1911 Vegetarian Kitchen maid - Lambeth

[Galium]

The Vegetarian Society was established in 1847 - more details on Wikipedia (George Bernard Shaw was a member). There was a vegetarian boarding school on Ham Common, which is perhaps a bit far from Camellia Street for Ada to be travelling daily, but it's possible that there were other places, maybe a restaurant, closer to where she lived. Perhaps someone at the Vegetarian Society might know.

[youngtug]

There was of course, amongst others, this one;   http://womanandhersphere.com/2012/09/06/suffrage-stories-suffragettes-and-tea-rooms-the-gardenia-restaurant/

[behindthefrogs]

My old dictionary from around that period defines vegetarian in the same way as we would today.  There is no indication that would link it to just working with vegetables.

[Retriever]

Thanks for all the information, very interesting. I am really surprised vegetarianism has been going for so long. Just shows I shouldn't make assumptions.

[youngtug]

 Makes an ASS out of U and ME