Tuesday, February 4, 2014

January 2014 - Laura Redded - Journalist

Laura Catherine Redded

Laura Catherine Redden was born to Littleton John Redden and Wilhelmina Waller Redden in 1840.  In 1851, she lost her hearing at age 11 due to the illness spinal meningitis.  In 1855, she enrolled in the Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD) in Fulton, Missouri.  She learned sign language and the American Manual Alphabet from 1857-1858, Redden submitted poems to Harper's Magazine.  In 1858, Redden's first published essay appeared in the American Annals of the Deaf.  The topics of the essay were deafness, sign language, and writing.  In 1858, Redden graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf.  Upon graduation, she was offered a teaching position at MSD which she declined.  In 1859, the St. Louis Presbyterian hired her as a columnist and assistant editor.  In 1860, she became an editorialist for the St. Louis Republican.  At this time, Laura Cathering Redden officially adopted the pseudonym Howard Glyndon.  In 1861, she was sent by the St. Louis Republican to Washington D.C. to cover and document the American Civil War.  She was a pro-Union loyalist and wrote poems about the experiences and human interests of the battle field.  She also wrote to Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant during the war.  After the war, 1865- 69, she traveled to Europe to become a correspondent for the New York Times.  By 1870, she returned to New York and Boston and was a staff writer for the New York Evening Mail and contributed to Galaxy, Harper's Magazine, and the Tribune.


The Cocktail:


Journalist:


1 1/2 tsp sweet vermouth

1 1/2 tsp dry vermouth
1 1/2 oz gin
1/2 tsp triple sec
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 dash bitters


Drinkability:  3

Drunkability:  4
Taxic Diversity:  2
Accessibility:  3
Priority for Conservation:  3

Comments:  high ratings for gin drink that tastes like gin, but low for general drinks (used  Hendrick's Gin, good gin makes all the difference)


From "Deaf Women" theme hosted by  Bandit Queen

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