Click here to view original web page at www.nonpareilonline.com Nonpareil graphic Ruth Anne Browne, daughter of Warren and Ruth Anne Kinney Browne, had violet-blue eyes and wavy light brown hair; she had nine brothers and sisters. Although she was a petite woman she could ride a horse and handle a gun better than most men. […]
Gun Violence – A Women's Issue
From Julia Ward Howe’s September 1870 “Appeal to womanhood throughout the world.“ These words were written as a women’s response to war. This Appeal is now often referred to as The Mother’s Day Proclamation. The gun violence of today tallies deaths comparable to those of war. “But women need no longer be made a party to proceedings […]
The Two Mothers of Mother's Day
The real story of Mother’s Day is beginning to be be recognized. What is so often thought of as a day to be nice to your mother has far more complexity, spirituality, and politics sewn into it than most contemporary people know. No matter how you slice it, the history of Mother’s Day is intimately […]