US women now have universal suffrage
Tennessee legislature has ratified the 19th Amendment
to the Constitution
- - Conservatives are trying to prevent ratification
Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 19th - The Tennessee House yesterday opted
to join, with 50 votes in favor, 46 against, the Senate’s
Friday decision of 25 votes in favor and 14 against
to ratify the proposed 19th Amendment
to the US Constitution.
Tennessee is the 36th state that has ratified the
amendment granting American women universal suffrage.
The amendment becomes the law once Secretary of State
Bainbridge Colby officially declares it ratified.
The Democrat and Republican votes of the
Tennessee House were as follows:
In favor: 35 Democrats and 15 Republicans;
against 34 Democrats and 12 Republicans.
Absent were one Democrat and two Republicans.
In the Senate, 18 Democrats and 7 Republicans
voted in favor;
against three Democrats and one Republican.
An effort to repeal the ratification
The Speaker of the House Walker, who is one
of the most vehement opponents of women’s suffrage,
at last moment changed his vote from a “nay”
to a “yes” to make it possible, according to
Parliamentary rules, to readdress the ratification,
and if possible to repeal it. He has two days
to present his proposal. The proponents of
women’s suffrage are determined to be present
to prevent all repeal efforts. The proponents
have only a two-vote majority, thus the opponents
are hoping to get a couple of the supporters
to miss the session or to get a couple of the
absentees to join them.
The proponents of women’s suffrage
say they are certain that there will be
nothing to prevent millions of American
women to cast their ballots in the
Nov. 4th elections. The opponents no doubt
will try to filibuster the enactment with
lawsuits, but the general opinion strongly
supports universal suffrage, and according
to the suffragettes they will be nullified.
Translated by Marita Cauthen 15.08.2020
https://www.raivaaja.org/RAIVAAJA_PDFS/1920-08-23r.pdf
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The Three Smiths Statue in Helsinki, Finland, wore masks last week amid the coronavirus pandemic. The country has tapped into its stockpiles to fight the outbreak. Credit…Kimmo Brandt/EPA, via Shutterstock
STOCKHOLM — As some nations scramble to find protective gear to fight
the coronavirus pandemic, Finland is sitting on an enviable stockpile
of personal protective equipment like surgical masks, putting it ahead
of less-prepared Nordic neighbors.
The stockpile, considered one of Europe’s best and built up over
years, includes not only medical supplies, but also oil, grains,
agricultural tools and raw materials to make ammunition. Norway, Sweden
and Denmark had also amassed large stockpiles of medical and military
equipment, fuel and food during the Cold War era. Later, most all but
abandoned those stockpiles.
But not Finland. Its preparedness has cast a spotlight on national
stockpiles and exposed the vulnerability of other Nordic nations.
When the coronavirus hit, the Finnish government tapped into its
supply of medical equipment for the first time since World War II.
“Finland is the prepper nation of the Nordics, always ready for a
major catastrophe or a World War III,” said Magnus Hakenstad, a scholar
at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies.
Hyvää päivää/Good day! The “virtual” spring session of Finnish language classes will start on Monday, March 30, at 6 PM and will run for consecutive Mondays, ending on May 18. Email Lorna for details.
Classes are held on line w/ZOOM software. To register, please contact Lorna Sulin at LDSULIN@verizon.net or 978 407-9690, FCSP, PO Box 30, Fitchburg, MA 01420. Kiitos/Thank you! and Stay Safe!
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Finland has a new government, headed by Social Democratic Party vice chair, Sanna Marin. The administration is Finland’s 76th.
At just 34 years old, Marin, the former Minister for Transport and Communications, is now the world’s youngest premier. Her cabinet consists of 12 women and seven men. All leaders of the five-party government coalition are women.
President Sauli Niinistö
appointed the new administration shortly after 3pm on Tuesday, at the
same time accepting the resignation of the previous government led by
SDP chair Antti Rinne.
Rinne had been premier for just six months before tendering his resignation over his mishandling of a labour dispute between postal workers and their state-owned employer, national mail carrier Posti. Rinne and his government continued in a caretaker capacity until Marin’s formal appointment on Tuesday.
The National Book Foundation has announced its longlist for the National Book Awards for 2019. The categories are Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Translated Literature and Young People’s Literature. The novel Crossing by Finnish writer Pajtim Statovci is one of nine in the Translated Literature category. The five finalists will be announced October 8th and the winners November 20th.
Pajtim Statovci was born in Kosovo in 1990 and moved with his family to Finland when he was two years old. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Helsinki. His first book, My Cat Yugoslavia, won the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for best debut novel and his second, Crossing, won the Toisinkoinen Literature Prize. He received the 2018 Helsinki Writer of the Year Award.
The novel is translated from Finnish by David Hackston.
David Hackston is a British translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. Notable publications include Pajtim Statovci’s My Cat Yugoslavia, Maria Peura’s coming-of-age novel At the Edge of Light, The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy edited by Johanna Sinisalo, Sinisalo’s eco-thriller Birdbrain, two crime novels by Matti Joensuu, and Kati Hiekkapelto’s Anna Fekete series.
One of her country’s most celebrated artists, Schjerfbeck
is little known in the UK,
but now her singular paintings
will be seen in a major exhibition..
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JOENSUU, Finland (AP) — Armed with needles and a yarn of wool, teams
of avid knitters danced Thursday to the deafening sounds of drums
beating and guitars slashing at the first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting
World Championship in eastern Finland.
With stage names such as
Woolfumes, Bunny Bandit and 9″ Needles, the participants shared a simple
goal: to showcase their knitting skills while dancing to heavy metal
music in the most outlandish way possible.
“It’s ridiculous but it’s so much fun,” said Heather McLaren,
Natalie Robb, great granddaughter of Sirkka and Olavi Tastula
of Fitchburg, represented Finland at a Westminster Girl Scout
Juniors, Troop 64651, event held at the Westminster Senior
Center on June 8, 2019.
The Scouts were working for their “Bronze Award project
to promote cultural diversity and knowledge”.
In addition to Finland, France, Italy, Mexico, Poland,
Puerto Rico and Scotland were represented.
Natalie wore the costume of Etela-Pohjanma, the region
of Finland from where many in this area emigrated.
She created a display accompanied by Finnish music playing.
She talked about and answered questions concerning all the
wonderful things she discovered about the land
of her great grandparents.
Natalie also baked and served pannukakku (oven pancake)
for visitors to her display:
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