Rachel. A Play in Three Acts.
Angelina W. Grimké (1880–1958) was an African-American female poet and reclusive celibate lesbian who was born into the noted biracial Grimké family, with its strong..... Read More about Rachel. A Play in Three Acts
Women Writers, Women’s Rights, Women’s Suffrage, Working Class Women, Etc.
Women
Women Writers, Women’s Rights, Women’s Suffrage, Working Class Women, Etc.
The Biddle Boys And Mrs. Soffel. The Great Pittsburg Tragedy And Romance. With Full Description Of Their Lives And Crimes.
A fine example of a true crime story falling within the genre of books made into film, the basis for Mrs. Soffel (1984) starring Mel..... Read More about The Biddle Boys And Mrs. Soffel. The Great Pittsburg Tragedy And Romance. With Full Description...
“The Monarch” [caption title of 1930 illustrated Maryland women’s political broadside attacking Democrat Governor Albert Ritchie who was seeking a fourth term].
Blunt political document by women, aimed at women and illustrated by a woman. Political broadside aimed at women voting in Maryland’s gubernatorial election of 1930..... Read More about “The Monarch” [caption title of 1930 illustrated Maryland women’s political broadside...
Women Want Information [caption title of c.1929–1935 illustrated women’s broadside attacking the president of Johns Hopkins University for giving political cover to Maryland Democrat governor Albert Ritchie].
Political broadside issued by the Baltimore City Federation of Republican Women, aimed at women voters. It attacks the president of Johns Hopkins University, Joseph S...... Read More about Women Want Information [caption title of c.1929–1935 illustrated women’s broadside attacking...
[Eighteen Stencils with Two Signed Drawings attributed to Edna M. Walker, Byrdcliffe Colony Artisan.]
After both women painters graduated from Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute, Zulma Steele and Edna M. Walker removed in 1903 to Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead’s Bydcliffe Colony in..... Read More about Eighteen Stencils with Two Signed Drawings attributed to Edna M. Walker, Byrdcliffe Colony Artisan
The New-York, Connecticut, & New-Jersey Almanack, Or Diary, For the Year of Our Lord, 1799; Being the third after Bissextile, or Leap-Year, The twenty third of the Independence of the U. States of America.
This 1798 almanac for the year 1799 presents the usual information found within such efforts, but with brief pieces of humor, proverbs advice, politics and..... Read More about The New-York, Connecticut, & New-Jersey Almanack, Or Diary, For the Year of Our Lord, 1799;...
Against the Tide. [Inscribed by Olivia P. Stokes, Civil Rights Activist and African-American Baptist Minister]
Dr. Olivia Pearl Stokes (1916–2002), was an ordained Baptist minister, author, religious educator, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to..... Read More about Against the Tide. [Inscribed by Olivia P. Stokes, Civil Rights Activist and African-American...
Souvenir of the World’s Columbia Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A. [1893 Chicago Wold’s Fair sewing needle case].
Souvenir trade folder or brochure aimed at women from the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. Thomas Harper of Redditch, England advertises and..... Read More about Souvenir of the World’s Columbia Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A. [1893 Chicago Wold’s Fair sewing...
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[Five Photographs Showing Women Rifle Shooting and Camping in the Country].
Silver process photographs showing a group of women in a rural setting enjoying camping and firearms. Three images show women rifle shooting or proudly posing..... Read More about Five Photographs Showing Women Rifle Shooting and Camping in the Country
[Antique Brass Child’s Bracelet with Designs of House, Farmyard Animals; the Name “Nancy” engraved lightly on Buckle Clasp].
Late Victorian-era to Edwardian-era child’s die stamped or rolled brass bracelet. The stamping depicts a panoramic scene of barnyard animals, including chickens, a cat pouncing..... Read More about Antique Brass Child’s Bracelet with Designs of House, Farmyard Animals; the Name “Nancy”...
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[Nineteenth-Century Watercolor Portrait of Woman holding a Letter].
Attractive mid-19th century watercolor portrait of a woman seated at a table or writing desk and holding a letter. Her face, coiffure, and lace-trimmed, black..... Read More about Nineteenth-Century Watercolor Portrait of Woman holding a Letter
[1890 Woman’s Autograph Letter Signed describing Her Being “Poisoned” and Fearful of Being Murdered and Imprisonment during Travels in Jerusalem and the Middle East].
Lengthy and peculiar letter by a woman traveler, E.W. Carpenter, written to her nephew and niece in Lebanon Springs, New York, recounting a 7,000-mile journey..... Read More about 1890 Woman’s Autograph Letter Signed describing Her Being “Poisoned” and Fearful of Being...
