255. Pamela Tyler, part 2

255. Part 2 of our interview with Pamela Tyler about women's suffrage in Louisiana. In Silk Stockings & Ballot Boxes, Pamela Tyler examines the activities of organized upper- and middle-class women in New Orleans in the twentieth century, with an emphasis on their behavior in the political arena. Tyler traces the path of women's political activities, from their indirect political influence and women's clubs, to their direct integration into the larger political process. In her narrative, she examines the post-suffrage alternatives that southern women faced in their quest for inclusion in the political arena.

1. This week in Louisiana history. April, 7 1682. LaSalle and Tonti reached mouth of Miss. River.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Major League Baseball pitcher Edward Francis Lafitte was born at 319 Bourbon Street on April 7, 1886.   He played for the Detroit Tigers (1909–12), the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and the Buffalo Blues (1915).  His college days were spent pitching for the Georgia Techbaseball team (1906 and 1907) and as a starter in the first intercollegiate basketball game played by Georgia Tech. He died on April 12, 1971 at the age of 85.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   35th Louisiana Railroad Days Festival
   DeQuincy Railroad Museum Park
   400 Lake Charles Avenue
   DeQuincy LA, 70633
   April 12-14, 2018
   Bands:
   Collin Raye, Southwest Jazz, Rosedown Rockers, Rusty Metoyer and the Zydeko Krush, Gyth Rigdon, and Collin Raye.
   All entertainment is free!!
   Enjoy the day with great music and family fun!
   Full Schedule
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Buku Broux plays the Kora in Jackson Square.

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