Mrs L. O. Kleber

Broschiertes Buch

The Original Suffrage Cookbook

Beschreibung

A stylish new edition of the original suffrage cookbook with vintage b/w illustrations to celebrate the centenary of women getting the vote. The perfect gift for the Metoo generation.

Autor

Born in Freeport, Pa on April 4th,1867, Mrs L.O. Kleber moved to Pittsburgh where she lived for 40 years and was often referred to as Pittsburgh's 'most interesting woman'. She devoted herself to public works and was years ahead of her time, organising food relief and garden projects in the city's slum districts. Initially opposed to women having the vote, she was converted to the suffrage cause by Mrs Henry Villard, the daughter of William Lloyd Garrison, a famous slavery abolitionist. She wrote to many famous men and women to collect the recipes for The Suffrage Cookbook which she published in 1915 to raise funds for the suffrage cause. Theodore Roosevelt was the only man who failed to send a recipe, claiming that he was too busy to do so. Following the success of the campaign for the vote in 1920, she became the director of the Allegheny County League of Women Voters. She died on April 4, 1939, aged 72 at her home at 1135 Murrayhill Avenue, Pittsburgh.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aurora Metro Publications
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 274g
• ISBN-13: 9781912430130
• ISBN-10: 1912430134
• Artikelnr.: 52661773