If the April 1950 Issue of Holiday Magazine had never been published, there's more than just a slight possibility that the Lower Merion community of Belmont Hills might still be called West Manayunk. But there was an April issue of Holiday Magazine, and it triggered an uproar on The Hill.Holiday Magazine was created in 1946 by the Philadelphia-based … [Read more...] about The Magazine Article That Turned West Manayunk Into Belmont Hills
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August 18 Is The 101th Anniversary Of Women’s Suffrage – A Local Perspective
August 18 Is The 101st Anniversary Of Women’s Suffrage A Local Perspective Women won the right to vote everywhere in the United States, when Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment. It happened on August 18, 1920. At that time, in 27 of the 48 states (Pennsylvania was not among them), women were already able to vote. Passage of what was known … [Read more...] about August 18 Is The 101th Anniversary Of Women’s Suffrage – A Local Perspective
100 Years Ago, A Whiskey Magnate’s Mansion Became Rosemont College
Philadelphia Inquirer - August 8, 1921Just about 100 years ago, as reported by Inquirer, The Sisters of the Holy Child of Jesus purchased "Rathalla," the estate of the late Joseph Sinnott. At the time, the Sisters announced that they were going to open a new college preparatory school for Catholic girls in the fall of 1921. The new school was to be known as Rosemont … [Read more...] about 100 Years Ago, A Whiskey Magnate’s Mansion Became Rosemont College
Ben Franklin Tried To Convince Colonial Anti-Vaxxers To Get Inoculated For Smallpox
An article published in theconversation.com draws parallels to the resistance that many in Colonial America had toward the "new technology" of the Smallpox Vaccine, with the vaccine hesitancy that is killing Americans, now.The authors, Mark Canada and Christian Chauret note that in 1721, the Congregational minister, Cotton Mather who they describe as "the most influential man … [Read more...] about Ben Franklin Tried To Convince Colonial Anti-Vaxxers To Get Inoculated For Smallpox
Bryn Mawr Grad, Priscilla Johnson McMillan, 92 – Knew JFK And Oswald
The New York Times reported on July 13 that -Priscilla Johnson McMillan, believed to be the only person to have conversed extensively with both John F. Kennedy and his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, died on July 7 at her home in Cambridge, Mass. She was 92.According to the Times -[McMillan] graduated in 1950 from Bryn Mawr College, where she majored in Russian and was active in … [Read more...] about Bryn Mawr Grad, Priscilla Johnson McMillan, 92 – Knew JFK And Oswald