Bruises Symptoms and Signs. 1  Initially, a fresh bruise may actually be reddish. 2  It will then turn blue or dark purple within a few hours, then yellow or green after a few days as it heals. 3  A bruise is commonly tender and sometimes even painful for the first few days, but the pain usually goes away as the color fades.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Feminine Mystique is a 1963 book by Betty Friedan which is widely credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States.
For Further Study. Written on the occasion Abraham Lincolnâs assassination, âO Captain! My Captain!â was first published in the New York Saturday Press (November 1865) and was later included, along with âWhen Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomâd,â in a group of poems titled âSequelâ to Drum Taps (1865).