COLLINS UNBOUND: Oct. is National Archives Month! "Sadie Hawkins Day"

sadiehawkinsDid you know… Puget sound used to celebrate Sadie Hawkins Day every year. Created by cartoonist Al Capp, the day made its debut in his Lil Abner strip on November 15, 1937.  By 1939, over 200 colleges were holding Sadie Hawkins Day events. Puget Sound students put together skits, dressing up as characters from the strip, like Daisy May (on the left).

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