Friday, June 1, 1849

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to June 1. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

I am a woman’s rights. I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man.
Sojourner TruthSpeech at the Women’s Rights Convention, Akron · 1851

In 1850 this day opens on George Orwell.

Arrow keys turn the day. S keeps the line. Slash focuses search.

June 1 · Quotationary