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.
Most people are familiar with the mineral talc. It can be crushed into a white powder that is widely known as talcum powder. This powder has the ability to absorb moisture, absorb oils, absorb odor, serve as a lubricant and produce an astringent effect with human skin.ost people use products made from talc every day, however, they don't realize that talc is in the product or the special role that it plays. In 2011, about 26% of the talc consumed in the United States was used in the manufacturing of plastics.