I’m doing a FREE event at the Henry Street Settlement next week, Sunday the 20th at 3pm. Historian Joyce Mendelsohn, author of The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited, will give a talk about life on the Lower East Side in 1911 and the role settlement houses played in protecting the rights of new immigrants. This event will honor the 100 year anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, a disaster that devastated New York, but also brought about reform that created the modern workplace.
For my part, I’ll be creating refreshments appropriate to 1911 from the Settlement Cookbook; stop by to enjoy 1911 brownies with coffee frosting; lemon and nutmeg bundt kuchen; cheese and anchovy sandwiches; and Settlement deviled eggs.
Further details can be found here. Space for the tea and reception is limited and reservations are required. To reserve, please go here.
UPDATE: Apparently, the event is already filled!!
damn….just seeing this now! RATS..good luck – so jealous I won;t be able to taste your treats again….that sounds funny!
Wow, nice touch on the history. I remember how immigrants struggles on their new ventures on a new land.
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