Wheels of Change

In 1895 The New York World posted an article on the do's and don'ts for women in bikes. Many people claim that riding a bike was a big part of the women's liberation, it allowed them to move freely around, and it finally made an excuse for woman to get out of the corsets and skirts and wear pants.

The list is amazing, can somebody please tell me what a "bicycle-face" is??? And what has chewing gum got to do with anything? (BTW this was my last female-related post for now.)

Anti Suffragette Postcards

As expected, some people (and not only men) thought the idea of women voting was absolute nonsense. The Suffragettes were portrayed as angry, unattractive women. Many of the women protesting were arrested. Once arrested the women often went on hunger strikes, refusing to eat anything at all. Many of them were force-fed by the prison, as you can see it is made fun of in the card above. To see more of the postcards, go here! It is quite fascinating!

Welcome to The White House!

The White House in Washington DC (which is NOT in Washington State) is where the president of the USA lives and has his office. Now, you can take an amazing tour of The White House! Take a look at the video posted here to see how they did it, and then grab something cold to drink and take the actual tour here.

Enjoy!

The man who chose away money

I have now corrected almost 60 term papers, all dealing with money and money-related issues. You have made some really good points! Many of you argue that money creates more problems in the world than it does good. Well, here is a man who agrees with you and who has chosen to live without it. He left his savings (which was about $30) in a phone booth, and walked away. That was 12 years ago. Now, a book has been written about him. Look at this film, isn't it facinating?

Here is the book, I wonder if that will make its way to my reading-list for the summer... (That list is getting very long.) If it does, I will definatly tell you about it when we return to school!