Women Writers, Women’s Rights, Women’s Suffrage, Working Class Women, Etc.
Women Writers, Women’s Rights, Women’s Suffrage, Working Class Women, Etc.
1851 Annual catalogue of Opheleton Female Seminary, an all-girls school in Easton, Pennsylvania. The seminary was founded by E. Dean Dow in 1850 and closed..... Read More about Annual Prospectus and Catalogue of the Opheleton Female Seminary, Easton, Northampton County, Pa
1854 Annual catalogue of Opheleton Female Seminary, an all-girls school in Easton, Pennsylvania. The seminary was founded by E. Dean Dow in 1850 and closed..... Read More about Annual Catalogue of the Opheleton Female Seminary. Easton, Northampton County, Pa. For the Years...
1852 Catalogue for Oakland Female Institute, an all-girls school at Norristown, Pennsylvania founded by James Grier Ralston in 1845. Ralston “takes exalted rank among the..... Read More about Circular and Catalogue of the Oakland Female Institute, Norristown, Pa. For the year ending Sept....
1851 Annual catalogue of Cedar Hill Female Seminary, an all-girls school founded near Mt. Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Rev. Nehemiah Dodge. The school lasted from..... Read More about Annual Catalogue and Circular of the Cedar Hill Female Seminary, Near Mt. Joy, Lancaster County,...
“There is something over powering in the sense of one’s littleness as you look across this great trackless ocean and then up to the immense..... Read More about Archive of 39 Autograph Letters Signed, 1897–1898, of a Grand Tour taken by two Brooklyn Women
Address on education delivered by Hiram Winchester of Frederick Female Seminary, an all-girls school in Frederick, Maryland. Winchester’s address, delivered in Maryland’s state capitol discusses..... Read More about A Lecture on Popular Education, delivered in the Hall of the House of Delegates, at Annapolis, on...
1850 publication for Frederick Female Seminary, an all-girls school founded in Frederick, Maryland by Hiram Winchester and chartered in 1840. The school, which was divided..... Read More about Fifth Annual Circular and Catalogue of the Frederick Female Seminary, for the Year ending July...
Brilliant poster for Rose Coghlan (1851–1932), Gilded Age burlesque player and leading actress, here in a female-to-male cross-dressing role in the romantic play Jocelyn set..... Read More about Rose Coghlan as Jocelyn. [chromolithographic theatrical poster for a burlesque player and leading...
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Medium-format tintype studio portrait of a Western woman wearing a kimono and holding a large folding Japanese fan behind her head. Studio props in the..... Read More about C.1880s–1890s Tintype Photograph of a Western Woman in Japanese Costume
Collection of 13 women’s club yearbooks or program books from Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. The Woman’s Club was organized in 1936 via the consolidation of three earlier..... Read More about “The Woman’s Club of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania Year Book,” 1936–1963; 11 Yearbooks plus 2...
Blunt political document by women, aimed at women and illustrated by Japanese American artist and designer Mabel Kaji (1891–1965) of Baltimore. Political broadside aimed at..... Read More about “The Monarch” [caption title of 1930 illustrated Maryland women’s political broadside...
French Jazz Age women’s fashion catalog from the House of Jean Patou, featuring items from the 1928 Winter and Demi-Saison collections. Both collections feature dresses..... Read More about Jean Patou. Cannes, Deauville, Biarritz, Monte-Carlo, Paris, 7, rue St. Florentin. [1928 Winter...
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Original typescript for an adaptation of the important 1928 expressionist play Machinal by American journalist and playwright Sophie Treadwell (1885?–1970). The play dramatizes the life..... Read More about Machinal. [play typescript
A memorial and tribute to Isabelle née André Monnier, a native of Paris. The bulk of this book gathers writings by Monnier which appeared anonymously..... Read More about Un Souvenir de Madame Isabelle Monnier née André. Née à Paris le 13 mai 1836, Rappelée à...
Rare and unrecorded souvenir program for a Grand Parada and Carnival of Opera—staged selections from popular operas and tableaux vivants—presented under the direction of Capt..... Read More about The Grand Parada and Carnival of Opera. Under the Auspices of the Woman’s Auxiliary to the...
Biographies of American women by American women. The chapters are typically devoted to a single subject: “Louisa May Alcott” by Louise Chandler Moulton; “Susan B...... Read More about Our Famous Women. An Authorized Record of the Lives and Deeds of Distinguished American Women of...
An historico-documentary, biographical, and bibliographical guide to Black history in America. Sections include “Early Negro Petitions and Protests,” “Congressional Medal of Honor Winners,” “Population Census..... Read More about A Layman’s Guide to Negro History. [from the library of Black civil right activist Pauli Murray
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...
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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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
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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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
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...
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...
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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
