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Two pages from The Beacon displaying portraits of teachers at Chelsea High School.
Inscription: Recto: 1921 THE BEACON [See individual photos for additional captions.], Inscription: Recto: [p.] 7 [left to right:] Helen M. Biscoe, English; Freda J. Belcher, Science; Marion J. Breath, History; Josephine R. Burke, Spanish; Margaret A.…
Troy Female Seminary
Troy Female Seminary, subsequently called Emma Willard School, American educational institution, established in 1821 by Emma Hart Willard in Troy, New York, the first in the country founded to provide young women with an education comparable to that…
The First National Female Anti-Slavery Society
In 1837 the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women was held in New York City. This convention was groundbreaking in that it was one of the first times women had met and spoke publicly at this scale. There were representatives from New…
Students, all women, participating in a science and astronomy class at the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry. They are looking at posters, exhibits, and performing an experiment with a male instructor.
Inscription: Verso: [stamped with photographer's name and address] [See individual photos for additional captions.], Inscription: Recto: [scratched in negative:] 6[obscured by ink]; Caption: This is typical of the exhibits in this strange museum.…
Sojourner Truth
Cabinet card of Sojourner Truth
Sculpture of Helen O. Storrow in her Girl Scout uniform.
Inscription: Recto: [photographer's name and copyright notice in negative]; Verso: Photo of Statuette of Mrs. J.J. Storrow made by her niece (original statuette at Cedar hill [in a different hand:] Mrs. James J. Storrow [in a third hand:] 88317-E…
Postcard: Origin and development of a suffragette
This color illustration charts the development of a woman from age 15 to age 50, when she becomes a suffragette.