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[Women Employment], Bessie Rayner Parkes
The Market for Educated Female Labor 1859
1859. Labor Bessie Rayner Parkes. The Market for Educated Female Labor. 1859. First Edition. 8 1/4 x 5 in. Unbound. 6 pages missing last 2 pages. At the time that this description is being written no copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. “The daughter may may marry but her husband may die…or be too poor to support her and her children; let her at least be trained beforehand to some possible way of getting her bread.†Bessie Rayner Parkes one of the most prominent women's rights activist of her day writes that girls and young women must receive an education or a useful trade in the same way that boys do. “We lay it down as a primary social law conceded by all political economists that a father ought to provide for all his children or give them the means of providing for themselves.†She emphasizes how common it is for middle-class women to join the workforce: “Probably every person present has a female relative or intimate friend whom trade-failure the exigencies of a numerous household or the early death of husband or father has compelled to this course; it is the experience of every family.†An argument for the importance of skilled and educated women in the work force their place in the market and the challenges that they faced. Repairs to top right corner and right edge of page 1. Small repair to left edge page 6. Good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16568
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[Women Employment], motherhood
These measures all point to one conclusion that motherhood is a crime. The woman who is guilty of it unless…she is rich and independent shall not eat bread for six months thereafter" 1874
1874. Women Employment Lucy Wilson. “Women and Legislation.†Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights. June 20 1874. Original paper wrappers. 4 pages. First edition. 8 1/2 x 5 in. A Letter addressed to the Editors of the Leeds Mercury. “These measures all point to one conclusion that motherhood is a crime. The woman who is guilty of it unless…she is rich and independent shall not eat bread for six months thereafter or twelve as the House may determine.†In this open letter Wilson decries legislation which would forbid new mothers from working yet fails to provide any public assistance for them to care for their families. “No Act has been passed decreeing that such women shall not suffer cold or hunger or to ‘deem that they commit an offence’ if they are hungry.†Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights was a British organization dedicated to watching restraining and influencing legislation especially in matters affecting the interests of women and the personal rights and liberties of the people. Small losses along spine. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16574
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[Women Employment], Seamstresses and Tailors
Vintage Photograph of Women Seamstresses and Tailors 1890
1890. Women Employment Original vintage photograph of a large group of women seamstresses and tailors at their sewing machines in a factory setting. circa 1890. Sepia. Approximately 5" x 8" with back photographer mat. Rows and rows of women sitting in front of sewing machines gaze into the camera. While single women faced barriers to employment wives and mothers confronted prejudice that put their jobs at risk after marriage and childbirth. As women took advantage of expanded access to jobs with the advent of factory lines a new push was made for job security and upward mobility. The women's employment movement first picked up traction in the industrial revolution as women fought to secure fair hours and wages for female factory workers; In the late 1870s and 80s women's organizations lobbied for safe conditions and job protection for married women and mothers; and through the 20th century expansion of skilled female labor including civil service publishing and medicine. Some of the most radical labor organizing in the West happened thanks to women in the textiles industry as women fought to secure prosperity and safety under new work conditions. A beautiful photograph of the spirited women young and old at the front lines of the changing workplace. <br /> Ref:Baxandall "America's Working Women" p. 94-96 158. Papachristou "Documents of the Women's Movement" p. 126-39. Hunt Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004-2005. The Women's Library London School of Economics. Krichmar 2423 2610 2766 2839. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16188
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[Women Employment], [Labor Restrictions]
Women ought to be as free to sell their labour as men.
1871. Women Employment Labor To the Right Honorable Richard Assheton Cross M.P. Secretary of Sate for the Home Department. 1871. 4 pages. 8 x 5 in. In this document women workers express fears regarding proposed labor regulations that would limit their ability to earn and would “restrict the paid labour of all women…or even make all married women half-timers.†They claim it is unjust treatment that would harm women workers and pit their marriages at odds with their ability to work: “Your Memorialists assert that it is unjust to place restriction son the labour of unmarried women for the presumed protection of married women or mothers and further that any special restrictions upon the labour of married women is practically a penalty imposed on marriage as regards to the woman.†Document that reveals the competing priorities for women factory workers between workplace safety and their earning power. Chipping with small losses along top and right edge. Repairs to two tears on page 2. Top left corner missing. Good only. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16565
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[Women Employment], 20th Century
Women Working In a Textile Factory Albumen Photograph 1905
Women Employment Albumen photograph of two women and a male supervisor working in a textile factory 1905. Measures 6" x 8.5". The photographer captures two women in modest long day dresses leaning upon a large table filled with various textiles and cloths. Beside them a man in a large black top hat stands stoically as his hands rest behind his back. In the background piles of cloth and textiles lay upon large tables and large pipes connect on the ceiling. During the second half of the 19th and early 20th century women began to work in textile clothing factories workshops coal mines tin mines commerce and on farms. Many women were employed in small industries including shirt creation nail making chain production and shoe stitching. Consequently these were known as "sweated industries" as the working hours were lengthy with low pay. Factories organized work along the lines of gender-–with men performing the supervisory roles and work which was categorized as "skilled". The edges are minorly worn and the bottom right edge is cut not affecting the image. In very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 19054
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[Women Employment], Right of Women to Labour
“There are other things which women can do at least as well as men…Then why should women not do it†1873
1873. Women Employment John Boyd Kinnear. The Right of Women to Labour. Being portions of an essay re-printed by permission form “Woman’s Work and Woman’s Culture.†London: Printed by Frederick Bell & Co. Chelsea S.W. 1873. First edition. 14 pages. Original paper wrappers. 8 x 5 1/4 in. Kinnear a radical Scottish politician and lawyer advocates for the integration of women’s labor wherever appropriate: “there are other things which women can do at least as well as men…Then why should women not do it†He brings up the need to defend women workers in the changing atmosphere as they were prevented from “forming effective trade unions to secure their rights†at the same time that increased industrialization was displacing them from factory labor jobs. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16567
