Hocus Pocus (1993)
Month: September 2014
I Set Up A Donation Button
So as many of you know, My mom has been out of work since late June for medical reasons. And I never really went into details but with how things are now I guess I will share everything.
My mom started having pains in the middle of May and told us it felt like her…
September 22, 1862: Abraham Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation
On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. This declaration set a date for the freedom of more than three million black slaves in the United States.
The Emancipation Proclamation ordered the emancipation of all slaves residing in Confederate states that had not returned to Union control by January 1, 1963. It emphasized the mission of the Civil War as a fight against slavery.
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed and issued on January 1, 1863.
To read Lincoln’s legendary decree, visit Ken Burns’s The Civil War site.
Image: The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet / painted by F.B. Carpenter ; engraved by A.H. Ritchie, circa 1866. (Library of Congress)
The more I spoke about feminism, the more I realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain is that this has to stop. For the record, feminism by definition is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes. […] You might think: who is this Harry Potter girl? What is she doing at the UN? I’ve been asking myself at the same thing. All I know is that I care about this problem and I want to make this better. And having seen what I’ve seen and given the chance, I feel my responsibility to say something.
Emma Watson on Feminism.
What else am I missing?
P.S.
My next children’s book, after I See Kitty, will be released tomorrow, 9/23. It’s called A Bed For Kitty, and it’s about a cat who sleeps on everything else except for her bed. Sounds familiar? 🙂
You can find it on Amazon and Book Depository and other online and brick and mortar stores. I’ll be doing another Thank You Postcard giveaway, just like I did with I See Kitty, so save your receipt! I’ll make a more detailed post tomorrow on this.
Later!
xo
Yasmine
