SPEAKING OF PHOTOS!!! Have you photos in your files that you think might make a good prompt? Please send them to me at runtshell@gmail.com. I’m always on the lookout. And sometimes I just…um…er…borrow them from my Facebook friends. 😉 Thank you.
AND FURTHER MORE It has been pointed out to me that this photo is a rerun. https://rochellewisoff.com/2023/06/07/9-june-2023/ So…if you have a story you’d like to repeat from this photo, feel free to do so. 😉 Pobody’s Nerfect. Thank you for your patience. As you can see, I need some new photos. Please and thank you. Shalom, Rochelle. And thank you, Nancy for your vigilance.
PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox
A whimsical prompt this week showing a baby’s colorful walker on the left next to a child’s battery powered truck on the right. They are “parked” in front of a dual smoker. Have fun with this one!
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Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
NINE MILES PER HOUR
“She was a thing of beauty,” recalled Mrs. Anne Bush in a 1952 interview. “Sleek black dignity on pneumatic bicycle tires. I loved being my father’s chauffeur to his house calls.
“You should have seen the looks on the examiner’s faces when they issued my beautiful Steam Engineer’s License, Locomobile Class on March 22, 1900.”
Although she was the first woman with a driver’s license, Anne Rainsford French Bush did little to promote women’s rights. She stopped driving in 1903 when she married Mr. Bush.
“Women shouldn’t get soiled by machinery,” he’d say.
She’d quietly nod and say, “Yes, Walter.”
It should read, “first woman IN AMERICA with a driver’s license.” I ran out of words. 😉
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Good morning, Rochelle!
That’s a very interesting story about the first woman driver with a driver’s license.
Have a great week! ☺️
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I had fully accepted that the rights we had fought for and won were ours. Silly me….
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Margaret Thatcher was our first woman Prime Minister, and look what she did for women
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Fabulous story and article, Rochelle. On a personal note, my mother got her drivers license when she was in her early 20s and was the only driver in our family; my father never learned how to drive, which is ironic because during World War II, he drove a jeep! I guess the military isn’t picky!
Shalom
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PS -just out of curiosity, wasn’t this photo used a few years ago? I distinctly remember it.
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Dear Nancy
I was in my early 20s when I finally got my license. Interesting about your parents.
As for the picture I searched by Lisa’s name on my site to make sure I hadn’t used the photo before. Nothing came up. I’m not saying it’s not possible. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve accidentally repeated a photo in 14 years.
Glad you liked my story in any event. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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FYI I found it! I have an excellent memory; it’s a blessing and a curse 😂
https://theelephantstrunk.org/2023/06/07/puck-it-all/
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Well whaddya know? It just shows I need some new photos! I shall make note of it in the intro. You do have an excellent memory. That was three years ago.
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How interesting Rochelle- pity she succumbed to her husbands will!
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Really interesting, Rochelle. I think it’s about time we had more women racing drivers!
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Good for her – even if she chose comfort in marriage, she blazed a trail in her own way. Thanks for sharing the story, Rochelle. I’ll hunt down some photos for you when I get a minute.
Jen
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Beautiful piece Richelle! I love ❤ it ❤ 😀
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“Yes, Walter.” I wonder if she ever imagined poisoning his tea? I can just imagine the sound of her voice.
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