The Radical Tea Company offered me an oven glove with a suffragette design.
How could I say no?
Firstly, I could not resist the humour of a traditionally-female object, an oven glove, depicted with a powerful feminist message.
Secondly, I salute the suffragettes who suffered to win women the right to vote.
Feminism liberates us all – male and female – from soul-crushing expectations of how we should behave.
The Radical Tea Towel Company started when founder, Beatrice Pearce, tried finding a gift for a family member celebrating his 91st birthday. David Finch, part of British socialist history, was not much of a materialist.
Beatrice wanted something practical, that he could make use of, daily. And also reflect his passion for politics.
“And that’s when I thought – a tea towel! But not just any old tea towel. One with a radical or political theme,” says Beatrice.
T-shirts with a message were a-plenty on the Web, in 2011, but not a tea towel to be found.
Beatrice recalls thinking:
“Well, if I want a political tea towel and after an hour of googling can’t find a single one, I wonder how many other people want the same and can’t find one either? Clearly a gap in the market!”
Thus the Radical Tea Towel Company was born.
The Radical Tea Towel Company features the progressive voices of my allies from the past.
I am who I am, thanks to them.
Real Food Lover 
And muchos thanks to my sis’s partner, Paul Norris of Profile Communications, for handy help with pic (taking dark shadows out caused by bright sun). Thanks, Paul – and for creating the dish I am holding (herby and spicy home-made, hand-minced koftas). And the BBQ!
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We’re very proud of our stuff 🙂 Definitely going to have to get part 2 of our story out on the blog soon!
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Righteously proud, dear Radical Tea Towel Company.
Really look forward to hearing Part 2 of your story – great story!
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What a brilliant idea!
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Thank you, Roz!
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As always, practical enlightenment! You made my day again E!
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Jody, for some (radical) reason I had you in my mind when I was writing this!
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Perfect for a bit of kitchen inspiration! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks, Mollie.
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And I love the look of Yumbles – a market place featuring the best indie food producers. Lovely.
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How can I get the tea towel Elisabeth? I love it!
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Hi Nina – thanks! I will let The Radical Tea Towel Company know that a fellow food blogger is interested!
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