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

This photograph captures an illegal immigrant running towards the United States/Mexico border as he is chased by a vehicle.

Children and adults protest poor housing conditions and prices down the streets of New York City.

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

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 wood engraving of Angelina Grimké

Supporting the decriminalization of immigration, "with or without papers". Indicates support for immigrants' right to citizenship regardless of legality. The image, in red and black, shows a woman behind a fence, cuts and scrapes covering her face.…

When Oberlin College first admitted students in 1833, fifteen of the forty-four students were women. These women, however, were only admitted to the college preparatory program, while the men pursued a traditional college education. The first women…

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…