Special thanks to Linda Teather, Ann Rockley, and Jude Rhodes for your encouragement in today’s program, and to all of you following along with this recording. Your thoughtful engagement in Emma Cox’s presentation today, the lively conversation that followed (and your comments below), are what make this such a special program.
Your generous ❤️s, restacks, and shares have helped turn this publication into the supportive community we all want to see.
New Discoveries in Emma’s Family Tree
Emma’s presentation today was not only inspiring, but it quickly led to a discussion about the power of role models. It’s encouraging to see how suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton inspired both her daughter, Harriot Stanton Blatch, and granddaughter, and our focus today, Nora Stanton Blatch Barney (1883-1971).
Reaching out about the tree a bit more, Emma introduces us to a cousin of Nora’s, explorer and pioneering travel writer, Freya Stark (1893-1993). Freya’s travels and irrepressible personality come through in her writing and influence right up until her death at 100.
Do you have women in your family tree who were influential in their communities? Or, perhaps, influential to those who would follow them. Our discussion asked these questions, reminding us that some of the causes the women fought for, like wage gaps, remain generations later.
Who are the women in your family tree whose influence is felt today?
In each of these programs, Emma generously shares both her slides and the resources she used to compile the presentation. You’ll find these a useful resource in your own research:
Resources Mentioned
Nora Stanton Blatch Barney 1883-1971
Emma’s 4C3R
Websites about her
ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/meet-the-engineers/nora-stanton-barney
magnificentwomen.co.uk/engineer-of-the-week/87-nora-stanton-blatch
ebsco.com/research-starters/womens-studies-and-feminism/harriot-eaton-stanton-blatch
hudsonvalleyone.com/2017/04/19/aqueduct-tunnel-boring-with-the-nora
About her mother Harriot Stanton
About her grandmother Elizabeth Cady Stanton
greenwichhistory.org/suffragists-in-greenwich see “The Stanton Family In Greenwich”
Freya Stark 1893-1993
3C1R of Nora Stanton Blatch and Emma’s 3C3R.
Websites
itatti.harvard.edu/berenson-library/collections/photograph-archives/stark
loveherwild.com/blog/the-rise-of-the-female-adventurer-part-2-freya-stark
What helped me in my research?
As Projectkin, we’re here to help families tell their stories in any form. I feel strongly that our collections of photos and other artifacts are key to our memories and, in turn, our stories.
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