Everyone knows that Secretary of State William Seward’s purchase of Alaska was widely derided as “Seward’s Folly” when the transaction was completed in the 1860s. And as everyone knows, Seward will ultimately be redeemed when that state’s former governor is elected president in 2012. (You betcha!) But not everyone knows that Seward was joined in folly-making by his peers in Lincoln’s cabinet. Herewith, a guide.
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Hi, I’m Dr. Health. Yes, I’m a woman—women can be doctors, too! Though lately I realize that, by doing so, I have brought great shame onto my family, my husband, and the laws of God.
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Hi, I’m Dr. Health. I’m also a woman. Proof of both provided upon request.
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Hi, I’m Dr. Health. What’s that you say? Women can’t be doctors? Next you’re going to tell me men can’t be mothers. And I think we’ve all seen the documentary film Junior, so… there you go.
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Hi, I’m Dr. Health. News flash! I’m a woman. Yes, women can be doctors, too. It’s 2010, so deal with it! Health is actually my last name, too. Though I married into it. My husband’s a fat slob accountant. And my maiden name is Money! So there you go.
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Enjoy this photo gallery and video detailing some of the lesser-known dance crazes of yesteryear. This piece appears in Whim Quarterly Issue #2.
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