![Women firefighters direct a hose after the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.
Do you know the identities of these female firefighters working at Pearl Harbor 70 years ago, on Dec. 7, 1941? This famous photo was posted today on msnbc.com’s PhotoBlog, causing readers to say they’d like to know whether any of the women are alive. [via MSNBC]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvw4znu80z1qzg3olo1_500.jpg)
Women firefighters direct a hose after the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.
Do you know the identities of these female firefighters working at Pearl Harbor 70 years ago, on Dec. 7, 1941? This famous photo was posted today on msnbc.com’s PhotoBlog, causing readers to say they’d like to know whether any of the women are alive. [via MSNBC]
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kgtl:
From Katharine Hepburn’s 1981 interview with Barbara Walters:
Hepburn: “I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man…I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to and I made enough money to support myself. And I ain’t afraid of being alone.”
Walters: “Is that why also you wear pants?”
Hepburn: “No, I just wore pants because they’re comfortable.”
Walters: “Do you ever wear a skirt, by the way?”
Hepburn: “I have one.”
Walters: “You have one.”
Hepburn: “I’ll wear it to your funeral.”
Holy fuck this is badass
When movie stars were badass.
"One of the Only Female GMs in Baseball"
Last season, Sue Horton ran the Orleans Firebirds. Welcome to the only place in baseball with a storied history of women in positions of power: the Cape Cod League. [via Grantland]
Many Top Women's Basketball Prospects Have Famous Athletes for Dads; a Societal Shift
Social stigmas have dissolved: If fathers—especially fathers who come from the testosterone-laced world of professional sports—were once reluctant to encourage their daughters to practice their jump shots, that no longer seems to be the case. [via WSJ]
Larry David, Feminist Hero?
Larry David is a feminist. There, I said it. I know, I know, that jerk? Allow me to explain.
Yes he is arrogant and frequently offensive, but somewhere amid the solipsism and general buffoonery there is a man who treats women’s bodies and issues with a level of maturity, respect and a rather refreshing matter-of-factness rarely seen on television. [via The Sisterhood]
Kissing sailors. Little sister found this in Sarasota.
New York State Senate Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
ALBANY — Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed, and giving the national gay-rights movement new momentum from the state where it was born.
The same-sex marriage bill was approved on a 33-to-29 vote, as 4 Republican state senators joined 29 Democrats in voting for the bill. The Senate galleries were so packed with supporters and opponents that the fire marshals closed them off. And along the Great Western Staircase, outside the Senate chamber, about 100 demonstrators chanted and waved placards throughout the night — separated by a generation, a phalanx of state troopers and 10 feet of red marble.
“Support traditional marriage,” read signs held by opponents. “Love is love, Vote Yes,” declared those in the hands of the far more youthful group of people who supported it.
This is so fucking funny.
I know it’s been out, but it’s really one of the funniest vids I’ve seen in awhile. Had to post it.
If anyone’s wondering, this is how I actually talk.
(via kgtl)
