Suffragist- A person (mostly women) who protested and fought for women's rights
Curling tongs- The 1912 term for a curling iron
Icebox- An early refrigerator and in 1912, a term for a freezer
Cylinder Phonograph- an early way of listening to music using a wax cylinder and needle
Tooth Powder- An early form of toothpaste used in the 1910s
Washbasin: A pitcher and bowl used for washing one's face among other things
Morning Wrapper- A type of robe worn by rich women in the mornings
Darkies- A racist name given to slaves and freed people
Lynching- The torture and murder of someone (usually a colored person) by a mob (usually white). Was more common in southern America
Super-white- a name for white supremacists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Ragtime- A type of swing music in the early 1900s, which then evolved into dance
Transvestite- The original term for a transgender person. Now means someone who cross-dresses
Spitbox- A nickname for cake mascara
Bush arbor- An area covered/surrounded by trees or branches used for a specific event
Happy Families- The original Go-Fish
The skinny- The news/information
Cash drawer- The old name for a cash register
Christmas paper- What was used to wrap presents before wrapping paper
Grafonola- An early type of record player produced by Columbia
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The Gallant South- Part One
Historical FictionCora Heiler, the twenty-one year old daughter of a Pennsylvania millionaire moves to an Antebellum mansion in the southern city of Estelle. Once there, she meets Bettirose, a young rebellious woman, along with a group of other high-society people wh...
