YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY!

   SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022

YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY!

   Back in 1968 the Phillip Morris Company

began a cigarette adveertising campaign

aimed specifically at women. The slogan

for Virdinia Slims was "You've come a

long way baby." In a sense, January 22nd

marks the anniversary of that "journey."

In 1908 a New York City alderman came

up with a law that banned women from

smoking in public. It went into effect on

January 21st that year. The following day

a police officer spotted Katie Mulcahey

lighting up. She was arrested on the spot

and fined five dollars in court. Katie was

not aware of the new law. But she did not

go quietly! Katie told the judge "I have

just as much right to smoke as you do."

When the story hit the press must people

sided with Katie. Within a month the

mayor vetoed the law which, in effect,

went up in smoke! The last cigarette

ad on television was aired on the Johnny 

Carson show on January 1st of 1971. 

Health officials proved that smoking

was bad, for both men and women.

But you've got to hand it to Katie for

speaking out on behalf women's rights!

Hope you're remembering Katie but

giving up smoking and that all your

NEWS is good.