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The Writer’s Almanac for August 18, 2019

Posted on August 18, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this date in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. However, many loopholes ensured that in effect, only white women could exercise the right to vote.

The Writer’s Almanac for August 17, 2019

Posted on August 17, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of actress and playwright Mae West (1893), who said, “Between two evils, I like to pick the one I haven’t tried before” and, “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.”

The Writer’s Almanac for August 16, 2019

Posted on August 16, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1896, gold was discovered in the Yukon Territory. About a year later, a hundred thousand people trekked over to Canada in search of fortune.

The Writer’s Almanac for August 15, 2019

Posted on August 15, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Swedish journalist and novelist Stieg Larsson (1954), author of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” who became extremely famous only posthumously.

The Writer’s Almanac for August 14, 2019

Posted on August 14, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of cartoonist Gary Larson (1950), creator of the beloved comic strip “The Far Side,” which ran from 1980 to 1995.

The Writer’s Almanac for August 13, 2019

Posted on August 13, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860), who could shoot the wick off a burning candle or the ashes off the tip of her husband’s cigarette.

The Writer’s Almanac for August 12, 2019

Posted on August 12, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Zerna Sharp (1889), who created the “Dick and Jane” book series used in classrooms until the late 1960s.

The Writer’s Almanac for August 11, 2019

Posted on August 11, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of poet and “The New Yorker” poetry critic Louise Bogan (1897), who wrote in one review, “They will never surprise anyone again…They are half-dead already.”

The Writer’s Almanac for August 10, 2019

Posted on August 10, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Joyce Sutphen, who was appointed poet laureate of the State of Minnesota in 2011, and who grew up on a farm in St. Joseph.

The Writer’s Almanac for August 9, 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of poet Philip Larkin (1922), who said of his morose yet very popular poetry, “Deprivation is for me what daffodils were for Wordsworth.”

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