Green Jobs Now: Build the New Economy

Saturday, September 27

Are you ready for the green economy? Are you ready to tackle the climate crisis by building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty?

Green Jobs Now is having a job fair, rally, press conference & community conversation in Des Moines.

Rally and Press Conference Saturday, September 27, 11 a.m. – Noon, State Capitol, West Steps COMMUNITY CONVERSATION To follow from 1-3 p.m. at Mars Cafe, 2318 University Ave., Des Moines

Astronomical Quilt

I am a little late on the uptake for this one…well only about one hundred and thirty two (132) years late.

Ellen Harding Baker created this gorgeous and informative quilt in 1876 that she used as a visual aid for lectures on astronomy in West Branch, Moscow and Lone Tree.

The quilt is in the archive of the National Museum of American History.

From the NMAH website: “The maker, Sarah Ellen Harding, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1847, and married Marion Baker of Cedar County, Iowa, on October 10, 1867. They lived in Cedar County until 1878, then moved to Johnson County where Marion had a general merchandise business in Lone Tree.
Ellen had seven children before she died of tuberculosis in the spring of 1886.”

h/t Label-Free