Hot tea and the women’s suffrage movement: Article by Kenneth Florey
Excellent article by Kenneth Florey connects first wave of the women’s rights movement with hot tea in teahouses.
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More about suffrage and tea…a series by Kenneth Florey
The marketing of the first wave of the women’s rights movement is highlighted by author Kenneth Florey.
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Special urgent request from author Ken Florey and NEWS…!
Author Kenneth Florey has a long history with Suffrage Wagon News Channel. He has contributed columns and special images that have been important in the building of an understanding of the grassroots use of horse-drawn wagons and automobiles in organizing for votes for women. We’ve enjoyed reading his books from McFarland Press about suffrage movement…
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Women’s rights activists flocked to Washington, DC in 1913 and 2017!
It’s one thing to read about the split between Alice Paul and the main suffrage organization at the time, NAWSA. It’s quite another to realize that my grandmother Edna Kearns witnessed it. An article in the New York Tribune in November following the big 1913 suffrage parade in the nation’s Capitol laid out how the New…
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Let’s meet at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe on Tuesday, September 8 for a special program on suffrage postcard book!
Let’s meet at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. I have a surprise discovery to share with you. Follow Suffrage Wagon News Channel on Facebook and Twitter. Quarterly newsletters just by signing up. Suffrage Wagon News Channel has videos platforms on Vimeo. Meet me at the Suffrage Wagon Cafe. SuffrageCentennials.com for news and views…
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Part II of Kenneth Florey’s article on the suffrage movement and tea
Video showing vintage tea sets and memorabilia from the suffrage movement from the author’s collection. A special feature during January and National Hot Tea Month! by Kenneth Florey English suffrage activist Sylvia Pankhurst was responsible for the design of several tea sets. One, commissioned by the WSPU from the Diamond China Company for their refreshment…
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Hot Tea Month celebration in January
Suffrage Movement movie teas as described in a 1914 Tribune article. Ken Florey’s article below highlights the role of tea in the suffrage movement. During Hot Tea Month in January, we’ll be featuring special articles and videos. Kenneth Florey describes the relationship between tea and suffrage movement organizing. See Ken’s great Part I article that informs and…
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