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[Women in Medicine]
2 Letters Commending a Female Student About to Enter the Medical Field 1890s
1890. Women in Sciences Two letters commending a female medical student Clara Cowles who is about to enter the field. The first is an autograph letter signed and dated 16 March 1893. 1 page handwritten on National Homeopathic Medical College of Chicago letterhead from the desk of W. M. W. Davison M. D. 9 x 5 ¾ in. Excellent condition with two horizontal fold lines. Davison writes in part: “Miss Cowles Kindly I wish to congratulate you for your most excellent paper…†This letter also comes with a business card from W. M. W. Davison again dated March 16th 1893 which verifies that “Miss C S Cowles has passed the examination in Histology and Physiology and her standing is 90 in the former and 100 in the latter.â€<br /> <br /> The second is a typed letter signed and dated January 24 1896. 1 page on The People’s Health Journal letterhead from the desk of editors L. D. Rogers M.D. and Ida Wright Rogers M.D. two married doctors. 8.5 x 11 in. They write:<br /> <br /> “Miss Clara CowlesEl Dorado Kas.<br /> Dear Miss Cowles:--<br /> Your favor of the 17th. together with your first examination papers came duly to hand. We have returned the papers. They were excellent. <br /> We thank you for the names of your two friends and will write to them. Let us hear from you often. <br /> Yours very sincerely Drs Rogers & Rogersâ€<br /> <br /> Very good condition with two vertical fold creases and one horizontal one at center. Small tear at upper left crease. Comes with a joint business card for Drs. Rogers & Rogers and inscribed in pencil on verso is the address for Dr. E. S. Reed Dentist. Four more inscribed business cards from doctors are included. One of the cards is from Dr. E. S. Reed and has a neat inscription on verso in ink declaring that Miss C. S. Cowles “has a standing of 98 in Dental-Surgery for the session of 1892 & ‘93†signed by E.S. Reed Professor of Dental Surgery. Interesting 19th century correspondence related to a young woman’s medical education and those who offered her professional support and encouragement. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16210
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[Women in Wartime] [Caroline Kirkland] Loyal Publication Society
A Few Words on Behalf of the Loyal Women of the United States by One of Themselves
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co Printers 1863. First edition. Very Good . Original paper wraps. 23 pages. Number 10 in a series of 17 pamphlets addressing the causes and outcomes of the Civil War. One of two variant printings with no priority assigned this with page 23 beginning "attempt at corrupting." Some separation to the foot of spine with text block holding well. Soiling and edgewear to front wrap; rusted imprint of paperclip affecting top of pages 13-15. Small blot to text of page 13. Else a solid copy of this important work which suggests that all women who have survived the Civil War deserve credit for their strength and sacrifice. <br /> <br /> While at its release A Few Words was anonymous an 1865 publication by the Loyal Publication Society attributes the work to Caroline Kirkland Mrs. C. M. Kirkland. Kirkland a writer educator and abolitionist brought a unique perspective to the debate on women's roles in the Civil War. A Northerner by birth she spent the years leading up to the war living with her husband on a homestead in Michigan. Her experience living in the North and West and traversing the South informs her response to the accusation being made by men on both sides: that the strength of Southern women and the apathy of Northern women had contributed to seccession and the duration of the conflict. According to Kirkland's argument women on both sides nursed sick soldiers rationed and experienced the losses of husbands brothers and fathers. Yet Kirkland argues that women of the South are implicated in the evils of slavery. "They having seen slavery felt it known its horrors suffered under its attendant evils and learned.its incompatibility with God's benign law of love have deliberately lent themselves.to the perpetuation of so awful an evil." As an abolitionist and a women's rights activist Kirkland highlights the cognitive dissonance involved in promoting the strength of women who refuse to recognize that their fight for equality is tied to that of all oppressed Americans. She concludes with hope from the West where she comments that strong-minded women have rejected courtships and shunned deserters who refuse to stand their ground. A rare and interesting work documenting a Union woman's perspective on American women's responsibilities in wartime.<br /> <br /> History of American Women. Very Good . Wm. C. Bryant & Co Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 2488
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[Women in the Military] Pershing, John
G.H.Q. American Expeditionary Forces. General Orders No. 73
France: AG Printing Department 1919. First edition. Handbill measuring 195 x 127 mm with text to recto only. A Fine example of a scarce piece which is not listed in OCLC. <br /> <br /> As the American Expeditionary Forces under General Pershing faced the violence of the European warfront women also took on more official military positions than they had in the past. "At the time of the First World War most women were barred from voting or serving in military combat roles" but many professionally "provided support on the front lines as nurses doctors ambulance drivers and translators" as well as serving as secretaries operators and canteen workers National WWI Museum & Memorial. In fact "World War I marked the first major mobilization of American women in Europe in US history. More than sixteen thousand women served as part of the AEF in sex-segregated environments in non-combat roles. Thousands worked stateside in the armed services in order to free up men for war. Hundreds more traveled to France to work for newspapers relief societies and to staff wartime agencies.This was waged work so it attracted women interested in serving but without the means to perform volunteer service" Missouri Over There.<br /> <br /> As the war ended these brave women received some acknowledgement for their contributions as evidenced here. Marked "for official circulation only" this small pamphlet contains Pershing's "desire to express my sincerest appreciation of the work done by the women of the American Expeditionary Forces. The part played by women in the winning of the war has been an important one.you have added new laurels to the already splendid record of American womanhood." Notably however the women of the AEF were not considered veterans and as such they did not receive the same types of benefits -- financial or otherwise -- given to their male counterparts. "Despite women's overseas actions their heroism and the celebration in the media of their work most authorities continued to view women's wartime service as an aberration. Women who returned were urged to settle down and return to the domestic sphere" -- much as Pershing hints in his missive Missouri Over There. AG Printing Department unknown
Bookseller reference : 5562
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[Women in Physics]
Group of Science Textbooks from the Library of Vivian A. Johnson
