EP 37 From the Kitchen to the Voting Booth: Suffrage for Women and Community Cookbooks

<p>Suffrage for women spanned seven decades; a span of time in United States history that ranged from the California Gold Rush through the American Civil War through the end of the Great War (WWI). Born from the desire to achieve political agency commensurate with the reality of women&#39;s contributions to society, there were many actions taken to draw collective consciousness to the “Great Cause.”</p><p>Many suffragists have made history for their bold acts of civil disobedience, but less discussed are the quieter tactics meant to gently persuade women and men without triggering further backlash. Building on themes of feminism and food studies, Leigh and Kim turn the pages on how suffrage cookbooks helped to build and sustain a movement.</p><h2>Sources We Found Helpful for this Episode</h2><p><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/womens-rights/seneca-falls-convention#:~:text=The%20Seneca%20Falls%20Convention%20was,women%20the%20right%20to%20vote." rel="nofollow">Seneca Falls Convention</a></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/11/05/454246666/how-suffragists-used-cookbooks-as-a-recipe-for-subversion" rel="nofollow">How Suffragists Used Cookbooks As A Recipe For Subversion</a></p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-top-secret-feminist-history-of-tea-rooms/" rel="nofollow">The Top-Secret Feminist History of Tea Rooms</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/4618478" rel="nofollow">&#34;To Make the Whole World Homelike&#34;: Gender, Space, and America&#39;s Tea Room Movement</a></p><h2>Books We Think You’ll Enjoy Reading</h2><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3vngnwZ" rel="nofollow">From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies: Critical Perspectives on Women and Food</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-Stirred-Up-Suffrage-Cookbooks/dp/1643134523/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LK611OBHK5MP&keywords=all+stirred+up&qid=1647217243&s=books&sprefix=All+Stirred%2Cstripbooks%2C115&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">All Stirrup Up: Suffrage Cookbooks, Food, and the Battles for Women’s Right to Vote</a></p><p><a hre