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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1894

Page

6

Women Cyclists Race Fashion and Social Observations

The piece discusses women and cycling fashion, detailing outfits from pants and tunics to skirts and Russian blouses, and the debates over practicality versus modesty. It also notes social scenes in Cleveland with Mrs. Carlisle Vos and commentary on Madame Tateno’s elegant Washington dinners as a separate profile.

Cleveland Sindbad Carlisle Vos Ana Lorentte Farnplass Mes Carliste Hera Histor Mrs. Colrisle Gath Washington Mnati Enquirer

Women Swim Ordeal At San Francisco Club

Women at the Olympic Club swim joiners in a two weekly program, mastering dives and back somersaults under a strict instructor as some threaten danger and rescue. The piece juxtaposes women’s athletic zeal with a broader debate on women’s suffrage and labor issues in New York, including working conditions and wages for shopgirls.

San Francisco Olympic Club Taci Rene New York Working Women's Club New York World

Notable Philadelphia Women Highlighted in Progress Features

The Philadelphia Ledger notes public debate over ballot access, citing Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi among active supporters. A biographical piece in Woman's Progress commends Mrs. Mumford for tact and courage, while Buffalo Medical College appoints Dr. Maud J. Prye as an Instructor in the children’s department, a move praised as significant for a woman in a medical faculty appointment.

Mary Putnam Jacobi Philadelphia Ledger Woman's Progress Philadelphia Maud J. Prye Buffalo Buffalo Medical College Trye Women’s College

Lace making, a fashionable hobby for women and girls

English and French women indulge in lace trimming, embroidery, and fine mimseok for underwear and trousseaus. At club meetings and afternoon teas lace is a popular amusement, reflecting a rising spirit of industry among young ladies.

Mrs Dodge Named to Hawaiian Board of Education

Mrs. F. Dodge formerly of Newburyport Mass is appointed to the Hawaiian board of education by President Dole. The board oversees all school matters in Hawaii and employs nearly 500 teachers. Mrs. Dodge has lived in the Sandwich Islands for 19 years.

F. Dodge Anna G. Peabody Newburyport Mass Hawaiian Board of Education Dole Hawai Dodge Sandwich Islands

Miss Grover Leads Perusia Mining Company in Cripple Creek

Miss M Eo Grover serves as treasurer and general manager of the Perusia Mining Company in the Cripple Creek district Colorado. The firm controls 40 acres and an intensive development system begun some time ago is being carried on with energy and intelligence, Miss Grover attending to all details.

M Eo Gsover Man Sger Perusia Mining Company Cripple Creek District Colorado Grover Dinser

Widow Mrs Wo Childs Receives Sympathy Notes

Mrs George Wo Childs has sent a condolence card and received messages of sympathy from friends and distant acquaintances. Kate Field emerges as the businesswoman who handles Miss Field's affairs with Leonard assisting in many interests.

George Wo Childs

Notable Appointments and Society Notes Across the States

Miss Denny Lande of Mansfield becomes governess to Ruth Cleve land, president's daughter, after arriving from Cenny fifteen months ago. Mrs Elizabeth G Rice named to succeed Miss Dann y as Medfield asylum trustee. Miss Denny previously appointed by Governor Russell in 1892, term to 1897. Also: Miss Nellie Peel back from Siberia sea voyage writing account. London Thirteen club to enroll late. international women’s union forms across Europe. Emma K Henry aids Congregational pastors in South Dakota. Ellen M Henrotin joins Illinois guardians for girls. Mary A Hamson elected to Marblehead school board.

Denny Lande Mansfield Little Ruth Cleveland Cenny America Wonstonpton Post Elizabeth G Rice Greenhalge Moh. Deany Medfield Mass.) Insane Asylum Miss Denny Russell i Nellie Peel Sir Robert Peel Yenesei River Siberia Kara Sea

Woman's Heroism and Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy

A promotional piece extols the dangers and sufferings of American women tied to the womb. It credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing menstrual irregularities, leucorrhea, backache, and related ills, citing a Campello, Massachusetts case as proof of relief.

America Lydia E. Pinkham Fozzy Campello Mass Lydia I Pinkham Lydia

Songs Unsung Richard Heary Stoddard

A fragmented verse piece by Richard Heary Stoddard contemplates songs, voice, and the idea that future singers may inherit the past yet diverge in tone and meaning. The text blends archaic sounds with modern misreadings, offering a poetic snapshot rather than a clear narrative or event.

University of Times expands women physical culture course

The University of Times board of trustees adopted a plan to offer women a physical culture course worth two college credits. Students not taking the course must complete other university work to reach two credits. Previously women graduated with 33 credits while men had 40 including drill. The change aims to be well received by women students and increases admission eligibility from 15 to 16 years.

The University of Times Chicago News

First Women Lawyers Through History Mentioned

The Ohio State Journal notes Myra Bradwell as a pioneer in American law with earlier precedents by Arabella Mansfield and Deborah in ancient Israel. It recalls Margaret Brent in Maryland and references women who pleaded in Greek and Roman forums.

Oho State Journal Myra Bradwell Arabella A. Mansfield Mount Pleasant Bradwell Miss Mansfield State Journal Deborah Lapidoth Israel Greece Rome Margaret Brent Maryland Lord Baltimore

Massachusetts passes woman suffrage bill to third reading

The Massachusetts House on Wednesday March 14 approved the municipal woman suffrage bill by 122 to 106 with pairs. The victory completes years of continuous struggle and boosts its chance to reach the Senate for concurrence. Lucy Stone’s early work begins to bear fruit in the Woman’s Journal.

Massachusetts House of Representatives House Senate Massachusetts Legisture Lelony Lucy Stone Inc Rotten Woman's Journal

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