once again, i must salute

those that went before me.

from bust magazine

N’awlins Ladies, We Salute You!

Tomorrow, September 25, the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the day a group of ladies infiltrated their men-only bar, the Sazerac, and demanded a drink. Previous to the 1949 ‘’Storming of the Sazerac,'’ women were only allowed to enter the boy’s club to partake in Mardi Gras activities. Ever since that day, women have been admitted on the same basis as men (well, supposedly)........

Photo courtesy the Roosevelt Hotel.