1930. Various. 7 volumes 8vos various paginations. Each signed by Vivian Johnson in front one with a gift inscription to a family member the rest with her ownership signature. A few scattered markings in the text but generally not annotated. Generally very good with wear to covers but each generally sound. <br /> <br /> Lovely set of science books from the library of one of the important woman scientists in the new field of solid state physics. Vivian Annabelle Johnson 1912-1985 was born and raised in Portland Oregon earing a B.A. in physics from Reed College before attending Purdue as a graduate assistant under Karl Lark-Horovitz. She earned a Master's degree in 1934 and three years later completed her PhD thesis Effect of Valence Electrons on the Electron Cloud Distribution with Wolfgang Nordheim. This research contributed to the newly developing field.<br /> <br /> She remained on the faculty at Purdue where she continued her specialization and research being named assistant department head in 1973. Her trailblazing work as a woman in the field paved the way for others such as her friend Cleota Fry. In 1939 Fry became one of the first women to earn a PhD in mathematics also at Purdue before WWII.  <br /> <br /> <br /> This collection includes books from her time at Washington High School and Reed College in Portland and Purdue.<br /> <br /> The Science of Everyday Life by by Edgar F. Van Buskirk and Edith Lillian Smith Houghton Mifflin 1921.  <br /> An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis by Frank Loxley Griffin Houghton Mifflin 1921.<br /> A Short Table of Integrals third revised edition by B.O. Peirce Ginn and Company 1929.<br /> An Introduction to the Use of Generalized Coordinates in Mechanics and Physics by William Elwood Byerly Ginn and Company 1916<br /> The New World of Physical Discovery by Floyd L. Darrow The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1930 gifted to her father.<br /> Logarithmic and Trigonometric Tables revised edition by Earle Raymond Hedrick The Macmillan Company 1927.<br /> A Short Table of Integrals by B.O. Peirce revised edition Ginn and Company 1899.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> . unknown
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[Women in Science], Science Experiments
High School Girls Conducting Science Experiments Early 1900s
1900. Women in Sciences. Photograph Female Students in High School Science Laboratory 1900s. Gelatin silver print Black and white photograph of eight high school students conducting experiments in a science laboratory. 3.25 x 4.75 in. Overall good condition with clean crisp image with black ink stamp from Culver Pictures Inc. center verso and some adhesive residue along verso bottom edge. Small ¼ in. tear in bottom left corner. Girls at the time were discouraged from pursuing a scientific education and those who did found their contributions minimized. Despite the obstacles these original period photos reveal the true existence of women in the sciences in the beginning of the 20th century. unknown
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[Women in the West]
Hiking in Big Thompson Canyon
Estes Park CO 1900. Large format gelatin silver photograph 17 cm x 12 cm on a plain gray mount 25 cm x 20 cm Very good. Image of two women and a boy standing among and atop of rocks in a canyon.<br /> <br /> Manuscript note on the reverse "Rocks back of McLeod Cabin Shenstone - Big Thompson Canon - 'Perfect Tree' Aunt Florence Stewart Bertha McLeod Keith McLeod. unknown
Bookseller reference : 1967
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[Women in Education] Fannie S. Hottenstein
Keystone Normal School Course Notebook
Kutztown PA 1890. Quarter roan over marbled boards measuring 8 x 6.25 inches and comprised of 73 pages of manuscript text including a mixture of notes passed between friends on the verso of the final leaf and on the rear pastedown. Spine largely perished with boards and textblock held together by cords. Several leaves neatly excised towards rear. Containing notes from Fannie Hottenstein's courses in teacher training the present volumes offer researchers a range of study topics including the history of pedagogy and women's increasingly visible place in American education; the book also is a valuable resource for examining how educated young women were thinking through their own lives and roles -- as individuals and as a generation. <br /> <br /> Trained in one of the most educationally progressive states at the time Fannie Hottenstein was one of a generation of women who could more widely dream about and pursue more independent lives than their matriarchs. Historically Pennsylvania had been a vanguard for public and progressive education. "In his 1830 address to the state legislature Governor George Wold championed the cause of universal public education" as a scaffold for "the security and stability of the individual privileges we have inherited from our ancestors" Explore History. Before the decade was over "more than 1000 local school districts under a single statewide system of instruction" had been founded working to regularize "educational standards curriculum and instructional credentials" in tandem with the 1857 Normal School Act which founded "a network of ten state academies to prepare public school teachers" Explore History. Fannie attended one of these preparing for a career in education that would give her a new level of social and economic independence. <br /> <br /> Much of Fannie's notebook reflects the kind of rigorous work required to teach middle and high school students. Contents include for example three pages of facts on basic Botany; fifteen pages on the practice of Logic in writing and debate including an extensive section on presenting proper Opposition accompanied by text book page numbers; and five pages on pedagogical methods for helping students develop curiosity and drive it forward into productive study. There are additional fairly staid essay samples on topics such as Influence and Gentleness. Yet it is in the thirteen page essay We Girls that sparks of Fannie's individuality ambition and independence show. In it she reveals how much contact she has had with the period's literature on women's rights and suffrage; she shows her familiarity with anti-feminist arguments in opposition to women like her; and she powerfully expresses her hopes not only for her generation but the ones that follow.<br /> <br /> Fannie opens: "It is a recognized fact that the degree of civilization of every nation is marked by the social position of woman. Indeed one of the most prominent features of the progress of civilization is her gradual elevation in society and the clear perception and recognition of her rights. In the earlier ages of the world when the sphere of her influence was bounded by the narrow prejudices of the opposite sex her happiness as well as her mental improvement and social rank depended more on what was done for her at the hands of men than on what she could do for herself. All this is changed now." Fannie praises the hard-won changes women accomplished in accessing education and job training; and she touts how many opportunities are available for women to dream about and pursue. This does not mean she's unaware of the challenges that continue -- particularly from men. "We have to contend with the prejudice sometimes entertained against us that our highest destiny in life is to be a pretty piece of furniture in a handsome parlor. Men who entertain this notion we girls must always urge to get their furniture somewhere else." To those who accuse women of being too emotional and insufficiently intellectual she also has a response. "Our aim must be to develop and perfect our entire nature mental social and moral" she argues. Only by embracing both thinking and feeling as strengths can any individual -- man or women she contends -- succeed. Women are in a unique position to embrace both. <br /> <br /> A truly rich document which also includes brief notes among Fannie and her friends about their flirtations and recent purchases of accessories at the end gives insight into the development of a young woman who would go on to live what she preached. According to the US Census of 1900 Fannie remained single and lived in a boarding house working as an office stenographer. unknown
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[Women in Medicine], 1895
Letter to a Woman Doctor Inquiring About Marriage Prospects 1895 "I wish to correspond with a lady physician .my object is honorable I will marry if I find one to suit me.
