It’s easy to marvel at the striking symmetry of Shishaldin Volcano on Unimak Island. One of the many active volcanoes in Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, it stands 9,373 ft above sea level, making it the highest mountain peak on the Aleutian Islands. In this land of cold and ice, the steam from this smoking volcano makes a remarkable sight. Photo by Kristine Sowl, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
It’s time for Senator Murkowski to put the people of Alaska and America over party – and oppose the reckless Graham-Cassidy bill. She did it last summer; she can do it again.
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Kudos to Senior Hero Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) for their courage on health care!
Well, hot #dog! These canines were ready to go at the starting line at the #Iditarod, which kicked off earlier this week. The dog sled #race, in its 46th year, runs 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) across #Alaska — from #Anchorage to #Nome. #snow #winter #dogsofinstagram (at Anchorage, Alaska)
Have you ever been to Alaska? Officially transferred from Russia to the United States on this day in 1867, Alaska is a vast land of epic natural beauty, incredible human history and some of the best wildlife viewing on Earth. Brown bears swipe salmon from pristine rivers, huge herds of caribou roam across the tundra and cute sea otters float together off endless stretches of gorgeous coastline. Some of the best places to enjoy Alaska are on public lands, like Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges. They’re otterly fun! Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
“Universal Suffrage”
On this day, November 13, 1889, fifteen-year old Lou Henry wrote this essay arguing for Universal Suffrage. It would take 31 more years until women were granted to right to vote in 1920.
Lou Henry Hoover was 46 when Congress passed the 19th Amendment. By then, she had:
Lou spoke at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania a few months after Congress passed the 19th Amendment, before it was ratified and had gone into effect. She told the students at the all-women’s college:
“That we have the vote means nothing. That we use it in the right way means everything. Our political work has only begun when we have the ballot.”
Images from the Hoover Library:
Portrait of Lou Henry in ice skates, 1884.
Apollo 11 moonwalkers Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong on a geology field trip at Sierra Blanca in West Texas, February 24, 1969.
Apollo 11 moonwalkers Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong on a geology field trip at Sierra Blanca in West Texas, February 24, 1969.
A new analysis by the National Institute on Retirement Security shows that #WomensRetirement income lags behind men’s. Our #EleanorsHope initiative is dedicated to helping close the gap between women & men when it comes to retirement savings and benefits. https://www.ncpssm.org/eleanors-hope/
