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Women’s History Month
On this day in…
1839, Mary Elizabeth Bowser was born. A former slave, Bowser served as an undercover agent for Ulysses S. Grant by working as a servant in the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. With the racial prejudice of the day, the assumption that slaves were illiterate and not intelligent, and the way slave servants were trained to seem invisible, Mary was able to glean considerable military intelligence by simply doing her job.
1855, Charlotte Johnson Baker is born. She is the first woman physician to practice medicine in San Diego, California, practiced obstetrics and gynecology at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
1911, Ellen Swallow Richards dies. She was the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and also its first female instructor.
1968, Celine Dion is born. She emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world before releasing the English-language album "Unison", which made her a North American and eventually global pop star. She is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals.
2002, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, dies. Full name Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, she was born into British aristocracy. Elizabeth married Prince George in 1923 after previously refusing him twice. She unexpectedly became Queen after the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936. Adolf Hitler called her "the most dangerous woman in Europe" for her activities in rallying public spirit during WWII. Her funeral in 2002 drew over a million people onto the streets of London.
Vaccine # 2 - The Day After
So far no after effects from the second dose of the vaccine, other than my arm being a bit sore at the spot of the injection. It’s not different from the first dose. I’m so thankful since so many have had strong reactions to the second dose.
Finishing up the vaccine doses yesterday gave me a sense of freedom, a sense that we’re one step closer to getting things back on track, a sense that I just might be able to go to dinner at a restaurant, go on a short trip, go to a movie, go to those rescheduled concerts this summer. But most of me knows it’s not that simple. The virus is still out there, and while the vaccine helps immensely, it doesn’t mean I’m immune to COVID-19.
I still plan to be vigilant about wearing a mask and socially distancing, and even though it’s fun to think about doing those things I mentioned, I honestly doubt I’ll do most of them.
They say the vaccine is fully in your body 14 days after the second dose so while for a few minutes this weekend I thought about going to a movie on my day off tomorrow, I know for a fact I’ll be doing nothing of the sort.
There are a couple of trips I’ve been thinking about, but the thought of getting on a plane is still rather horrifying. But when push comes to shove, I may feel okay about doing it. I think the timing of starting to do things again is different for everyone. We all have our own sense of what is safe and what isn’t. So please don’t be offended if I pass on going to dinner or hanging out for a while. It’s probably gonna take a little more time.
Anyway, I’m fully vaccinated and yeah, it feels great.
Yeah!!