A Trove on the Womenâs Suffrage Struggle, Found in an Old Box. Isabella Beecher Hooker, left, and Susan B. Anthony. A cache of letters to Hooker from Anthony and other womenâs suffragists has been discovered. It was 1874, a challenging year for Susan B. Anthony and the womenâs suffrage movement. She had been convicted of illegally voting in Rochester, her hometown, and activists were split over the best way to push the movement forward. On April 9, Anthony wrote to a fellow activist named Isabella Beecher Hooker, looking ahead to better days.
Definition of 'talcum powder'. Word Frequency. talcum powder (tÃ¦lkÉm paÊdÉÊ³ ) uncountable noun. Talcum powder is fine powder with a pleasant smell which people put on their bodies after they have had a bath or a shower.
Talc is a metamorphic mineral resulting from the metamorphism of magnesian minerals such as serpentine, pyroxene, amphibole, olivine, in the presence of carbon dioxide and water.This is known as talc carbonation or steatization and produces a suite of rocks known as talc carbonates.alc is used in baby powder, an astringent powder used for preventing rashes on the area covered by a diaper. It is also often used in basketball to keep a player's hands dry.