Suffragettes Debate Morality and Militant Tactics
An interview with Mrs. John Winters Brannan on English divorce law, gender injustice, and the suffrage movement. Leaders like Mrs. Pankhurst critiqued by critics. militants face prison terms while others advocate pacific tactics. The piece ends noting New York women's daily use of seven and a half tons of face powder.
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John Winters Brannan
Charles A. Dana
The
New York Sun
Brannan
Bellevue Hospital
America
Bristol
Mrs. Pankhurst
New York City
President Wilson’s Newspaper Cabinet Opens to Press
Washington correspondents form a cosmopolitan, sharp-eyed group that meet with President Wilson twice weekly to ask questions on tariff and California Japan issues. The president answers directly or deflects, with one woman from New Hampshire present among about 50 men at the sessions in the White House.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
United States
New York
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Congress
The
London Times
Secret Service
George Richards
New Hampshire
Rea
Mr. Jones
Ecuador
Men of
Snails Race Aboard French Steamer Draws Passengers
A dinner suggestion by a woman passenger launched a snail race on the promenade deck of a French steamer. Six edible snails were set to a lettuce goal over an eighteen inch track. the winner finished in a little over three hours as betting drew in several travelers. The report also notes Sweden’s cultivation loans easing farmer credit.
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New York
mid-Atlantic
The Real Truth on Sleeping Beauty and Domestic Life
Frances L. Garside contrasts fiction with reality, arguing that stories idealize women and home life while real life shows pragmatic, worldly roles. She notes differences in finances, servants, affection, and family routines between books and everyday households.
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Frances L. Garside
Sleeping Beauty
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