Mary Whitmore Jones
Edward Copisarow
Hi Andrea,
You asked for suggestions about women in games for your festival next May. My suggestion from England is Mary Whitmore Jones who invented the game of Hard Lines, wrote seven books of Patience games (Solitaire with playing cards) and invented the Chastleton Patience board. She was profoundly influential in her capacity as President of the Red Cross for Oxfordshire, in promoting the use of Patience playing cards as therapy for those in hospital, or otherwise confined to bed. In the late 19th century many hospitals were still religious institutions where playing cards were not permitted.
You may also wish to consider highlighting the game of Reversi, now better know under the brand name of Othello. According to the introduction by Lewis Waterman, the inventor of the game, the mechanism of reversing cardboard pieces was suggested to him by a lady. It is quite possibly that this lady was Mary Whitmore Jones but this has not been proven. The book of rules that you may wish to obtain for your display is “Handbook of Reversi” published by John Jaques and Sons.
Best wishes,
Edward
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Hi Andrea,You asked for suggestions about women in games for your festival next May. My suggestion from England is Mary Whitmore Jones who invented the game of Hard Lines, wrote seven books of Patience games (Solitaire with playing cards) and invented the Chastleton Patience board. She was profoundly influential in her capacity as President of the Red Cross for Oxfordshire, in promoting the use of Patience playing cards as therapy for those in hospital, or otherwise confined to bed. In the late 19th century many hospitals were still religious institutions where playing cards were not permitted.You may also wish to consider highlighting the game of Reversi, now better know under the brand name of Othello. According to the introduction by Lewis Waterman, the inventor of the game, the mechanism of reversing cardboard pieces was suggested to him by a lady. It is quite possibly that this lady was Mary Whitmore Jones but this has not been proven. The book of rules that you may wish to obtain for your display is “Handbook of Reversi” published by John Jaques and Sons.Best wishes,EdwardFrom: bgs4...@googlegroups.com <bgs4...@googlegroups.com>
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Thank you Bruce
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