By the mid 1930s, airlines began to require that stewardesses remain unmarried.  In 1953, American became the first airline to require that stewardesses retire at age 32.  Airlines defended the age 32 rule, referencing the need to maintain the young, attractive image of the stewardess.  However, union leaders suspected that economics was the underlying reason.  By the 1990s, these work rules, along with the pregnancy and weight restrictions, were gone--all changed with the 1964 Civil Rights Act and years of litigation.  https://www.apfa.org/womens-history-month/

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older.  It does not protect workers under the age of 40, although some states have laws that protect younger workers from age discrimination.  It is not illegal for an employer or other covered entity to favor an older worker over a younger one, even if both workers are age 40 or older.  Discrimination can occur when the victim and the person who inflicted the discrimination are both over 40.  ADEA refers to employers with 20 or more employees.  https://www.eeoc.gov/age-discrimination 

The first appearance of the word honorificabilitudinitatibus (being able to achieve honors) in a printed English-language work was in the First Quarto of Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labour’s Lost (1598).  Wiktionary

A raglan sleeve is a sleeve that extends in one piece fully to the collar, leaving a diagonal seam from underarm to collarbone.  It is named after Lord Raglan, the 1st Baron Raglan, who is said to have worn a coat with this style of sleeve after the loss of his arm in the Battle of Waterloo.  The raglan mid-length sleeve is a popular undergarment (worn under the jersey) for baseball teams in MLB.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raglan_sleeve 

Tempeh is a plant-based protein source that originated in Indonesia. It’s made from fermented soybeans that have been formed into a block, though store bought tempeh often includes additional beans and grains.  posted by Jeanine and Jack  Find recipe and link to others at https://www.loveandlemons.com/tempeh/ 

Ambience is the character and mood of a place.  Ambiance is an alternative spelling of the same word.  https://www.grammarly.com/blog/ambience-ambiance/ 

Jesmyn Ward to Receive 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction  Author of Award-Winning Novels ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ and ‘Salvage the Bones’.  At 45, Ward is the youngest person to receive the Library’s fiction award for her lifetime of work.  Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden selected Ward as this year’s winner based on nominations from more than 60 distinguished literary figures, including former winners of the prize, acclaimed authors and literary critics from around the world.  The virtual prize ceremony will take place at the 2022 National Book Festival on Sept. 3 in Washington, D.C.  Ward is the acclaimed author of the novels “Where the Line Bleeds,” “Salvage the Bones,” winner of the 2011 National Book Award, and “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” winner of the 2017 National Book Award.  Her nonfiction work includes the memoir “Men We Reaped,” a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the 2020 work “Navigate Your Stars.”  Ward is also the editor of the anthology “The Fire This Time:  A New Generation Speaks About Race.”  Ward is one of only six writers to receive the National Book Award more than once and the only woman and Black American to do so.  The 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival will take place Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.  “Books Bring Us Together” is the theme for this year’s festival, which is free and open to everyone.  https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/jesmyn-ward-to-receive-2022-library-of-congress-prize-for-american-fiction/s/f137bf47-3880-4a7b-aa82-2bd316fdbb14 

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a stop-motion animated short film about Marcel, an anthropomorphic seashell outfitted with a single googly eye and a pair of miniature shoes.  It is a collaboration between director Dean Fleischer-Camp and writer/actress Jenny Slate.  The film premiered theatrically at AFI FEST 2010, where it was awarded Best Animated Short and was an official selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.  It won the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the New York International Children's Film Festival.  The concept of the film is that Marcel is being interviewed in his home by a documentary filmmaker.  Responding to off-camera questions, Marcel speaks with child-like innocence about his activities, hobbies, hopes, and disappointments.  The film is edited to resemble rough cut footage.  A sequel, "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two", was posted to YouTube on 14 November 2011.  The third film, "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three", was posted to YouTube on 20 October 2014.  The two sequels were each accompanied by tie-in storybooks featuring Marcel.  Slate and Fleischer-Camp announced in 2014 that they planned to create a longer film about the character.  The feature-length film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021, and stars Jenny Slate, Thomas Mann, Isabella Rossellini, and Rosa Salazar.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_the_Shell_with_Shoes_On_(2010_film) 

Catch Lou Stovall’s Silkscreen Prints at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. this summer 2022.  It has been said that Lou Stovall was responsible for turning silkscreening into an art form.   Born in Athens, Georgia, in 1937, he moved to Washington to earn his BFA from Howard University and never left. That’s where, in 1968, he established his second claim to fame:  Workshop, Inc., a collaboration studio for local creatives that grew into a professional printmaking facility ultimately called the Dupont Center used by the likes of Sam Gilliam and Robert Mangold.  See graphics at  https://interiordesign.net/designwire/catch-lou-stovalls-silkscreen-prints-at-the-phillips-collection-in-washington-d-c-this-summer/  Thank you. Muse Reader! 

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 2537  July 6, 2022