The Heart of a Woman.
The fourth volume in writer, poet, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s autobiography, chronicling events taking place between 1957 and 1962 including her work for..... Read More about The Heart of a Woman
[1892 and 1893, Two Humorously Illustrated Letters by Frank and Etta Willman of Salem, Oregon, One Depicting a Woman Tennis Player].
Two humorously illustrated letters sent to a schoolgirl in Pennsylvania from a young married couple in Salem, Oregon, Frank L. Willman, Sr. and Etta Willman..... Read More about 1892 and 1893, Two Humorously Illustrated Letters by Frank and Etta Willman of Salem, Oregon, One...
Harriet Tubman.
From the Dedication, in part: “To My Wife, Alyse. This is the book you help me to do,—the one that the white publishers would not..... Read More about Harriet Tubman
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The Eastern Girls [cover title].
The all-woman trio The Eastern Girls was comprised of a banjoist, a mandolin player, and a soprano singer. All the women sang. Here they are..... Read More about The Eastern Girls [cover title
The Misses Mary & Rosina Shaw of Philadelphia, will give a Grand Vocal Concert [opening lines of broadside].
Handsome concert announcement broadside for the popular Shaw Sisters of Philadelphia. The broadside as two blank spaces for location and date to be handwritten. The..... Read More about The Misses Mary & Rosina Shaw of Philadelphia, will give a Grand Vocal Concert [opening lines...
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[Catholica]: Niederlassungen der armen Schulschwestern de Notre Dame diesseits des Oceans. Zur Erinnerung an das Fünfzigjährige Profeß-Jubiläum unserer Ehrwürdigen Mutter General-Oberin Maria Margarita von Cortona Widemann am 17. April 1889.
Exceedingly rare nineteenth-century commemorative album of 187 lithographic views showing religious houses and schools in Europe of the School Sisters de Notre Dame, a Roman..... Read More about Catholica]: Niederlassungen der armen Schulschwestern de Notre Dame diesseits des Oceans. Zur...
Le Pays de L’Or. Pièce à Grand Spectacle en 3 actes et 14 tableaux.
C.1892 French chromolithographic poster for Le Pays de l’Or [The Golden or Promised Land], a comic operetta and spectacle set in America including the Western..... Read More about Le Pays de L’Or. Pièce à Grand Spectacle en 3 actes et 14 tableaux
[17th Century Pennsylvania Indenture of Richard Halliwell of Newcastle and Hannah Blake of Philadelphia conveying Land in Chester County, Pennsylvania to Thomas Cartwrite].
Seventeenth-century Pennsylvania indenture conveying 250 acres of land on Chester Creek in Chester County originally deeded to Edward Blake by William Penn, Propriatary and Governor..... Read More about 17th Century Pennsylvania Indenture of Richard Halliwell of Newcastle and Hannah Blake of...
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[Spelman College:] Campus Mirror. Commencement Issue. Volume XX. 1944 Number 8.
Charming commencement issue from this African American college in Atlanta, Georgia, the oldest private historically black liberal arts college for women. Though not a yearbook..... Read More about Spelman College:] Campus Mirror. Commencement Issue. Volume XX. 1944 Number 8
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[Dual Provenance:] Following the Color Line. An Account of Negro Citizenship in the American Democracy.
Important study on race in America written by journalist Ray Stannard Baker in the aftermath of the Atlanta race riot of 1906. This copy with..... Read More about Dual Provenance:] Following the Color Line. An Account of Negro Citizenship in the American...
Mary McLeod Bethune.
Juvenile biography of Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955), educator, organizer of black women, and civil rights activist. “This is the challenging and inspired true story of..... Read More about Mary McLeod Bethune
[Young Pennsylvania German Girl’s c.1938–1940 Cartoon Drawing and Story Book with Text and Dialog in Pennsylfawnish Dialect].
Pennsylvania German girl’s cartoon drawing book capturing daily life and humorous childhood foibles in and around Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The folk art manuscript was..... Read More about Young Pennsylvania German Girl’s c.1938–1940 Cartoon Drawing and Story Book with Text and...
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I’ll Come Sailing Home to You. [Hawaii; King Kalakaua]
Sheet music for Ruth Florence’s I’ll Come Sailing Home to You with music for piano and ukulele by King Kalakaua and Johnny Noble, both honorees..... Read More about I’ll Come Sailing Home to You. [Hawaii; King Kalakaua