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Free printable Raggedy Ann and Andy coloring pages

Edit The Examiner 25 Apr 2016
As a little girl, my favorite cartoon dolls were Raggedy Ann and Andy. We didn't have television and I met Raggedy Ann and Andy in a collection of stories we had. I had a little Raggedy Ann doll with a little red heart sewn on her chest ... Raggedy Ann dressed in a gingham apron, white pinafore and petticoat and bloomers and Raggedy Andy, in a little sailor suit. Both had red yarn curls and triangle noses ... ....

Aidan Smith: Parking and potholes put Edinburgh idyll in perspective

Edit Scotsman 25 Apr 2016
AIDAN Smith loves the capital, though he’s not immune to its faults. However, he’d rather keep secret its real attraction. I was on a No 24 bus travelling through the Meadows when I read the news. Edinburgh had been voted the best city in Britain ... Then – whap! – my bus hit a giant hole in the road ... I love Edinburgh ... The old duchess's petticoats are voluminous and can hide many potholes, real and metaphorical ... ....

Andrew Jackson: populist war hero and no fan of paper money

Edit Austin American Statesman 22 Apr 2016
After nearly a century as the face of the $20 bill, President Andrew Jackson is being replaced by abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who helped free slaves from the Southern landowners he defended. What should Americans recall about his legacy?. A POPULIST TO THE CORE ... "Andrew Jackson came from nowhere ... That didn't help him during the Petticoat Affair, a social catastrophe that led to the dissolution of nearly his entire cabinet ... ....

populist war hero and no fan of paper money

Edit Times Union 22 Apr 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After nearly a century as the face of the $20 bill, President Andrew Jackson is being replaced by abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who helped free slaves from the Southern landowners he defended. What should Americans recall about his legacy?. A POPULIST TO THE CORE ... A MILITARY HERO ... That didn't help him during the Petticoat Affair, a social catastrophe that led to the dissolution of nearly his entire cabinet ... ....

the hidden politics of underwear

Edit New Statesman 22 Apr 2016
The "Undressed" exhibition at the V&A; reveals a social dimension to bras, pants and corsets. " data-adaptive-image-768-img="" data-adaptive-image-1024-img="" data-adaptive-image-max-img=""> ... She was smuggled into the royal bedchamber by Lebel, premier valet de chambre, who acted as the king’s procurer ... The poor woman had to struggle back into her cumbersome petticoats, panniers and corset alone and be smuggled back out of the palace....

Feisty femmes in spotlight

Edit The Daily Telegraph Australia 20 Apr 2016
A DANCER and courtesan who publicly horsewhipped an editor for belittling her work is among the charismatic Australian colonial women you will meet in new play Pioneers in Petticoats ... ....

Our Underwear, Ourselves

Edit New Yorker 20 Apr 2016
Ever since Adam and Eve bit into that juicy apple, earning themselves serious body-image issues in the process, human beings have preferred to keep their privates private. First came fig leaves, then loincloths, followed by ancient Roman proto-bikinis, various knickers and briefs, petticoats and corsets, long johns and camisoles, boxers and bras. See the rest of the story at newyorker.comRelated. ... Paul Strand’s Sense of Things ... ....

Aussie WWI hero gone, but no longer forgotten (Australia Post - Australian Postal Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
(Source. Australia Post - Australian Postal Corporation) ... 'Grace was a loved and respected nurse known for her compassion, leadership and resourcefulness - known for sleeping rough under the stars and turning petticoats into makeshift bandages when a supply ship was delayed for three weeks,' Ms De Vries said ... 'Few people know that Grace was distinguished in war and in peace ... She was a real hero.' ... -ends- ... National Media Line. 03 9106 6666....

Picking the DAR Museum's Pockets (DAR - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
(Source. DAR - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution). 'Lucy Locket lost her pocket. Kitty Fisher found it. There was not a penny in it ... Women usually wore their pockets under their skirts, or petticoats, with the center access slit lined up with the petticoat slit, allowing the hand to reach directly into the pocket ... Still, both the apron and the petticoat acted as another layer of protection against possible thieves....

How to teach ... Shakespeare

Edit The Guardian 18 Apr 2016
This week marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death ... @Zofcha ... Related ... You can go a step further and give your pupils a real taste of life in Shakespeare’s time with this recipe for shortbread “petticoat tail” biscuits, from Shakespeare’s Globe. The biscuits were popular treats in the era, and were thought to have been given their name because the triangular pieces looked like the fabric used to make petticoats ... Related ... ....

Brian May's tribute to craze for the crinoline

Edit The Guardian 15 Apr 2016
Book explores one of fashion’s most recognised garments and draws on Queen guitarist’s collection of Victorian photography ... Fashion’s Most Magnificent Disaster ... However, May said many Victorian women loved the new fashion, which was lighter and more comfortable than the previous layers of petticoats, and made them feel more powerful, literally taking up more space in the world ... ....

DMU crinolines share centre stage with rock star Brian May (De Montfort University)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. De Montfort University). The striking crinoline-inspired creations of De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) Contour Fashion students and alumni shared centre stage with rock legend Brian May last night, during the exclusive launch of his new book ... Fashion's Most Magnificent Disaster ... A crinoline is a stiffened or structured petticoat originally designed in the mid-19th century to hold out and add volume to women's skirt ... (noodl....

Visiting the Lone Star State (DAR - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. DAR - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution). As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, 'There is no place like home' and that is certainly true. It was an absolutely joy to make my official visit to the 117 Texas State Conference, Judy Callaway Ostler, State Regent, in my hometown of Houston ... External Links icon ... There were many workshops held on Thursday, including one I presented on Patriots in Petticoats ... members....
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