1895. Women in Sciences. Autograph letter signed from a male doctor E. C. Houston practicing out of Memphis TN to a woman doctor Lydia Bailey located in Philadelphia. 6 pages 7 ¾ x 5 in. Houston addresses the letter “Dear Doctor†and goes on to write about his interest in finding a wife who is “educated in the same profession†as himself. He writes that believes that he “could love her better†than one who didn’t share his medical background. He goes on to list basic facts about himself and inquires about her background and physical qualities such as her “height weight and measurement around hips waist & chestâ€. Very good condition with two worn horizontal fold lines in letter pages. Papers are separating at edges of fold lines sheets 2 and 3 have minor tape repairs. Light soiling from handling but overall clean and clear script. Includes original envelope Houston’s calling card listing him as a medical doctor and a blank prescription sheet that lists his medical credentials. An interesting letter that demonstrates a unique social situation that educated professional women could face in the late 19th century. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16209
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[Women in Drag] [Theatre]
Leytonstone lady Musketeer vintage postcard
Leytonstone Rde 1900s. Vintage postcard c. early 1900s featuring a woman in masculine 19th century Musketeer costume complete with mustache and goatee and sword. Production logo and stamp at the lower left. Far less often were women depicted as men in the early 20th century where men in women's clothing was seen as comedic think female impersonators the opposite was seen as deviant even illegal in some places. 3.25 x 5.25 inches printed versos multilingual. Very Good overall light rubbing toning faint curl a few small non-obtrusive bruises. Leytonstone Rde hardcover
Bookseller reference : 128339
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[Women in Sports]
Minnesota Women's Softball Team Photo 1929
Crookston MN 1929. 11.5x16.5cm image mounted on 20x26cm card. Names of the players and date of July 1929 on verso. Near fine with a few light stains to margins of card. <br /> <br /> Very nice photo of a ball club from one of the hotbeds of women's baseball in the early 20th century. Evidence of women's teams in the state goes back to at least 1893 with photos documenting several competitive teams. We could not trace the name of this team but the ages of the women are early 20s suggesting a college amateur or perhaps church team. 1929 was an interesting time with softball gaining popularity nationwide and many women's teams transitioning from baseball.  <br /> <br /> . unknown
Bookseller reference : 9161
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[Women in Science], Pharmacological
Only Woman in Laboratory - Pharmacological Class with One Woman Student 1900
1900. Women in Sciences. Photograph Woman Student in Laboratory 1900. Photo of nearly all male laboratory with one female science student present 20 years before women’s suffrage in the United States. Silver gelatin print. 5â€x7†photo mounted on 8â€x10†card. This photograph shows a 1900 pharmacological laboratory with one woman and ten men. Photo in good condition with some slight surface abrasions and a small puncture in the center. A demonstration is happening at the front of the classroom yet the lone woman in the lab directs her piercing gaze at the viewer. Girls at the time were discouraged from pursuing a scientific education and those who did found their contributions minimized. Despite the obstacles this photo shows a young woman eager to obtain a scientific education. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16204
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[Women in Science], Bacteriology
Original Bacteriology PH.D Thesis by Delaphine Rosa Univ of Wisconsin Student 1938 and Future Wellesley College Dean
Women in ScienceMedical Women's Education Rosa Delaphine Grace. The Variability of Caseolytic and Sucrose-Fermenting Characteristics of Certain Bacteria. Madison: University of Wisconsin 1938. 40 pages of typed text accompanied by 12 pages of microphotography. Solid black hardcover with gilt engraved spine "Rosa D.G. - PH.D. Thesis - 1938". 8.5" x 11". The title pages notes that this is "A thesis submitted to the graduate school of the University of Wisconsin in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy". In her thesis Delaphine Grace Rosa postulates that in her previous years of studies "numerous reports indicate marked variability in the biochemical reactions" of various species of bacteria. As a result she questions "the reliability of fermentation and proteolytic reactions". To support her hypothesis she conducts complex studies to "ascertain the extent of variation among the progeny of pure cultures and to determine the effects which environmental factors may have upon the variability of the physiological reactions investigated". Additionally she presents intricate data and high-quality monochromatic microphotography capturing various bacterial species in petri dishes interacting with different substances. In her later years Delaphine Grace Rosa moved to Newington where she became a professor at the notable all-women's institution Wellesley College. In the years that followed she became the dean of women. Back cover bears adhesive remnants. Clean and bright pages in very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 18951
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[Women in Science], [Medicine]
Original photograph of a Early Laboratory with Female Technician c. 1910
Women in Science Medicine Original Gelatin silver print photograph of a Rustic pharmacological laboratory with female technician c. 1910. Three individuals pose amongst dozens of glass vials containing medical powders and remedies. 3.5 x 5 in. Original black and white photograph. Two figures wear white aprons or smocks indicating their important role in mixing and measuring different medicines. The first university Pharmacology department was established in 1847 and thus began the formalization of this field of scientific research as the 20th century witnessed a steady increase in the number of new drugs that would improve the human condition tremendously. Verso inscription in pencil and pen in European language. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16672
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[Women in Sciences], Pauline Beery Mack
Pauline Beery Mack PhDCalories Make a Difference 1949
1948. Women in Sciences Chemistry Physiology Pauline Beery Mack Ph.D. Scientist who contributed to the US Army in W.W.II and later NASA. Calories Make a Difference: Reports of Studies on Three Groups of Children. In cooperation with the Department of Health Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. New York: Sugar Research Foundation 1948. Original paper wraps. Staplebound. Mack was a scientist who began breaking barriers very early in her career and went on to do pioneering research on astronaut health at NASA. Her doctoral dissertation focused on measuring calcium retention in bones and during WWII Mack was enlisted to research the effects of calcium for the American army; she earned the prestigious Garvan Medal for her important findings on bone density. In the 1960s she received research grants from NASA to develop special diets to minimize bone demineralization for the Gemini and Apollo astronauts a noteworthy accomplishment as it was unusual for women to be hired as expert consultants at this time. This report documents the effects of different caloric intake on groups of children. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16442
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[WOMEN IN SCIENCE ]. Schuchert, Charles and Clara M[ae] LeVene
The Earth and Its Rhythms
