American feminism panel at the Big House discusses movement
A Sunday afternoon panel at the Big House covered the history and current state of American feminism. Speakers Margaretta Van Rensselaer Schuyler Lucy Howard and Gail Parker traced roots from the 1630s through the abolition era, suffrage battles, and modern liberation, noting tensions between radicals and conservatives and the movement’s inclusive challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big House
McCullough
Gall Thain Parker
Margaretta van Rensselaer Schuyler
Lucia Howard
America
Gail Parker
Bennington College
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Margaretta van 8
Schuyler
Portland
Maine
National Women's
MS. Howard
League
A Day at the Bennington Library Operations
A glimpse of a typical day detailing routine tasks before opening and through the afternoon. Staff stamp date cards, count circulation, file records, shelve books, process registrations, and manage overdue notices. Special duties include payroll, cataloging, interlibrary loans, reader inquiries, and a closing routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reen
Ginger
Hele
Ginny
Luina
Barbara
Miriam
Vermont Union
Ski Patrol
Dennis
Bennington
Nob
School Lunch Menus Across Several Districts
Daily menus list hot lunches and sides for Mt. Anthony Union High School Bennington and North Bennington including items like hot turkey, macaroni, Sloppy Joes, pizza, and chicken noodle soup. milk accompanies all meals with frequent fruit and dessert options. some entries show OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
North Bennington
Lily plants usher Easter with practical care tips
The Lily herald notes Easter displays across the country and offers care guidance for keeping Easter lilies fresh for days. Tips include bright cool windows, ample water with drainage, trimming yellowed anthers, and removing faded blossoms to nourish the plant. After blooming, plant bulbs in the garden post-frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of American Florists
Waitress in Freeland Receives $1000 Tip in Bank Drafts
A 17-year-old waitress at a Freeland Chinese restaurant received an envelope with four bank drafts totaling 1000 dollars from a Saginaw man who dined there. Police unnamed both donor and recipient while the investigation continues. Restaurant owner Dorothy Trogan said the man believed the girl would use the money well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Brand
Belmont
Mass
Joshua Sanjib
Brand
Pauline Leader Brand
Bennington
Millen Brand
New York City
Kennedy Air Terminal
New York
Asia
Bangladesh
Uie
Joshua
Channel 4
Holt Agency
Droshua
Harvard
New York State
Erika
West Germany
Anika
Tyka
Tilo
Freeland, Mich
UPI
Central Michigan
Saginaw
Dorothy ‘Trogan
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Karen Dobkin Fortney
White House
Wyoming
Woodrow Wilson
Carrie Chapman Catt
Catt
League of Women Voters
Helen
Pat
Booka
Vermont
Packing Armory
Parking Armory
Lal Neal
Arlington
Pownal
Main St
Sladdin Travel Inc. Call
Ife
Mayflower Warehouse
Woon
Joe Shuffleton
Gardner
Robert Shuffleton
East Arlington
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bill Behan
Penfield
N.Y
Shuffleton
RPI
Paul Shuffleton
Robert
Paul Divan
Behan
APL
Clarence Lephart
Eastern States Exposition
Storrowton
Betsi Sheehan
Mya
New England
Sheehan
Memorial’ Ave
West Springfield
Hilies Far Bastey
Big Tipper
Evans
Barton's Bunnies
Barton's
Evans’ News Inc
Bennington, Vt
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