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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1898

Page

11

New Woman Starts Cooperative Restaurant Run by Emma Deane

In a Boston chapter of the Woman's World, Emma Deane plans a student funded cooperative restaurant. Miss Deane would be manager, with stock bought by boarders to secure meals, while Mrs. Davis previously ran the popular Jefferson Avenue Olive Street eateries frequented by medical students.

Jefferson Avenue Olive Street Josephine Davis Emma Deane Davis Miss Deane Mrs. Davis Miss Deene Miss Desine Deane

Settlement Ends Stockholders Payments at Meals

In a brief settlement, stockholders will draw money at each meal instead of distributing profits. A vacant store across from Mrs. Davis' restaurant has been rented and is being prepared with counters and tables.

Women Embrace Business Roles and Social Change

The piece traces shifting roles for women in business and society, noting women as directors and even presidents in some firms, their voting presence in schools and on ballots, and growing access to clubs and social spaces once restricted to men. It contrasts modern progress with older attitudes, citing Frances M. Abbott and the New York Times on the evolving idea of the new woman and fashion signaling femininity.

The New Woman Question Explores Modern Female Identity

The essay surveys the rise of the new woman challenging traditional roles. It notes male fear versus women's self assertion, describing changes in expectations of wives, mothers, and sisters. It observes women shaping independence while denying being new, even as their actions speak.

Progress of Woman Suffrage Across Regions and Years

A concise timeline from Woman's Journal charts suffrage milestones by year and region. It lists when school municipal and full suffrage were granted in states and territories such as Wyoming Colorado Utah Idaho Kansas New York New Jersey Massachusetts Ohio England New Zealand Australia and others, noting varied dates from the 1500s to 1897. The piece highlights evolving rights for widows single women and taxpaying voters and anticipates upcoming votes in North Dakota Washington and others.

Wyoming Colorado Utah Idaho Kentucky Kansas New York Vermont Scotland Nebraska Wisconsin Washington New Brunswick Ontario North South Dakota Montana Arizona New Jersey Finois Quebec Connecticut New Zealand Ohio Iowa England Australia Uteb North Dakota Woman's Journal

Railroad Chaperons Guide Tourist Parties on Trains

A major railroad company employs three women to act as chaperons or guides for tourist groups. Miss Zerelda Wallace Beaty Miss Emma C Bingham and Miss Annie E Brady assist travelers by explaining points of interest and ensuring comfort. Their services are voluntary and available upon request, especially for women travelers.

Zerelda Wallace Beaty Emma C. Bingham Annie E. Brady

Spokane Stenographer Rose Denny Earns City Praise

The Spokane Chronicle lauds Mrs Rose Denny official city stenographer earning 00 monthly with no city or county staff beneath her. Her office experience makes her invaluable. in 1596 she revised Spokane’s municipal code indexing it to aid attorneys and others, a task worth about 32000 dollars yet done without extra pay.

Rose Denny Spokane Wash Denny Spokane Chronicle

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