New York and London: D. Appleton and Company 1927. . 8vo full maroon cloth front gilt with vignette of lake in foreground with mountains in the rear; very bright copy with slight wear to the foot of the spine INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS on the front free endpaper to Eliza Brush Prisson the widow of the great Yale geologist Louis Valentine Prisson. LeVene collaborated with Schuchert on several scientific works. The present book's "drawings of geologic features and of ancient forms of life are the work of Miss M. Alice Hubbard Mrs. Louise Nash and Miss Lisbeth B. Kraus." A interesting joint effort by four women with scientific training at a time when this field was dominated by men. New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1927. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3291
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[Women in Sciences] , Grace Chisolm
The First Woman's Doctoral Thesis in Germany "Algebraic group-theoretical studies on spherical trigonometry" 1895
1895. Women in Sciences First female Ph.D. in Germany. Gottingen Germany: 1895. Grace Chisolm's German language doctoral dissertation "Algebraic group-theoretical studies on spherical trigonometry" at the University of Gottingen made her the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in any field from a German university and it led her to a fruitful research career that culminated in the Gamble Prize in Mathematics largely for her essay On infinite derivatives. Due to restrictions on women's higher education in England Englishwoman Grace Chisolm took her research abroad attending the most rigorous mathematical program in Europe and becoming the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in any field from a German university. At Gottingen Chisolm studied under Felix Klein one of the foremost mathematicians at the time. Chisolm was awarded her Ph.D at the young age of 27. Chisolm's 1895 German dissertation "Algebraic group-theoretical studies on spherical trigonometry" is 73 pages and has detailed mathematical figures. Soft covers. Green by spine. No outer cover page. As of March 2023Chisholm Grace 1868–1944. Algebraic group-theoretical studies on spherical trigonometry. Göttingen: University of Göttingen 1895. Doctoral dissertation in German. <br /> <br /> Grace Chisholm Young’s Göttingen dissertation represents a landmark in the history of women’s education: she was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in any discipline from a German university. While a few women such as Sofia Kovalevskaya had earned doctorates earlier in Zurich 1874 Göttingen and other Prussian institutions remained conservative bastions generally excluding women from candidacy. That Chisholm not only gained entry but produced rigorous research under the supervision of the eminent mathematician Felix Klein underscored the international recognition of her talent and the slow hard-won transformation of European higher education at the fin de siècle. Her dissertation applied the tools of group theory—then a cutting-edge branch of mathematics—to spherical trigonometry offering elegant new methods of analysis within the Klein school’s larger program of unifying geometry and algebra. Chisholm went on to an active research career that extended across analysis geometry and the foundations of calculus. Working in partnership with her husband William Henry Young she co-authored influential papers on real functions Fourier series and measure theory though her role was often under-credited in line with prevailing gender norms. Her independent scholarship was also substantial: her On Infinite Derivatives 1915 earned her Girton College’s prestigious Gamble Prize in Mathematics awarded for original work in higher analysis. This essay demonstrated her mastery of pathological real functions—those continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere—expanding understanding of the behavior of derivatives and pushing the frontiers of real analysis.<br /> <br /> Chisholm’s achievements stand at a pivotal intersection of women’s intellectual history and the professionalization of mathematics. At a time when English universities barred women from full degrees she crossed national boundaries to secure formal recognition in Göttingen only to return to Britain where she pursued mathematics outside of official posts. Her career thus illuminates both the obstacles and the strategies by which women advanced in science and her research contributions both joint and solo remain cited in the historical literature of analysis. As the first woman doctorate from Göttingen a prize-winning analyst in her own right and a figure who balanced family collaboration and individual achievement Chisholm occupies an indispensable place in the history of mathematics and women in higher education. just two copies held in American institutions as per OCLC Worldcat. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16035
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[WOMEN IN SPORT] BLALOCK, Jane with Day Netland; Billie Jean King, introd
The Guts to Win
New York: Simon and Schuster / Golf Digest 1977. First Edition. First printing. Warmly inscribed on front endpaper: "To Joyce / In appreciation for being one of my very special friends - if you'd only stay home once in a while!" signed undated but apparently contemporary with publication. Octavo; cloth hardcover dustjacket 158pp; illus. Fine copy in crisp unclipped dustwrapper priced $7.95 on front flap; trivially worn at edges still very Near Fine. <br /> <br /> The recipient is possibly Blalock's contemporary Joyce Kazmierski a long-time LPGA tour professional who competed head-to-head with Blalock on many occasions. Blalock b.1945 as the winner of 27 LPGA titles during a long and extremely successful career and still holds the record for most consecutive cuts by any golfer 259. Simon and Schuster / Golf Digest unknown
Bookseller reference : 80598
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[Women in Law] Tocker, Mary Ann
The Trial of Mary Ann Tocker For an Alleged Libel On Mr. Gurney Vice-Warden.With the Defence Verbatim as Delivered by the Defendent
London: Printed & Published at the Request and for the Benefit of Miss Tocker by Henry White 1818. First edition. Fine. One of two issues with no clear priority which constitutes the first account of the libel charges against Tocker as she became the first woman to represent herself in British court. Measuring 202 x 132mm in modern wraps and collating complete including frontis: 2 viii 9-40. Internally clean and unmarked. Exceptionally scarce; of the 8 copies reported by OCLC none are in North America.<br /> <br /> The present scarce work is the first documentation of Mary Ann Tocker's rise to becoming the first woman to represent herself in British court -- taking on a corrupt official and proving her own innocence against his retaliatory libel charges. "Mary Ann Tocker successfully defended herself in the libel case by invoking constitutionalist language and the principles of English liberty" at a time when "courtrooms were undoubtedly gendered spaces"; and she became an example of "the ways women could circumvent and contest the unequal power relations implicit in the nineteenth century legal process" Parolin. When Richard Gurney placed in a lucrative post by his influential father ran up staggering debts against the Tocker family with whom he was boarding he fled to the Continent to avoid making settlement. Their eldest daughter Mary Ann inspired by her own father's work as an attorney printed in a newspaper a letter exposing Gurney's corruption both as an individual and in his position as Vice-Warden. Enraged Gurney charged her with "committing a most serious offence in slandering the character of a gentleman in high judicial situation by imputing to him practices of greatest criminality in a letter published." With the support of her family Tocker would successfully and convincingly argue her corner with the use of evidence and logic; rather than falling back on gendered stereotypes of innocent femininity she drew on the Constitution as well as legal philosophers Locke and Blackstone. <br /> <br /> Tocker's self-advocacy continued after her favorable verdict as Gurney began a pamphlet war in an attempt to win over the court of public opinion. Responding to him Tocker raised her public profile as well as raising funds to support herself and her family. She authored published and sold the two pamphlets that bookend the present collection. These allow readers not only first-hand access to the transcripts and evidence as presented; they also preserve Tocker's own thoughts on the events before and after the trial. Fine. Printed & Published at the Request and for the Benefit of Miss Tocker by Henry White unknown
