Etta Lemon (1860–1953) was a British bird conservationist and a
founder of what is now the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
(RSPB). Born into an evangelical family in Kent, she became a campaigner
against the use of plumage in hatmaking. She co-founded the Fur, Fin and
Feather Folk in 1889, which two years later merged with Emily
Williamson's Society for the Protection of Birds, and was the society's
first honorary secretary. Her future husband Frank Lemon wrote its
constitution and became its legal adviser. The society became the RSPB
in 1904, and the Lemons led it for 35 years, although Etta's management
style led to clashes with its committee. She was appointed a Member of
the Order of the British Empire in 1920 for her management of a local
war hospital. She worked for many other organisations, including the
Women's National Anti-Suffrage League, and was one of the first female
honorary members of the British Ornithologists' Union.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Lemon>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1891:
The Mino–Owari earthquake, the strongest known inland
earthquake in Japan's history, caused widespread damage and 7,273
deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_Mino%E2%80%93Owari_earthquake>
1928:
Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia
Raya", now the country's national anthem.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Raya>
1971:
Prospero, the first British satellite launched on a British
rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B at Woomera, South Australia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero_%28spacecraft%29>
2013:
The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took
place when three members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle
into a crowd.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Tiananmen_Square_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
townland:
(Ireland) A geographical unit of land smaller than a parish.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/townland>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Carefully observe oneself and one's situation, carefully observe
others, and carefully observe one's environment, Seize the initiative
in whatever you undertake, Consider fully, act decisively, Know when
to stop, Keep to the middle.
--Kanō Jigorō
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kan%C5%8D_Jigor%C5%8D>
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