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βοΈ Taurus π horoscope for September 23 - September 29
This week, Taurus, you may feel overwhelmed by someone's constant attention through texts, calls, or visits. While it's someone you usually enjoy, right now, you just need space. Politely explain that you need time to yourself and schedule a future meet-up to ease the situation.
βοΈ Ariesπ horoscope for September 23 - September 29
At the start of the week, Aries, you may feel emotionally drained, not physically tired. You're likely still dealing with lingering issues from last week, but things will get easier once you start tackling them. By midweek, you'll wrap up loose ends and feel re-energized.
Racial #History
On this daySep 22, 1906
White Mobs Terrorize African Americans in Atlanta, Killing Dozens
On September 22, 1906, after local newspapers reported sensational allegations that several white women had been assaulted by Black men, mobs of angry white men gathered in the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, to attack and kill Black men on sight. The mobs seized Black men on streetcars, trapping them inside and shooting or beating them to death.
Solidarity formed
Solidarity, the Polish trade union and political party that became a hotbed of resistance to Soviet control, was founded this day in 1980 when delegates of 36 unions met and united under the leadership of Lech WaΕΔsa.
Michael Faraday
British physicist and chemist
born
September 22, 1791
Newington or London, England
(Born on this day)
died
August 25, 1867 (aged 75)
Richmond upon Thames, England
Women Who Defied Traditional Gender Roles
One lesser-known historical woman who defied traditional gender roles and changed history was Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya, a Soviet tank driver and mechanic during World War II. Born in 1905, Mariya lived in a time when women were expected to focus on domestic duties, particularly in patriarchal Soviet society. However, the death of her husband, who was killed fighting in the war, motivated her to take an extraordinary step.
Women Who Defied Traditional Gender Roles
One lesser-known historical woman who defied traditional gender roles was Ching Shih, a powerful pirate leader in the early 19th century. Born in 1775 in Guangdong, China, Ching Shih started her life as a prostitute before being captured by pirates and marrying the notorious pirate leader Zheng Yi. When her husband died in 1807, rather than h aside as a widow, Ching Shih assumed command of his vast pirate fleet, known as the Red Flag Fleet.
One dark and little-known folklore story from Southeast Asia, particularly the region of Indonesia, is the tale of the Kuntilanak. This eerie figure is deeply embedded in Indonesian and Malaysian culture, and it is said to be the ghost of a woman who died during childbirth.
The game of romantic seduction is not devoid of anxiety: the smiling woman is accompanied by rigid, spectral doubles, and her own smile, frozen and eerie, contrasting with her youthful and rosy flesh, is reminiscent of the skeletons in dances of death.
Self-taught Belgian artist LΓ©on Spilliaert created a personal universe between Symbolism and Expressionism, primarily using graphic techniques: ink, gouache, watercolor, pencils, chalk, and pastel.The Dominoes is an exceptional piece featuring three mysterious characters hidden by their carnival costumes against an indeterminate background.
#Astrology Astro Photo of the Day
For northern hemisphere dwellers, September's Full Moon was the Harvest Moon. On September 17/18 the sunlit lunar nearside passed into shadow, just grazing Earth's umbra, the planet's dark, central shadow cone, in a partial lunar eclipse.
