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Mugshot of Gee Jon
Mugshot of Gee Jon, taken in Nevada State Prison. Gee Jon was the first person to be executed by lethal gas in the United States.
Ms. Vol 1, No. 1
This first issue of Ms. Magazine, published July 1, 1972, features Wonder Woman on its cover. Ms., founded by activists Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pittman Hughes, is a periodical providing "feminist news and information." Introduced as a preview…
Mrs. Winchester's Extraordinary Spook Palace
Sensational article on Sarah Winchester and her home, dubbed the "spook palace" in this piece
Mrs. Winchester was Sane, Guide States
An article that interviews Bob Kelty, a tour guide at the Winchester Mystery House, and he provides a counter-narrative to the stories that have been circulated about Sarah Winchester. Mostly to acknowledge that she was ahead of her time in terms of…
Mrs. Margaret Sanger
Photograph shows Margaret Higgins Sanger (1879-1966), an American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse with a child. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)
Mrs. Margaret Sanger
Shows Margaret Sanger with Fania Mindell inside Brownsville clinic.
Mrs. Greenhow and daughter, imprisoned in the Old Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Photograph shows Rose O'Neal Greenhow, who was arrested for spying for the Confederacy, and her daughter, also named Rose O'Neal Greenhow, later Rose Greenhow Duvall.
Mrs. Ella Pellerano Boitano
A photo of Mrs. Ella Boitano