Bookseller reference : 5309
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[Women in Science], Rutgers
Vintage Photo of Woman Microbiologist Tests for Nobel Prize-Winning Antibiotic Cure for Tuberculosis
Woman Microbiologist at Rutgers Tests for Antibiotic. Original silver gelatin print press photograph. 8 x 10 in. No date but 1940's-1950'. Typed press caption pasted on back: “Streptomycin—Life-Saving Drug: Testing for Streptomycin the antibiotic substance whose microorganism is obtained from soil. A member of the Research Staff in Microbiology adding solution being tested to steel cylinders on an agar medium.†Streptomycin was discovered in 1943 at Rutgers University; it found extensive application in the treatment of numerous infectious diseases and was the first antibiotic cure for tuberculosis TB. In 1952 Waksman was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition "for his discovery of streptomycin the first antibiotic active against tuberculosis." It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. The World Health Organization classifies it as critically important for human medicine. Original press caption pasted to verso filing stamps and pencil annotations on verso. Light handling dents. In very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 17112
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[Women in Television] [Women in the French Resistance] [New Mexico] John, W. D.; Anne Simcox; Jacqueline Simcox; Sir Leslie Jose
William Billingsley 1758-1828: His Outstanding Achievements as an Artist and Porcelain Maker Signed by author and additionally inscribed to the Duchess of Bedford by Sir Leslie Joseph
Newport England: The Ceramic Book Company 1968. First edition inscribed association copy. Leather Bound. Very Good . SIGNED by W. D. John and inscribed by Leslie Joseph. 97 pages of text. Quarto 31 cm Elegantly bound by Brian Frost and Company Bath England in brown leather with raised bands a gilt stamped title and floral designs on the spine and double gilt ruled borders on the boards. Turn-ins gilt. With very light wear to the extremities including an almost invisible moisture ring to the front board. The pages are clean and bright. With one hundred and eighty illustrations of which forty are in color. One in an edition limited to 1000 copies.<br /> <br /> Billingsley is considered one of the foremost names in British porcelain. His remarkable ceramic achievements and accomplishments have been recognized and held in high esteem continuously by both aficionados and technical specialists alike since the year 1790 when as a young craftsman at the renowned Derby China Factory he was suddenly called upon to assume the role of head flower painter in completing an important order for the matching of some valuable early Chelsea plates with profuse botanical plant decoration. <br /> <br /> This copy is signed by W. H. John on the front flyleaf. It is also inscribed by Sir Leslie Joseph to the Duchess of Bedford Nicole Russell: "Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford from Leslie Joseph." Nicole Russell 1920-2012 was one of the first female television producers in France working on projects which included "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." Also notable is the fact that she had been a courier for the Resistance in Paris during the Second World War. In 2003 Russell spent some time living in Santa Fe New Mexico. According to Anne Constable The Santa Fe New Mexican while living in Santa Fe she Russell wrote to Queen Elizabeth II suggesting that fake fur be substituted for the bear skin used in the hats worn by her guards. Her memoir published in 1975 was titled "Nicole Nobody. The Ceramic Book Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 68144
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[Women in Science], Original photograph
Woman Lab Technician Works Alongside Men c. 1917
Women in Science Original photograph of a laboratory scene with one woman and three men. c. 1917. Four figures at work in a small laboratory. 3.5 x 5 in. Two wear white aprons the woman technician’s apron is noticeably stained with dark liquid while another wears a work jumpsuit and the oldest gentleman wears a suit. Several pieces of glass laboratory equipment are also in frame with visible pressure or temperature gauges. The latter part of the 19th century saw a rise in educational opportunities for women and by the early 20th century women worked in many different fields related to science and medicine. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16668
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[Women in Yoga] Spring, Clara; Gross, Madeleine
Yoga For Today
New York: Henry Holt and Company 1959. 8vo 172pp. Photos illustrations. Signed with a generic inscription by Spring on the first blank page. Bound in red morocco with gilt lettering and design on spine and orange spine label. Samuel Weiser ticket at front front and inner flaps of jacket bound in as single leaf at rear. Some scuffing to endpapers else clean internally. <br /> <br /> An important mid-century Yoga manual written by a woman and student of Blanche DeVries to whom the book is dedicated Clara Spring 1899-1989. This is one of a few titles from the decade written by women which sold well and helped advance the emerging Eastern philosophy-adopting counterculture. Other pioneers of the era included Indra Devi Elisabeth Haich and Swami Sivananda Radha. Spring's inscription reads:<br /> <br /> <br /> "May Yoga always be your best friend as it has been mine!"<br /> <br /> Signed copies are scarce.  . Henry Holt and Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 7947
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[Women Medicine], Surgery
Woman Surgeon and Medical Team Perform Operation circa 1920
Women History Medicine Early woman surgeon and hospital staff perform an operation. 6 doctors and nurses operate on a patient; notably five of the staff members are women. c. 1920. Original silver gelatin print. 6.5 x 8.5 in. mounted on 8 x 10†board. Two surgeons were masks and appear to be mid-operation on a patient’s abdomen; various tools such as forceps clamps and medical scissors can be seen on the operating bed and supply cart. Other medical staff work to prepare equipment for the procedure sterilize tools and monitor the anesthetized patient. Of all medical specialties the most embattled for women is surgery; early on they faced a challenge obtaining education training and facilities as this field of medicine was considered least suitable for women’s delicate nature. These young woman then defied the odds of their time to become doctors and work in surgery. Light abrasions to surface top left quadrant affecting leftmost figure’s head center top and center left edge. Wear to corners of board. Good to very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16872
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[WOMEN MISSIONARIES - ASIA]. PRESCOTT, Nellie G. Ed.
