST

“Normal is not something to aspire to; it's something to get away from.” Jodie Foster was born on this day in 1962.

Sip wine, savor great cuisine, and discover the marketplace at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Atlanta Wine Opener on Wednesday, November 19, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery, 199 Armour Drive between Midtown and Buckhead. cff.org
Catlovers unite at the largest cat show in the Western Hemisphere. Nine hundred pedigreed cats from around the world compete in several categoriesat the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park from Nov. 21- 23. $5 and up. cfa.org/catlanta
THE BOSTON ATHENÆUM PRESENTS BOOK TALK ABOUT THE WOMAN EXECUTED FOR HER ROLE IN THE PLOT TO KILL LINCOLN (BOSTON – Oct. 30, 2008) The Boston Athenæum presents a free book talk by Kate Clifford Larson, author of The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln, on Thursday, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m.  The event is open to the public, but reservations are required at (617) 720-7600. The cost is $15. The Boston Athenæum is located at 10 Ω Beacon Street on Beacon Hill near the State House.  For more information, visit www.bostonathenaeum.org or call (617) 227-0270. Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt, a 43-year-old widow, devout Catholic, boardinghouse owner, and Confederate sympathizer, was executed for her role in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, becoming the first woman executed by the United States government. Kate Clifford Larson found long-lost interviews, confessions, and court testimony, and her book, The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln, illuminates Surratt’s central role in cultivating and nurturing the nefarious plan to kill Lincoln and avenge her beloved Confederacy. Larson details the enormous risks Surratt undertook in assisting the fetching young actor John Wilkes Booth, her own son John Surratt, and other young men in their plot to kill Lincoln. Larson also reveals how, by remaining at large in Canada, John Surratt helped condemn his own mother to the gallows. Kate Clifford Larson is an Adjunct Professor of History at Simmons College. She received her doctorate from the University of New Hampshire. She is the author of Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero. Larson is a consultant for both the Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study of the National Park Service as well as the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Discovery Center. She was a Mary Catherine Mooney Fellow at the Boston Athenæum, and lives in Winchester. Tickets are $15.
Louisa May Alcott was born on this day in 1832. Besides being known for her classic novels, such as Little Women, Alcott was also an abolitionist and feminist. She was an admirer of the Declaration of Sentiments published by the women of the Seneca Falls Convention, and was the first woman to register to vote in Concord, Massachusetts (in an 1872 school board election). 

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