Virginia Woolf memorably wrote:
I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure.
Here’s to the glorious geography of ransacking: A stride-stopping map of the distribution density of public libraries.
Pair with these lovely vintage ads for libraries and this 1946 infographic on the state of public libraries.
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“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
www.now.org
www.rawa.org
www.womenslaw.org
www.amnestyusa.org
www.globalissues.org
www.globalfundforwomen.orgTo the men who have told me that I’m overreacting and “it’s the 21st century women are equal now”
Ditto.
Note that the “women make only 77.5 cents for every dollar that men earn” statistic applies only to white women. Women of color make significantly less.
- Black women make about $0.68 to a man’s dollar.
- Latina women make about $0.58 to a man’s dollar.
(Source: sydneydiana)
more like how i felt after kicking ass with that harbor tour today!!
i’m so in love with this. i can’t even. ah. my favourite feeling in the world is putting your head beneath the water and entering an entirely different place, so peaceful, so quiet. what i miss more than anything when i’m living away from the ocean is being able to duck under and leave all my worries on the surface.
so perfect
when u accidentally hurt ur friends feelings and they insist that its fine but u know it isnt