‘..abandoning all animal food..’ = consuming nothing which has an animal source = 100% vegetarian = vegan Some Very Pleasant History Discussions of Vegan Advocacy from the 1840s An 1851 Article by R. T. Trall Russell Thacher ‘R. T.’ Trall’s – autographed 1860s Carte de Visite. The original is in the Ernest Bell Library. The article appeared in an Almanac … [Read more…]
A popular item in our Ernest Bell Library – the book – Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war. By Louise “Lizzy” Lind-af-Hageby – 1917 Lizzy was a member of the original Humanitarian League. She worked closely with Henry S. Salt, Ernest Bell, Jessey Wade & the other active members. Our … [Read more…]
A trip back to the 1990s & earlier. Remembering pioneering vegans. With links to great ‘sources’ for folk who like to go deeper! Firstly – a circa 1993 vegan leaflet by Kathleen Jannaway Note – the black text is all Kathleen’s – the original leaflet was only text – the images we have selected / … [Read more…]
So who exactly were Jessey Wade & Ernest Bell ? Why have they dropped from the memories of most of today’s animal lovers? About Jessey Wade’s personal life we have discovered very little; we do know that Jessey was working for animals / fighting for animals from the mid-1890s onward. We have records of her dynamic pro-animal activities for … [Read more…]