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Re: Before the Portable Toilet
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David Kiracofe <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 1 May 2007 13:31:17 -0400
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In some of the descriptions of the nineteenth-century Jamestown
commemorations, there is usually mention that planners took into account
that there would be "ladies" among the attendees, and therefore arranged
special "accommodations" for their comfort.   Perhaps these included
such facilities.  There were also buildings on the Island which served
as "hospitality centers" for the visitors as well as lots of tents.  

David Kiracofe





David Kiracofe
History
Tidewater Community College
Chesapeake Campus
1428 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
757-822-5136
>>> Ronald Whitaker <[log in to unmask]> 05/01/07 11:59 AM >>>
Sound like a thesis topic to me!  Thanks, Brent.

--One wonders how the process was achieved for the ladies adorned in
hoop 
skirts and layers of garments often required by fashion.  That would
seem 
quite a chose in a facility, but in the woods......?

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