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A wood engraving of Angelina Grimké

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…

A portrait of woman's education pioneer, Mary Lyon (2/28/1797 - 3/5/1849).

Matte collodion photograph of Harriet Tubman standing in an interior room setting

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…

Cabinet card of Sojourner Truth

Inscription: Verso: Mrs. Storrow Commandant at Winsor School 1917. [in a different hand:] W-127, wife of Storrow, James Jackson, 1864-1926

Inscription: [See individual photos for captions.], Inscription: Caption: Girlscouts at Ewa[?] Plantation School