Ada Flatman

Ada Flatman (1876–1952) was a British suffragette in the United Kingdom and the United States. She was sent to Holloway Prison after taking part in the "raid" on the Houses of Parliament in 1908, led by Marion Wallace Dunlop, Ada Wright and Katherine Douglas Smith, and a second wave by Una Dugdale. The following year she was employed by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) to organise their activities in Liverpool, taking over from Mary Phillips. In July 1910, Flatman was a key speaker at one of the platforms in the 10,000 women rally at Hyde Park, London. She worked with Alice Stewart Ker, but it was Flatman who was trusted by Emmeline Pethick when Liverpool requested that they be allowed to open a WSPU shop. The shop was set up for her by Patricia Woodlock and became a success, raising substantial funds for the cause. Flatman organised the publicity surrounding the release of Woodlock, who had completed a prison term in Holloway.

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Formerly flight suit behind the wheel...

I'm always in awe of my readers and their diverse skill sets. This is "formerly flight suit" who has been a friend and fan for years. Brendan has shared several of his stories with me, and I'm always proud and excited to read them. Thank you, again, Brendan. 

Link to the story that goes with the photo above: here.

Hi, also to B's dad, Steve. Brendan and his dad are both long-time readers. How cool is that?!

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Winnie the Pooh banned in China...

Old story from 2017 here.

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Liar

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1918 "Spanish flu" epidemic

The 1918 flu pandemic erupted just as World War I was ending, though they are linked like a double helix of war and disease. 

Although referred to as the "Spanish flu," the pandemic had nothing to do with Spain, though it did make the Spanish king, Alfonso XIII, very sick. The pandemic was completely unexpected; targeted healthy, young adults; infected more than a billion people worldwide and killed between 50 and 100 million of them from remote tropical islands all the way to the Arctic. Adjusted for population, that would equal between 220 and 430 million people today.

Then it vanished...

Because the 1918 flu began during World War I, reports of illness and mortality were embargoed in countries such as the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France, as it was believed that news of illness and death not part of the war would be detrimental to the war effort. (Neutral Spain didn't partake in such censorship and was rewarded by having a pandemic bear its name.) This allowed the flu to spread rapidly since few knew to take precautions in order to stop it. By the time it finally made headlines, the disease was on a rampage.

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Big baguette

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Solving Woman's Oldest Hygienic Problem...

Read source here.

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