On a recent vacation my wife and I were shopping in some antique and thrift stores. Its one of my favorite things to do with her. I'm always on the look out for interesting items and on this day I was looking through old postcards and pamphlets and I spotted this.

From 1966, a copy of the "Objectivist" newsletter. I took it up to the counter to pay and the owner looked it over and said 50 cents. That was the cover price back in 1966. I'm not interested in selling it but I think that was a bargain.

I'm a fan of Rand. I have a lot of respect for her. She came to the US escaping communism in the USSR as a young woman. She rose to massive popularity in a time when it was rare for women to do so. After I bought the booklet I started thinking about how massive her influence is. Atlas Shrugged has such a broad influence that you see references to it and characters in the book in the names of many businesses. The woman had guts. If you have never heard her speak I recommend looking up some of her interviews with Donoghue ( a popular talk show host of the time). She angered many with her philosophy. She was counter to the culture of the time in many ways.

And yet, she is rarely mentioned when I see articles or stories about influential women. I would argue that she is a very influential woman. Not just for women but for men as well. While I have plenty of disagreements with her philosophy I think it is very telling how she is rarely mentioned in a positive light. Objectively she is an important person in US history and even more so in women's history. She was a strong self made woman that didn't use her appearance for sex appeal to get her status. One would think she should be a feminist heroine. But she isn't. Its a crime in my opinion.

Have you ever found any liberty movement items in thrift stores? This is my first.