Elsa Richardson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3990934 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elsa Richardson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elsa |
| FAMILY NAME | Richardson |
| SIGNATURE | RICHARDSON E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0028-0770 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1917 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lentils Beyond the Veil
On 15 July 1908 The Times advertised a talk on ‘personal experiences in spirit-photography and the scientific aspect of spiritualism’, due to take place that night at the Eustace Miles Restaurant. Attendees could look forward to not only ‘exhibitions of spirit writing’, but also to enjoying a ‘flesh-free’ meal afterwards. This entertainment speaks to confluence of spiritualist belief and vegetarian ideals that was played out elsewhere in societie…
Cranks, Clerks, and Suffragettes
Vegetarian restaurants were part of the city landscape of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. Most meat-free eateries were located in London, numbering around thirty by 1890, but similar establishments could also be found in Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester. Drawing on fictional representations, newspaper articles, advertisements and health reform literature, this article explores the cultural meanings attached to vegetarian di…
New Queer Histories
This review of Laura Doan's most recent work, Disturbing Practices: history, sexuality, and women's experience of modern war (2013) considers how this text might inform future readings of the Constance Maynard Archive. The work outlines a new methodological approach—‘queer critical history'—to the history of sexuality. Carefully attuned to the overlapping taxonomical, linguistic, legal, medical and cultural agendas that contribute to the formatio…
Inspired by Constance Maynard
Constance Maynard (1849–1935) was the first mistress of Westfield College for women in London from 1882 to 1913. This special issue of Women's History Review is dedicated to the study of Maynard an
Mr Masson and the lost cities
James Lewis lived at that crossroads. He was at once spy, fqur, pioneering archaeologist, and British deserter under a death-sentence. Escaping across India in 1827, he cast aside his former name and became Charles Masson. This article traces his subsequent journey into Afghanistan, into the blank spaces of the map, in search of the lost cities of Alexander the Great. Searching for antiquity, erasing his own past, his excavations led to the disco…
Some Camberley Folklore
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Some Camberley Folklore
Mr Masson and the lost cities
James Lewis lived at that crossroads. He was at once spy, fqur, pioneering archaeologist, and British deserter under a death-sentence. Escaping across India in 1827, he cast aside his former name and became Charles Masson. This article traces his subsequent journey into Afghanistan, into the blank spaces of the map, in search of the lost cities of Alexander the Great. Searching for antiquity, erasing his own past, his excavations led to the disco…
New Queer Histories
This review of Laura Doan's most recent work, Disturbing Practices: history, sexuality, and women's experience of modern war (2013) considers how this text might inform future readings of the Constance Maynard Archive. The work outlines a new methodological approach—‘queer critical history'—to the history of sexuality. Carefully attuned to the overlapping taxonomical, linguistic, legal, medical and cultural agendas that contribute to the formatio…
Inspired by Constance Maynard
Constance Maynard (1849–1935) was the first mistress of Westfield College for women in London from 1882 to 1913. This special issue of Women's History Review is dedicated to the study of Maynard an
Lentils Beyond the Veil
On 15 July 1908 The Times advertised a talk on ‘personal experiences in spirit-photography and the scientific aspect of spiritualism’, due to take place that night at the Eustace Miles Restaurant. Attendees could look forward to not only ‘exhibitions of spirit writing’, but also to enjoying a ‘flesh-free’ meal afterwards. This entertainment speaks to confluence of spiritualist belief and vegetarian ideals that was played out elsewhere in societie…
Cranks, Clerks, and Suffragettes
Vegetarian restaurants were part of the city landscape of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. Most meat-free eateries were located in London, numbering around thirty by 1890, but similar establishments could also be found in Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester. Drawing on fictional representations, newspaper articles, advertisements and health reform literature, this article explores the cultural meanings attached to vegetarian di…
History (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Literature (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies (2 works)