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Publisher: Maine Authors Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-63381-259-8The names Ingeborg Kinstedt and Maria Kindbergprobably donât ring a bell unless you are acquainted with thewomanâs suffrage movement. Yet, these two middle-aged Swedishimmigrants, who settled in Rhode Island, played a meaningful role inthe early part of the twentieth century in the movement.
Based on a true story, Anne B. Gass in
WeDemand: The Suffrage Road Trip crafts afictional reconstruction of a bold 3000-mile cross-country auto tripfrom San Francisco to Washington, D.C. in 1915 involving Ingeborg andMaria.
The two, along with Sara Bard Field and socialiteFrances Joliffe were to amass and deliver thousands of signatures ona petition to Congress and President Wilson, demanding womenâsright to vote.
Beyond depressing : What happened to Phoenix Lake? A favorite Bay Area spot is barely there
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Dry cracked earth is visible along the banks of Phoenix Lake on April 21, 2021 in Ross, California. Marin County became the first county in California to impose mandatory water-use restrictions that are set to take effect May 1. Residents will be ordered to refrain from washing cars at home, refilling pools and only water lawns once a week. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in Sonoma and Mendocino counties as the worsening drought takes hold in the state.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Tucked among the trees at the foot of Mount Tamalpais, Phoenix Lake is among the smallest but perhaps prettiest jewels in a strand of reservoirs spread across Marin County.
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Gregory Sanchez outside the Hotel Diva in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. Mr. Sanchez lived in a tent for six months before moving into the hotel in November.Credit.Bryan Meltz for The New York Times
April 17, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
SAN FRANCISCO The inside of the van was lined with plastic. The driver was masked and ready to go. There was a seat for just one passenger.
Gregory Sanchez eyed the setup warily. Mr. Sanchez was 64 and homeless, and the van was there to ferry him from a sidewalk tent to a room where he could shelter from the pandemic. It was good news,
From a school to a casino, a brief history of epic building moves in S.F. By Peter Hartlaub
The move of a 139-year-old home from 807 Franklin St. around the corner to Fulton Street on Sunday was the distraction San Francisco needed.
But the joyous event that dominated social media, as crews took down wires and trimmed roadside trees to facilitate the move, turns out to be just a small footnote in a city that can’t seem to keep its buildings in one place.
At one point in the 1940s and 1950s, house moves were so frequent there were three different San Francisco companies bidding for the jobs. It happened so often, sometimes dozens of moves in a year, that a Victorian on blocks could be on the city flag.