Women Pipe Smokers

[kashmir]

Does any one know who the Grand Dame of the Pipe is in the middle photo?

Hint: Think NJ. Think UN.

 

[tiny]

No, but I've been trying to figure her out. It's before my time, but she looks familiar.

 

[tiny]

Millicent Fenwick

 

[kashmir]

Yes. Congrats Tiny! Best NJ Representative ever. Don't make em like they used to that's fer sure.

 

[tiny]

The hint helped! She wasn't before my time, afterall. The pic looked early 50's, but was late 60's when I started watching the nightly news.
Here's a quote from her NY Times obit, rather apropos for this thread:

"In a debate over equal rights for women, she once recalled, a male legislator said: "I just don't like this amendment. I've always thought of women as kissable, cuddly and smelling good." Her reply was classic Fenwick: "That's the way I feel about men, too. I only hope for your sake that you haven't been disappointed as often as I have.""

 

[judcole]

Best NJ Representative ever. Don't make em like they used to that's fer sure.

She was of that now extinct species, the liberal Republican. :D

 

[bigboi]

I know I am a little late to this forum post but welcome Tiny- you have some great looking little pipes there.
Welcome to PunkRockArmy as well!!

 

[tiny]

Thank you!

 

[zonomo]

tiny - did you say where you got that small clay? I'm sorry if you already did and I missed it. I am trying to "softly" introduce my fiancee to pipe smoking.

 

[tiny]

I think so, but it's Penn Valley. The story of this small family biz is most interesting: http://www.pipeshoppe.com/aboutus.php

 

[ronin61]

My Grandmother smoked a pipe. She smoked a straight corncob with Sir Walter Raleigh tobacco. I also know of a woman at my job who smokes pipes as well.

 

[zonomo]

Thanks Tiny. Great story of that store.