tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post6663014843396100022..comments2024-03-16T12:45:29.085-04:00Comments on Seduced By History: How Waitresses Fed the Western Expansion: The Harvey GirlsSeduced by Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196314920956478724noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-79296681235154241942011-08-09T18:06:22.607-04:002011-08-09T18:06:22.607-04:00Oh Wow that was extremely interesting. Not sure wh...Oh Wow that was extremely interesting. Not sure why I haven't heard about the Harvey girls. it's fasinating how they paved the way to career women even of today. Thanks for posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-22713100490748424672011-08-08T10:50:21.117-04:002011-08-08T10:50:21.117-04:00I had no idea there were Harvey Girls. Thanks for ...I had no idea there were Harvey Girls. Thanks for the fascinating post. The contest sounds fun. And :answer here: <b>Judy Garland,</b> is always a treat to watch. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-69094455596861575552011-08-08T00:15:17.189-04:002011-08-08T00:15:17.189-04:00Wasn't Judy great in that! She played such a f...Wasn't Judy great in that! She played such a feisty character.Anne Carrolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459916746850595922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-64818086289570183622011-08-07T23:34:37.996-04:002011-08-07T23:34:37.996-04:00The Harvey Girls is one of my favorite Judy Garlan...The Harvey Girls is one of my favorite Judy Garland movies. Glad to learn that there was some real basis for it, too.Cristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860992730127360044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-54278158559103818042011-08-07T23:27:51.851-04:002011-08-07T23:27:51.851-04:00Stephen, thanks so much for stopping in and lettin...Stephen, thanks so much for stopping in and letting us know about your book. Definitely want to check it out. The Harvey Girls are such an interesting part of the settlement of the West.Anne Carrolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459916746850595922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-53721602207241307732011-08-07T23:24:18.009-04:002011-08-07T23:24:18.009-04:00I love the movie too, Alison. Great songs as well....I love the movie too, Alison. Great songs as well.Anne Carrolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459916746850595922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-72979779302351045542011-08-07T19:04:47.734-04:002011-08-07T19:04:47.734-04:00Anne,
to learn more about the Harvey Girls and Fre...Anne,<br />to learn more about the Harvey Girls and Fred Harvey, your readers might want to check out my 2010 book "Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the <br />Wild West--One Meal at a Time" (Bantam, just out in paperback and ebook), the first new book on the subject in over 20 years (Lesle's oral history of the HGs came out in 1989). "Appetite" explains, among other things, the real reason for the creation of the Harvey Girls in 1883 in Raton, NM (racism in NM, where the company was expanding and where the company then only employed african-american male waiters). You and your readers might enjoy it.<br />May Fred be with you,<br />Stephen Fried<br />adjunct professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism<br />www.stephenfried.com<br />www.fredharveybook.com/blogOne Nation, Under Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620636638618486144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-33525118902739794762011-08-07T18:49:57.643-04:002011-08-07T18:49:57.643-04:00I loved the movie Harvey Girls! It was the first m...I loved the movie Harvey Girls! It was the first movie that made me look up the history behind the story. Thank you for the refresher and the trip down memory lane.<br /><br />Alison Bruce<br />Under A Texas StarAlison E. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449544045685213466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-49365428587264054462011-08-07T17:43:01.591-04:002011-08-07T17:43:01.591-04:00You're welcome Gerri. At one time there were 8...You're welcome Gerri. At one time there were 84 Harvey Houses and he's credited with creating the first chain restaurants in the U.S.Anne Carrolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459916746850595922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-9969391194577287922011-08-07T17:32:19.615-04:002011-08-07T17:32:19.615-04:00That was a very interesting post, Anne. I never kn...That was a very interesting post, Anne. I never knew that The Harvey Girls and Harvey Houses were a chain. Thank you.Gerri Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517461664702276613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-81339301377859515742011-08-07T16:39:36.025-04:002011-08-07T16:39:36.025-04:00Debby,
Thanks for all that info. I had no idea tha...Debby,<br />Thanks for all that info. I had no idea that the train conductor was Fred Harvey's son no less. Like seeing a slice of history come alive!Anne Carrolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459916746850595922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-41825043584335242772011-08-07T16:37:43.279-04:002011-08-07T16:37:43.279-04:00Janie and Sandy--glad you enjoyed the trailer.I wa...Janie and Sandy--glad you enjoyed the trailer.I was thrilled to find it on You Tube.Anne Carrolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459916746850595922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-62033107719706884132011-08-07T16:36:07.215-04:002011-08-07T16:36:07.215-04:00Thanks Anna for posting the link. I'm so enjoy...Thanks Anna for posting the link. I'm so enjoying your class.Anne Carrolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459916746850595922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-57436377391580659562011-08-07T16:35:23.799-04:002011-08-07T16:35:23.799-04:00Thanks Kirsten for finding us and I'm glad you...Thanks Kirsten for finding us and I'm glad you found the post inspiring. The book I cited in the blog is filled with first hand accounts of what it was like to be a Harvey Girl--away from home and working on the frontier.Anne Carrolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459916746850595922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-90087669651748592212011-08-07T15:49:40.975-04:002011-08-07T15:49:40.975-04:00Hi Anne, thanks for posting this. I had lots of fu...Hi Anne, thanks for posting this. I had lots of fun reading this and then researching it further. I'm writing a story set in 1980 and one of the characters is a woman waitress, so this was right up my alley. <br />In answer to the question, Judy Garland was the star and she sang the song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Sante Fe." The song was written by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer and was a big hit. <br />Other interesting bits of trivia regarding the movie: the train conductor who made good time was played by the grandson of Fred Harvey, Ray Bolger also starred with Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, and Lucille Ball also tried out for the parrt of Em. I gleaned all this info from The Internet Movie Database, imdb.com <br />Thanks again Anne for sharing this, it was fun.Debby Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10803946967534915248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-73236693110893029972011-08-07T15:46:22.717-04:002011-08-07T15:46:22.717-04:00Loved the movie and now I know more.
Thanks for th...Loved the movie and now I know more.<br />Thanks for the post.<br />The contest sounds fun. Can't wait!Sandy L. Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867368880872871814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-17808592329155788492011-08-07T14:16:45.242-04:002011-08-07T14:16:45.242-04:00Thanks for including the movie trailer. That was ...Thanks for including the movie trailer. That was fun!Janie Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311627223457817427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-72395098503159021252011-08-07T12:28:49.389-04:002011-08-07T12:28:49.389-04:00Anne, what a great post! I'm going to put the...Anne, what a great post! I'm going to put the link to up on my class, Pioneering Women of the West. You said better than I could and now, I don't have to do the work...LOL.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-62457492511973834442011-08-07T10:25:12.616-04:002011-08-07T10:25:12.616-04:00Thank you for this blog! I just found it, and will...Thank you for this blog! I just found it, and will be checking back often. <br /><br />This post was fascinating. I've heard about the Harvey Girls in passing, but never really knew much about them. This has inspired me to do further research.<br /><br />Thanks again! KirstenKirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.com