Archive for May 2023
Suffragette Movement and Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea and the Suffragette Movement In the late 19th century, afternoon tea was a fashionable affair enjoyed by women of all classes, and assembling in tea rooms was one of the few outings allowable without the bother of male escorts. However, as the suffragette movement began to gain traction, this afternoon ritual became…
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French Tea Before the British introduction of afternoon tea, tea was already an established beverage with its own cultural practices in France. There is evidence dating back to the early 17th century that France was consuming tea as early as 1636 when the Dutch East India Company delivered tea to the court of Louis XIII.…
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