Today is Women’s Equality Day, a commemoration of the 19th Amendment that afforded women in the U.S. the right to vote and was certified on this day in 1920. You’ll notice we have a few stories about women past and present in today’s edition — including a tribute to Dolly Parton down below. But we’ll start with Patricia Douglas, who, long before the #MeToo movement rocked Hollywood, took on a major studio for abuses she faced in 1937. She’s the latest subject of The New York Times’ obituary series Overlooked, covering remarkable people whose deaths went unreported at the time.
“Fear the Bow”: Kinley Rasmus Breaks Out as Little League World Series Sensation
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We’re still in the thick of the Little League Baseball World Series, but this year’s breakout player seems to have been chosen. The two-way star is being likened to Shohei Ohtani, and her name is Kinley Rasmus.
The 12-year-old playing for Phenix City, Alabama, (representing the Southeast region) is the 25th girl to play in the series’ 79-year history, the ninth to pitch, and the fifth to record multiple hits. She also had 14 strikeouts under her belt as of yesterday morning, tying Mo’ne Davis’ 2014 record for most strikeouts by a girl in a single Little League World Series.
Kinley’s powerhouse performance has led her team to use the motto “Fear the Bow,” referencing the white bow she wears in her hair during games. “When I hear people say that, it just brings joy to me,” she said, per the New York Post. “Knowing that they’ve got my back and everything I do on the field and it just gives me so much excitement.”
Read more about the baseball sensation, including her family’s ties to the game.
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Washington Overpass Reaches a Major Milestone of 10K Animal Crossings
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Last week, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced that 10,000 animals had crossed the wildlife bridge along the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass since it opened in 2018. The impressive stat is based on footage from trail cameras documenting animals on the move, including elk, deer, coyotes, and recently, its first black bear.
In the announcement, WSDOT noted that when they included the 11 undercrossings on the same roadway, the number of safe crossings jumped to nearly 40,000, with “nearly zero roadkill.”
“Fewer wildlife in the middle of the highway keep people safer, too,” the department explained. Research shows there are 1 million to 2 million collisions between vehicles and large animals each year in the U.S.— and such accidents cause roughly 26,000 human injuries, 200 human deaths, and at least $8 billion in property damage and other costs annually.
Washington plans to keep the momentum going, as the state is planning to build another overcrossing along Snoqualmie Pass East and 15 more undercrossings in the next five years: “Our mission is keeping travelers connected to wherever they need to go, no matter if it’s by wheel, foot, paw, or hoof,” WSDOT added.
Culture
Rare Suffragette Christmas Card Sheds Light on the Campaign to Win Women the Vote
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Just in time for Women’s Equality Day, a rare artifact from the decades of organized women’s suffrage campaigning was found at a roadshow in Mold, Flintshire, a town in northeastern Wales.
The vintage Christmas card is from around 1910 and contains a banner reading “Woman’s Rights,” as well as the words “hope on” three times. According to the antique shop WeBuyVintage, it’s an “exceptionally scarce” example of the seasonal cards made to raise money and awareness for the suffragette movement in the U.K. at the time.
“These weren’t simply Christmas cards, they were pieces of political campaigning that helped fund one of the most significant social movements in British history,” Matt Case, an antiques specialist, told the BBC, noting the find is “incredibly exciting.” Take a look at the card, valued at around $3,400.
In Other News
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is inducting two new members this week (read more)
Over 3 million pounds of oyster shells have been recycled thanks to dozens of New York eateries (read more)
No joke: A tickle study found that the sillysensation is rather universal across cultures (read more)
This man was told he may never walk again due to a spinal cord injury, and now he’s trekking across the U.S. (read more)
Beaver newborns were spotted in Norfolk, England, for the first time in five centuries — watch them play (read more)
Inspiring Story
New chapter at 91
Hats off to Helen Woodyard! At age 91, she became the oldest woman to earn her GED in Georgia in the past decade — a feat she said she was inspired to take on after watching her four children get their diplomas. About three years and nearly 1,000 hours of coursework later, she graduated this summer. “I don’t quit anything that I start,” Woodyard said.
Photo of the Day
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As we’re sure you’ve seen, Dolly Parton died yesterday at age 80. Over the years, the Queen of Country gave us countless pieces of Nice News — a rough count shows her name has been mentioned in the newsletter nearly 50 times in just over four years. From her literacy nonprofit that sends free books to children all over the world to her Broadway-bound musical, Parton was as committed to helping the world as she was to entertaining it. Read a touching obituary and scroll through photos of her over the years.
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