Women of Note
Updated: The Honorable Nancy Pelosi: "Between the inevitable and the Unconceivable" ... "The Mueller Report will be released" “The President’s sham emergency declaration and unlawful transfers of funds have undermined our democracy"
"There's an easy answer to this: Release the Mueller report as soon as possible ... And let me just say ... the Mueller report will be released. To us, it is inevitable ... to them it is inconceivable ... We have to shorten the distance between the inevitable and the inconceivable." "Release the report ... that is where the evidence is ... if they don't have anything to hide, they shouldn't worry."
“The President’s sham emergency declaration and unlawful transfers of funds have undermined our democracy, contravening the vote of the bipartisan Congress, the will of the American people and the letter of the Constitution. more »
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the National Remembrance Service in NZ: 'Let us be the nation we believe ourselves to be'
"In the days that have followed the terrorist attack on the 15th of March, we have often found ourselves without words. What words adequately express the pain and suffering of 50 men, women and children lost, and so many injured? What words capture the anguish of our Muslim community being the target of hatred and violence? What words express the grief of a city that has already known so much pain? A place that is diverse, that is welcoming, that is kind and compassionate. Those values represent the very best of us." more »
So You Think You Have Outfit Problems? Spacesuit Availability Limits an All-Female Astronauts Spacewalk
Astronaut Christina Koch had been scheduled to conduct this spacewalk with astronaut Anne McClain, in what would have been the first all-female spacewalk. However, after consulting with McClain and Hague following the first spacewalk, mission managers decided to adjust the assignments, due in part to spacesuit availability on the station. McClain learned during her first spacewalk that a medium-size hard upper torso – essentially the shirt of the spacesuit – fits her best. Because only one medium-size torso can be made ready by Friday, March 29, Koch will wear it. more »
275 Rare Diminutive Texts and Bindings To Be Seen From Patricia Pistner's Collection
Thousands of years before books were contained within a hand-held technological tablet or phone, there were cuneiform tablets no bigger than the size of a quarter. On view through May 19, 2019 at the Grolier Club, New York City, are 275 rare diminutive texts and bindings. A collector of miniature books for over thirty years, Pistner’s love for very small tomes began at the age of seven when she began “publishing” tiny books for her first doll’s house. The exhibition represents the history of the book in miniature form. more »