Hail To The Chiefs
America celebrated Presidents Day yesterday in the usual manner: with special sales, no mail delivery, and absolutely no thought given to Zachary Taylor, Benjamin Harrison or Gerald Ford, let alone...
View ArticleHail To The Chiefs
Happy Presidents Day! Whether you spell it with or without an apostrophe (President’s Day? Presidents’ Day? — the jury is out), a few things are certain: You’ll forget there’s no mail delivery and the...
View ArticleWestportREADS: Library Celebrates 100 Years Of Women’s Suffrage
The United States has never had a female president. Then again, 101 years ago women were not allowed to vote. As the nation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment — women’s suffrage was...
View ArticleWestport Suffragists: Neighbors, Crusaders
The Westport Library’s new exhibit — “Westport Suffragists — Our Neighbors, Our Crusaders” — opened in early March. A week later, the library shut down. Along with so much else, COVID-19 has robbed...
View ArticleLillian Wald: The Sequel
Tuesday’s “06880” story on the Westport Library’s suffragist exhibit included some information about Lillian Wald. The Round Pond Road resident was revered nationally for addressing social ills like...
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