After women gained suffrage in Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there. The first official U.S. observance was in New York City on Feb. 28, 1909. The …
Publications
Alan Hale
“Oh, I have plenty of biases, all right. I’m quite biased toward depending upon what my senses and my intellect tell me about the world around me, and I’m quite …
Luther Burbank
“The idea that a good God would send people to a burning hell is utterly damnable to me. I don’t want to have anything to do with such a God.”“I …
Maurice Ravel
“What you write to me about the benefits of religion, we have spoken of it with Pierrette Haour, an atheist like me.” …
Jo Kotula
“It does appear that each of our thousands of denominations believes that its principles, its tenets, should have official recognition put forth by our secular government, imprinted on our currency, …
Lucy Parsons
“We have heard enough about a paradise behind the moon. We want something now. We are tired of hearing about the golden streets of the hereafter. What we want is …
David Gilmour
“This earthly heaven is enough for me.” …
Carolyn Porco
“The social organizations of religion provide … a means for people to feel connected to other people. But I think that science certainly can replace the God concept. As the …
Rob Reiner
“I’m not a Christian. But I try to live by the teachings of Jesus. There is nothing more morally profound than treating people as you would like to be treated. …