Oriental gardens. . . edited and compiled by. . . .
Chicago: Women’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society ca. 1916. 12mo. 182 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates tables charts. Colour-illustrated softcovers Arts & Crafts cover art of an Italianate garden minor scuffing couple bent corners shelfwear still a VG copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce report and handbook for women missionaries distributed throughout Burma China Japan India Africa the Philippines & Assam. Employing an array of gardening metaphors the compiler details Women’s American Baptist Mission efforts in founding kindergartens Sunday Schools as well as many other health & welfare programs through their East Asia South Asia and India missions. Of particular interest are their ongoing efforts for training girls and women to succeed in their societies founding and sustaining of Woman’s Medical Colleges along with nursing schools in China Burma and Japan. In addition there are detailed tables outlining locations of WABFMS and affiliated missions’ schools boarding schools women native teachers boys & girls pupils village schools kindergartens and more. The detailed biographies and index offer excellent period references. Prescott b. 1874 was a Wellesley College graduate high school biologist and Baptist Sunday School Advocate who began with the WABFMS in 1914 as associate foreign secretary and in 1916 succeeded Mrs. Safford as foreign secretary. After publishing this report in memoriam to Martha Covert 1875-1916 she would carry out a four month tour 1919-1920 to Japan East China South China and the Philippines. Worldcat locates 1 physical copy Yale with the remaining as computer copies microfilm and online digital copies. Women’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, paperback
Bookseller reference : 58517
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[Women missionaries], Zimbabwe
Woman's Board of Missions of the Congregational Church in Zimbabwe. 1903
1903. Africa Women's Education Social Activist Life and Light for Women. Vol. XXXIII. Vol. 8. August 1903. Boston: Woman's Board of Missions 1903. First Edition Frontispiece photo of pupils at a missionary school in Zimbabwe. Original paper wraps. Staplebound. Starting in the mid-19th century there was a growing movement of international missionary trips for women who felt they had a special duty to Christianize other women who for cultural and societal reasons would not be able to hear the gospel from male missionaries. Most often female missionaries worked in educational capacities establishing schools abroad or worked in medical clinics as nurses and doctors. This report details various projects being done by women missionaries worldwide including medical work being done by Dr. Ruth Hume in India and updates on schools in Africa and Asia. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16438
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[Women on Words and Images]
Help Wanted: Sexism in Career Education Materials: How to Detect It and How to Counteract Its Effects in the Classroom
Princeton: Women on Words and Images 1975. First Edition. Octavo 21.5cm. Stapled pamphlet in white card wrappers printed in red and black; 52pp. Minor shelfwear else Near Fine. Women on Words and Images unknown
Bookseller reference : 56902
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[WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS -- FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION]. HURLEY, F. Jack.
Marion Post Wolcott: a photographic journey. Foreword by Robert Coles.
