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Studied at Graduate of Milwaukee-Downer College.
(In the 1890s American journalist Elizabeth L. Banks becam...)
In the 1890s American journalist Elizabeth L. Banks became an international phenomenon through a series of newspaper articles. Disguising herself in various costumes, Banks investigated and made public the working conditions of women in London. Writing from the perspective of an American girl, she explored and exposed a variety of employment, ranging from parlor maid to flower girl to American heiress. Banks demonstrated the capability of women for positions in journalism long held only by men.
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London with a star-spangled banner in my pocket, I had no intention of remaining long enough to make any extensive experiments in the line of the newer journalism. I had only taken a run over to England to visit Westminster A bbey, St. Paul s, and the Tower, expecting then to return home and write up my impressions of London and Londoners. Don tforget that you are an A merican, and are going to England simply to compare the inferiorities of that country with the superiorities of your own. This was the parting injunction of a certain American editor when I left New York. For some time after my arrival I not only never forgot that I was an A merican, but I took particular pains that nobody else should forget it I waved the Stars and Stripes en every possible occasion, and sighed for an opportunity to defend my country. It was not long in coming, for I had been in London but a little over two weeks when Mr. Rudyard Kipling scriticisms of America appeared in the Times. My patriotic outburst, which I headed An American Girl s Reply to Mr. Kipling, was printed in the same paper a few days later, and Uncle Sam sent me his congratulations across the water. That was the beginning of my journalistic career in London a career that has not been without its pleasures as well as some very hard work. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.
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Lang:- eng, Pages 228. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1894]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.
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Excerpt from Campaigns of Curiosity, 1894: Journalistic Adventures of an American Girl in London When, a little over a year ago, I arrived in London with a star-spangled banner in my pocket, I had no intention of remaining long enough to make any extensive experiments in the line of the "newer journalism." I had only "taken a run" over to England to visit Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, and the Tower, expecting then to return home and write up my "impressions" of London and Londoners. "Don't forget that you are an American, and are going to England simply to compare the inferiorities of that country with the superiorities of your own." This was the parting injunction of a certain American editor when I left New York. For some time after my arrival I not only never forgot that I was an American, but I took particular pains that nobody else should forget it. I waved the Stars and Stripes on every possible occasion, and sighed for an opportunity to defend my country. It was not long in coming, for I had been in London but a little over two weeks when Mr. Rudyard Kipling's criticisms of America appeared in the Times. My patriotic outburst, which I headed "An American Girl's Reply to Mr. Kipling," was printed in the same paper a few days later, and Uncle Sam sent me his congratulations across the water. That was the beginning of my journalistic career in London - a career that has not been without its pleasures as well as some very hard work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... Morris when I had removed my coat and hat and donned my working costume. Between the door and the sorting corner there stretched a large body of "A DOZEN GIRLS AND WOMEN WERE IRONING." soapy water, several yards square, and in some places almost ankle-deep. "Pick your skirts up," said Mrs. Morris, as she prepared to lead me across. I was on the point of asking for a boat and ferryman, when I saw her step into the water and walk bravely over; so, acting on the principle that the employee was no better than the employer, I also walked across, and landed with wet feet. I supposed that, of course, there had been an accident, that one of the boilers had turned upside down; but I was afterwards told that the pond was always there. It was let out from the washing-machines in which the linen was boiled, and allowed to flow about the place until it found its way to a small sewer underneath a board, where it sunk into the ground, and its place was taken by more water from the next boiler of clothes. Taking into consideration the fact that I was in a " sanitary" laundry, it was only natural that I should have been surprised that there were no pipes for the purpose of carrying off this water. In the sorting-corner I was introduced to Miss Stebbins, the head packer and sorter, a position considered to be the most genteel in the business. It was there that I spent the first three days of my apprenticeship. Until I was set to making figures with red cotton I had never thought of connecting needlework and laundry work. I had supposed my career as a needlewoman was ended when, just before I left Mrs. Allison's, I darned up the contents of the mendingbasket; but darning was as nothing compared with the making of figures with red cotton. With...
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Studied at Graduate of Milwaukee-Downer College.
Began career as society reporter in Saint Paul, 1889. Then appointed secretary to American Minister to Peru. Afterwards society editor Baltimore Herald.
Came to London 1893, and wrote experiences as a housemaid, flower-girl, laundry - girl, American heiress, et cetera
Now engaged in fiction writing.
(Excerpt from Campaigns of Curiosity, 1894: Journalistic A...)
(London with a star-spangled banner in my pocket, I had no...)
(This historic book may have numerous typos and missing te...)
(In the 1890s American journalist Elizabeth L. Banks becam...)
(Lang:- eng, Pages 228. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of...)