Undocumented history alleges beautician Elizabeth Arden handed out thousands of bold red lipstick tubes to New York suffrage marchers as they passed her Fifth Avenue salon in 1912. Photographs of both the May and November suffrage parades show no evidence of ‘painted lips’ on these protestors demanding their right to vote. Arden, herself a suffragette,Continue reading “The Lipstick Effect: Beguiling Empowerment, Beauty as a Duty, and an Economic Indicator”
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Descendant of a Canadian Veteran
With the American Revolution, Napoleonic Wars and colonial expansion, British Military needed desperately to augment their forces. In the 1790’s Black soldiers were proposed as a possibility, strong men suited to harsh colonial climate.(1) In addition, a well-disciplined armed force of former slaves would encourage slave rebellion in the new American Republic.(2) Lower ranks wereContinue reading “Descendant of a Canadian Veteran”
Catherine Grove 