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Narratives of aspects of life in California during the gold rush era.

A video encouraging people to buy National Savings Stamps

Labor (coolie) contract between Jacop P. Leese of Monterey, Calif. and Ahine Chinaman.

Women's Movement

1963. Soviet missiles being paraded during the height of the Cuban missile Crisis.

Kavita Daswani discusses her book, “The Village Bride of Beverly Hills.” She begins by describing her protagonist, Priya, who is a newly married Hindu bride who is faced with very traditional in-laws, a husband who is controlled by his mother, and…

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…

This sticker is for the National Suffrage Convention that took place from November 29 through December 5, 1913 in Washington, D.C. The sticker shows the dome of the United State capitol building. Behind the dome is a banner that says "Votes For…

Class portrait of seventh and eighth grades at La Grange School.
Source of information: Notes on back of photo