[It Takes A Man And A Woman Kickass Torrent
Abdul Soumphonphakdy
I broke a reading slump by reading something different from my normal fare: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson, which is a nonfiction book about the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
A K ABI chose to write about these two women because they express different types of kickass-ness, and because I love the fact that this friendship between women was literally lifesaving. Theodate was rich and privileged and kickass as a feminist trailblazer in the public sphere. Belle Naish was a privileged but otherwise ordinary person who behaved extraordinarily during and after a harrowing situation and followed the sinking with a quiet life of philanthropy and service.
The Lusitania was a British ship that had already crossed the Atlantic safely 201 times when she was sunk by a German U-boat while en route from New York City to Liverpool. She was sunk off the Irish coast in 1915, directly causing 1,198 deaths. While often paired in the public mind with the Titanic sinking, there were some key differences:
Theodate designed Hill-Stead, a stately home in Connecticut, as a home for her parents and their extensive art collection. Hill-Stead was intended to become a full-time museum, and it remains in operation today. She also became interested in Spiritualism, as were many progressive intellectuals of the time. Theodate was an intellectual leader, socializing with author Edith Wharton, artist Mary Cassatt, author Henry James, Theodore Roosevelt, and many other intellectuals and artists of the day. Her dream was to design a school for boys that would implement progressive ideas about education in a beautiful setting.
Theodate suffered from depression all her life and found that she could sometimes relieve especially acute bouts of it by traveling. At the age of 48, she set sail on the Lusitania accompanied by her maid, Emily Robinson, and her friend, Edwin W. Friend, a fellow spiritualist whose pregnant wife had chosen to stay home. They hoped to win English support for a new American spiritualist society.
When the Lusitania sank, Theodate, Edwin, and Emily jumped into the water together but were immediately separated. Theodate lost consciousness but was wearing a life belt. She was pulled onto a rescue boat and taken for dead until a woman she had befriended on the journey, Belle Naish, saw her and thought she saw a sign of life. She begged sailors to try to revive her and after two hours of effort Theodate regained consciousness. Edwin and Emily did not survive.
They befriended Theodate, Edwin, and Emily on the ship. Theodore Naish had been born in Britain, and the couple were taking a belated honeymoon. Like most people on the Lusitania, including Theodate Pope, they were worried about German submarines, but were reassured by the fact that the ship was said to be faster than a U-boat and they assumed, along with most passengers, that the British would send a convoy to protect the ship when it got close to Britain.
Belle was picked up by the ship Julia, a trawler which was picking up as many bodies, living and dead, as it could and ferrying them to shore. The crew saw Theodate floating, unconscious, and believed she was dead. They pulled her onto the deck with a boat hook and left her there with the other bodies while they continued searching for others. While looking for her husband, Belle found Theodate and refused to believe that she was dead. She insisted that the sailors cut off her wet clothes, wrap her in a blanket, and massage her vigorously for two hours before she regained partial consciousness. It took another two hours in front of a fire for her to fully regain consciousness.
The next weeks were chaotic as the small town where the survivors were taken struggled to care for the survivors and tend to the dead. Seven-year old Robert Kay was separated from his mother in the water (she did not survive). He had the measles, and Belle took him under her wing for many days until he could be reunited with a grandparent. She also wrote to families who were asking for news, trying to help connect them with their loved ones.
The small town in Ireland where the Lusitania passengers, both dead and alive, were taken is called Cobh (pr. Cove). It is a port town in Co. Cork, and was known as Queenstown at the time of the Lusitania sinking. It was also the last port of call for the Titanic on her final trip across the Atlantic. There are monuments to both ships in Cobh. The building where the Lusitania victims were laid out for identification is now the public library. Despite all the tragedy associated with Cobh, it is my favorite place in Ireland.
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This retelling of the legend of Spartacus tells the story of a young woman who dares to rebel against the seemingly all-powerful Roman Empire. Sold into slavery after her people are conquered, Attia finds herself bonding with Xanthus, the preeminent gladiator who entertains the people of Rome. That bond will spark a rebellion.
This graphic novel takes place in fifteenth-century West Africa, following the exploits of Malika, queen and commander, as she struggles to unite her fractured kingdom. At the same time, traitors lurk in her inner circle, and enemies from outside have begun to close in.
Karbo,
Love this picture of your mom. So many great memories of her. Thanks your sharing the origin of this series. I have loved all of them and look forward to Julia. You, my friend, are one kickass woman, as well.
Eus
Watching Bringing Up Baby and the rest of the Hepburn films sounds tremendously healing. I was a fan of Katharine Hepburn before I really knew who she was. She and Florence Nightingale share my birthday which somehow translated into a kind of sisterhood when I was about ten.
Every woman who wakes up and makes it to another day in this lovely world with integrity is kickass. Every woman who stands in her authenticity, fearless, with empathy and compassion, is kickass. Every woman who reaches back and pulls another woman up is kickass. All the women who prayed and pray for me are women of power! All my ancestors who paved a way so that this first-generation, New Orleans-native Black woman from humble beginnings could become Dr. Bergeron and thrive are kickass. I am so incredibly grateful and humbled to stand on the shoulders of all these great women.
Some of them are my mother, Dolores Butler; my sister, Yolanda Marioneaux; my aunt and godmother, Charlene Fluker; my late grandmother, Lois Francis; my great-aunt, Dorothy Johnson; my angels in undergrad, Bonnie Alford and Johntell Brown; my [sorority sister] Gwendolyn Snearl; my bonus daughter, Ariana Every; and my childhood besties: Wendy Mark, Christie Morris, Denise Douse, Glynniece Smith, Kesa Ambrose-Morris and Dana Harvey.
On top of that, Boden-Albala has played a critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic, for both UCI and the Orange County community. Under her leadership, the Program in Public Health became the key academic partner for government agencies and community organizations in addressing COVID-19 in the region. She led efforts at the university, county and state levels on pandemic preparedness and response, including strategies around communication, health behaviors and testing. The Program in Public Health has fostered a strong relationship with the Orange County Health Care Agency and, in collaboration with it and other community partners, initiated a unique, health equity-based, bilingual contact tracing process for Orange County. Boden-Albala served on multiple advisory groups and task forces to guide the COVID-19 response and is frequently featured on local, state and national media for her expertise on COVID-19 issues.
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As one of just a few women of Asian descent in the NCAA Division I coaching ranks, she has set an example for the younger generation. Inoue also is active in the Asian Coaches Association, which supports and elevates Asian coaches at all levels by providing a network of resources and people who can aid each other in advancing Asian coaches professionally.
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