
Lipstick was connected with insurrection in the early twentieth century. Famous suffragettes even declared lipstick to be a symbol of female independence. Women emerged with crimson lips at a suffragette's demonstration in New York in 1912 to proclaim their independence. Suffragettes, according to the Oxford Languages Dictionary, are women who demand the right to vote via organized protest. The fad gained traction in part because it surprised men to see women wearing lipstick in public. They were a lot more innocent back then.
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The English parliament was so outraged by lipstick, of all things, that they attempted to outlaw it in 1650, citing the compulsion of painting, wearing black patches, and women's immodest attire. That endeavor was a failure. However, Britain did effectively outlaw lipstick in 1770. According to the legislature, women were duping men into marriage by using lipstick and other cosmetics. Parliament successfully linked lipstick to witchcraft and promised to annul any marriages caused by lipstick. Let's be real. You wouldn't have to apply lipstick as frequently if it were a type of witchcraft.
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Originally known as Serdika, Ulpia Serdica is now the preferred name for Sofia. In honor of St. Sophia Cathedral, it was renamed Sofia in the fourteenth century.
Originally known as Serdika, Ulpia Serdica is now the preferred name for Sofia. In honor of St. Sophia Cathedral, it was renamed Sofia in the fourteenth century.