Wednesday, November 20, 3:00 pm – Please note, this event was held in the past, 2013.
SCHS Daytime Presentation at Tesson Ferry branch of the St. Louis County Library
“How Rude! The Changing Forms of Polite Behavior”  – presentation by Emily Troxell Jaycox

The daytime presentations have become popular with those who do not want to drive at night or who are otherwise committed Wednesday nights. We have a wonderful and convenient venue in the Tesson Ferry Library auditorium. The library also co-sponsors the daytime presentations with SCHS. The date is Wednesday, November 20 at 3:00 pm. The speaker is Emily Troxell Jaycox from the Missouri History Museum. Her description of her talk is as follows:

How Rude! The Changing Forms of Polite Behavior
Presented by Emily Troxell Jaycox, Missouri History Museum Librarian

“Did you know that spittoons were considered a step forward in polite behavior? Have you ever wondered about the etiquette of calling cards or dance cards? What about hats and gloves? Should Mrs. Jones refer to her husband as Mr. J.? What advice was given to newlyweds 50, 100 or 200 years ago? Discover the ever‐evolving standards of politeness, which illuminate the relations between men, women, classes and races.”

Emily Troxell Jaycox joined the Missouri History Museum library staff in 1989. Prior to that, she worked at the Newberry Library in Chicago and Lake Forest College Library. Her undergraduate degree in History is from Oberlin College and her master’s in Library Science is from the University of Chicago. While working among old books and documents, much of her workday is spent planning ways to make more of the Missouri Historical Society’s collections searchable via the Internet. Her research interests include historic maps, North America in the late 1700’s, and the history of food. She lives in South St. Louis and enjoys house tours.
See map and driving directions to Tesson Ferry library.

See more on schs.ws website about this presentation at

The Changing Forms of Polite Behavior