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What the hell do you do at a Moose convention - let alone a Bull Moose convention? Seriously, does anyone know? ( an ignorant Australian)

Hi Catmandu Google Bull Moose convention and your question will be answered.

Thanks wareninmana, I learnt a lot! The quote below explains why there are so many women in the photo: "It may seem strange or ironic that women played such an important role in a party nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party," but the Progressive or Bull Moose Party welcomed women into leadership positions as no major party had before. The high status of women in the Progressive Party reflected the party's strong advocacy of women's suffrage and women's rights, and the emphasis that Theodore Roosevelt, the party's presidential candidate in 1912, gave to women's issues. Up to this time, no male of Theodore Roosevelt's prominence and popularity had endorsed women's suffrage, and in 1912 neither the Republican candidate, President William Howard Taft, running for reelection, or Democrat Woodrow Wilson, endorsed women's suffrage on the national level. In 1912 women had the vote in several Western states, but in no state east of the Mississippi River." www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/bullmoose.htm

By the way, it was New Zealand who first gave women the vote in the previous century, followed by my home state, South Australia. See below: "New Zealand in 1893 is considered the first major nation to give all women the right to vote, however, some sub-national entities had earlier given certain women voting rights." "1894 South Australia grants universal suffrage, extending the franchise to all women (property-owners could vote in local elections from 1861), the first in Australia to do so. Women are also granted the right to stand for parliament, making South Australia the first in the world to do so." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_women's_suffrage

que lindos chapeus ! (that beautiful hats! )

Yup, one of the breaks from square dances. The handkerchief was a necessity if you didn't want to drip sweat continuously. Stick it totally in the pocket and it would just stay damp - this allowed a little evaporation and less smell!

carlkwan.com/blog Gonna use this for explaining the English expression "drag on." I think some of these people look like they'd rather be somewhere else.

Courting was serious business. And a dance was the perfect opportunity to meet possible partners.

he could of been using the handkerchief ( the one in the hand ) to wipe blood from a fight he had been in , back in those days and those places you had to be polite and respect other people's clothes , shoes , wallpaper ,etc. he probably just changed someone's attitude and maybe a lesson in etiquette. ( just maybe )

Malvina Hoffman (1887-1966): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvina_Hoffman