| QUOTES
OF THE WEEK
“Misogynist:
A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.”
—H.L. Mencken
“When the candles are out all women are fair.”
—Plutarch
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
—William Congreve
from The Mourning Bride, III.viii
THIS
WEEK IN HISTORY
FEBRUARY
28 , 1861: Congress creates Colorado territory. Prior
to 1851, Colorado was home to the Ute, Arapaho, and Cheyenne
tribes, and was nearly unpopulated by Anglo settlers. Then,
in July of 1858, a group of prospectors found gold in some
streambeds near modern Denver, and before long, the Pike's
Peak gold rush was on. Thousands of settlers descended on
the region and pushed further and further west, throwing up
mining towns like Central City, Idaho Springs, and Blackhawk
whenever a prospect was found. The city of Denver grew up
on the edge of the mountains and served as a supply center
for the miners, and before long, the region's population grew
sufficiently large that it qualified for territorial status.
Congressional designation of new western states had been stalled
for several years as the nation fought over the issue of allowing
slavery into new territories; however, by 1861 the south had
seceded, and Congress was free to begin creating free-labor
states in the west.
MARCH 4, 1861: President Abraham Lincoln
inaugurated into his first term. He entered into the presidency
at a dark hour, for seven states had seceded since his election
in November of 1860, and numerous federal forts and armories
had thence been seized. The new president of the Confederacy,
Jefferson Davis, had been sworn in two weeks earlier, and
the dark cloud of war hung heavy over the nation.
In his inaugural address, Lincoln thought it prudent to avoid
any mention of his Republican party platform, which advocated
an end to the African slave trade and any further legalization
of slavery in the western territories. Instead, Lincoln said
he had “no purpose…to interfere with the institution
of slavery in the States where it exists.”
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WORDS
Memorize these by week's end and you shall
quickly develop an enviable lexicon.
This week’s theme: women and femininity.
| sororal
(suh-ROR-ul) adjective |
| 1. |
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a sister; sisterly
(fraternal is the male equivalent) |
Ex:
Tennis has attracted a whole new following: avid
fans of the intense, sororal showdowns
between Venus and Serena Williams. |
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misandry noun |
| 1. |
|
hatred or oppression of men (misogyny
is the female counterpart) |
Ex.
Some women are so scarred by turbulent breakups
that a deep misandry afflicts them for
the rest of their lives. |
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muliebrity (myoo-lee-EB-ri-tee) noun |
| 1. |
|
womanly
qualities |
| 2. |
|
femininity (virility is the
male equivalent) |
Ex.
John found the muliebrity of the club quite
overwhelming, so he promptly turned about and
made for the doors. |
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