How vegetarian food fueled the British suffragette movement

Wayfinding, "Spoon Family," and a trip to the Amazon.

Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. July 09, 2018 Vegetarian Suffragettes While fighting for the right to vote, many British suffragettes passionately argued against vivisection, wearing fur coats and stuffed-bird hats, and eating meat. For a time, their headquarters was centered at a club with a vegetarian eatery, known as the Minerva Café, which became a hotbed for progressive and radical politics. READ THIS STORY » ATLAS OBSCURA TRIPS Let's Go to the Amazon! In March 2019, spend a week in some of the most remote rainforest eco-lodges in the world. You'll learn how field biology works, have a chance to discover and observe new species, and get a living lesson on the ecology and conservation of one of the planet's most important habitats. LEARN MORE » The Corners of Mérida Spanish colonists organized this Yucatán city into a numbered grid. But early residents weren't satisfied with that system. They assigned almost every corner in the historic city center a name, and depicted them in drawings on signs and statues. VIEW THIS PLACE » Leipzig's 'Spoon Family' One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany still hangs above Leipzig. Over 650 feet of colorful glass tubes form a family happily enjoying a bowl of soup around the dinner table. VIEW THIS PLACE » Sour Corn Staple Sofkee is a sour corn mixture with a thickness that ranges from drink to porridge. Across what is now the southeastern U.S., Native American households kept a pot over the fire, where family and visitors could help themselves using a carved wooden spoon. VIEW THIS FOOD » Exquisite Dried Persimmons In order to make hoshigaki, producers must regularly massage Hachiya persimmons. The end result is a dried fruit that's rich, tender, and covered in a frost-white coating of its own sugars. VIEW THIS FOOD » Visit AtlasObscura.com | View in Browser | Unsubscribe 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222