On This Day
1791 – Olympe de Gouges writes the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen.
The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen (French: Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne), also known as the Declaration of the Rights of Woman, was written on 14 September 1791 by French activist, feminist, and playwright Olympe de Gouges in response to the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. By publishing this document on 15 September, de Gouges hoped to expose the failures of the French Revolution in the recognition of gender equality, but failed to create any lasting impact on the direction of the Revolution. As a result of her writings (including the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen), de Gouges was accused, tried and convicted of treason, resulting in her immediate execution, along with the Girondists in the Reign of Terror (one of only three women beheaded during the Reign of Terror – and the only executed for her political writings). The Declaration of the Rights of Woman is significant because it brought attention to a set of feminist concerns that collectively reflected and influenced the aims of many French Revolutionaries.
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Born On This Day
1899 – Helen Creighton, Canadian author and educator (d. 1989)
Mary Helen Creighton, CM (September 5, 1899 – December 12, 1989) was a prominent Canadian folklorist. She collected over 4,000 traditional songs, stories, and beliefs in a career that spanned several decades, and she published many books and articles on Nova Scotia folk songs and folklore. She received numerous honorary degrees for her work and was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1976.[1]
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FYI
By Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine: The True Story Behind Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and Her Mixed-Up Files Over 50 years ago, author E.L. Konigsburg wrote her children’s literature classic that highlighted the wonder of museums.
By Erick Trickey, Smithsonian Magazine: Mary Katharine Goddard, the Woman Who Signed the Declaration of Independence Likely the United States’ first woman employee, this newspaper publisher was a key figure in promoting the ideas that fomented the Revolution.
Brain Pickings by Maria Popova: The jazz of trees, physicist Alan Lightman’s poetic lens on time and the antidote to the anxiety of aliveness, Derek Jarman on night and transcendence
By Ted Mills, Open Culture: The Brilliant 19th-Century Astronomical Drawings of Étienne Léopold Trouvelot
By Ayun Halliday, Open Culture: How Mushroom Time-Lapses Are Filmed: A Glimpse Into the Pioneering Time-Lapse Cinematography Behind the Netflix Documentary Fantastic Fungi
By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: ABBA Set to Release Their First Album in 40 Years: Hear Two New Tracks, and Get a Glimpse of Their Digital Live Show
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Gastro Obscura: Ode to a Denny’s Hobbit menu and more ->
Recipes
By Betty Crocker Kitchens: Lemon-Blueberry Sheet-Pan Pancake
The Yummy Bowl: Chicken Zucchini Casserole
By In The Kitchen With Matt: Oreo Pops
Little House Big Alaska: Pumpkin Bundt cake with a Cream Cheese Swirl
By Betty Crocker Kitchens: S’mores Cake in a Slow Cooker
By Grace Manon, Taste of Home: The Most Popular Cookie from Every Decade
Food Network: Our Favorite Labor Day Desserts
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- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for March 16 March 16, 2026Picture of the day A pair of white storks mating in Nové Veselí, Czech Republic.
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for March 15 March 15, 2026Picture of the day Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. The common cuttlefish is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. They are a migratory species that spend the summer and spring inshore for spawning and then move to depths of 100 to 200m during autumn and winter. They only have a […]
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