Albuquerque NM: Univ. of New Mexico Press 1989. 4to. xii 228 pp. Photo frontisp. photo illustrations throughout. Photo-illustrated softcovers NF copy. First edition stated of this remarkable collection of photos shot by Farm Security Administration photographer Marion Post Wolcott as she captured the dark side of the Great Depression as well as the affluent with photos sharecroppers African-American tenant farmer families affluent families in their resorts horse races and more. Univ. of New Mexico Press, paperback
Bookseller reference : 57369 ISBN : 0826311156 9780826311153
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[Women Property Rights], Sir Thomas Erskine Perry
The First step to Change The Married Woman's Property Act where All property she Owned Became her Husband's Who Could Dispose of it as he Pleased
1856. Women's Property Rights Feminism and Women's Rights Perry Sir Thomas Erskine. Pair of Autograph Letters Signed circa 1856 to an unnamed female correspondent about married women's property equality. Archive of 2 letters Totaling 8 handwritten pages both letters signed "E Perry" Before 1856 All property she owned before marriage including wages investments and inheritance with the exception of a dowry became her husband's and he could dispose of it as he pleased. The year of our letters in 1856 that Barbara Bodichon submitted the first petition to the Parliament of Great Britain calling for changes to the property laws concerning married women initiating long-term efforts to achieve property rights and economic and legal independence for them. <br /> <br /> Perry a liberal politician and proponent of women's property rights actively petitioned in the House of Commons for the extension of legal and financial autonomy to women. In the first 4 page letter dated 14 March 1856 Perry writes that his female correspondent's "petition in the House was I think well received…get up as many petitions as possible from different places to be presented on or before that day in favor of a change of the law…and have it signed by men as well as women." Notably Perry recognized the need for alliance and collaboration among men and women and he positioned gender equality as a human rights issue. By the time of his second 4 page letter n.d. missing the opening pages Perry writes his correspondent with points of argument for changes in women's property law. These include "Rights and Responsibilities of Husbands and Wives" "Obligations to Support Children" and "Liability to be sued on her own contracts." While Perry acknowledges that he will need to "study the provisions of the law of this & other countries on the subject" he also asks his correspondent if she and her friends can provide him concrete "examples of the evils sustained under the present law" thus providing him a "cloud of witnesses" against the law as it currently stands. An important set of letters documenting men and women's collaborative pursuit of equality. <br /> <br /> The 1856 petition marked the beginning of a dedicated movement for change. The issue of women's property rights became a central theme in the wider women's rights movement intertwined with issues of divorce and women's political rights. It was a long road from the 1856 petition to the eventual passage of meaningful legislation. The Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 introduced some changes related to divorce allowing legally separated wives to keep their earnings. The Married Women's Property Act 1870 was the first significant legislation granting married women the right to retain their earnings and inherit property up to a limited value. This act was seen as a compromise and still had limitations for example it didn't change the fact that property owned by a woman before marriage became her husband's. Letters are in very good condition with only mild age related toning to paper. unknown
Bookseller reference : 15346
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[Women Science], Original photograph
Original photograph of Co-educational Science Class 1946
Women in Science Education Original photograph of a Large co-ed science classroom with laboratory tables in Soviet Latvia. Small classroom laboratory with 39 figures including 6 women. 1946. Printed on verso “Foto K. Rake Riga…†4 x 6 inches. Twelve figures including two women wear white lab coats and handle test tubes beakers and other laboratory equipment while others look on and observe. The Soviet Union recognized the importance of education for all people regardless of class or gender. After the Revolution liberated women were able to pursue careers as doctors engineers and scientists along with many other professions. Crease to bottom left corner. In very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16670
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[Women Science], Original Photo
Woman Scientist at Work in the Laboratory c. 1910
Women in Science Woman scientist in white laboratory uniform works at a table filled with laboratory equipment c. 1910. Original gelatin silver print photograph. 8 x 10 in. Many women in the early 20th century found impediments to advancing a career in the sciences but this photo demonstrates some of the important and lesser-known historical work done by women. While challenging gender stereotypes in the early 20th century women such as the lab worker pictured here fought discrimination to pursue their educational and professional ambitions. An important record of early women in STEM careers. In very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 17145
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[Women Sports], Baseball
Ladies Champion Base Ball Club c. 1911
turn of the century Championship Women’s Baseball Team Photo Postcard. “The Western Bloomer Girls—Ladies Champion Base Ball Club—Watervliet Mich.†Vintage photo-illustrated postcard of the girls baseball team. No date c. 1911. Eleven uniformed girls pose for a team photograph. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. The Western Bloomer Girls were founded in 1911 by Maud Nelson a renowned pitcher in her own right. “Bloomer Girl†baseball teams of women were formed starting in the 1890s taking their name from Amelia Bloomer who designed loose fitting trousers that women wore while playing sports. Bloomer Girls teams rarely played each other but traveled across America challenging local amateur and minor league men's teams. Bloomer Girls were disciplined sportswomen and frequently won games with their solid skills and competitive spirits. Interestingly these “Boomer Girl†teams were integrated when it came to gender; while most of the players were women each roster had at least one male player. In this image two male players pose in the second row. Verso is blank with space for message and address. Light crease to bottom left corner. In very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 17115
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[Women Sports], [Education]
Women's Athletic Council- Handwritten Notebook of Minutes -1938-1947
Women Sports Education Women’s Athletic Council secretary’s handwritten minutes written in many hands concerning school teams and fundraisers for basketball soccer volleyball and other sports from academic years 1938-1947. Original boards. 8.5 x 6.5 in. Title on front cover" Composition Book Property of Women's Athletic Council Secretary's Book" . 90 pages. Includes additional loose papers related to the council. “Each W.A.C. girl who fulfills her obligations in officiating and playing during the year 2 semesters in which she plays in two sports and coaches one or vice versa is given an additional star for her council work. If she does not fulfill this she is dropped from the council.â€<br /> <br /> Handwritten entries spanning almost a decade of council business relating to managing and promoting Sports for Women. “The first meeting of the Women’s Athletic council was called to order by Miss Helen Wily on September 27. Nominations were opened for new president. Eva Murdock was formally elected to the office. The question of . a coach for freshman hockey was introduced and Wasdine Freedline was appointed to this position. The president made a request of new business and in response to the request freshmen practice days were set for Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sophomore practice days were set for Wednesdays and Fridays. A motion was properly moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Respectfully submitted Anita Brown Sec.â€<br /> <br /> In addition to coaches and rosters for Varsity Freshman and Sophomore teams in basketball volleyball softball and soccer; the council organized various social functions. “New business. There was a discussion of the possibility of a social function before the term ends but nothing definite was decided.†“After debating over several different types of social function It was decided that we have a Weiner Roast down by the river Friday Sept. 20. Ruth Barr and Marylou Gourley were appointed by the president to buy the food.†They also oversaw tournaments and games for students. “Plans were discussed for the Speedball Tournament.†“An intramural tournament including ping-pong shuffleboard badminton to be healed between the five sororities and a team of non-sorority girls.†Some wear and loss to lower portion of spine. In very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16662
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[Women Suffrage], Millicent Fawcett
British Suffrage Leader Millicent Garrett Fawcett Original Photo c. 1890
Millicent Garrett Fawcett. British feminist suffrage advocate and labor reformer. Very early and large portrait of labor activist Millicent Fawcett who improved conditions for women in manufacturing. She is shows as a young woman dressed all in black and seated with a small book in hand. 10 x 7†photograph mounted on 16.5 x 12†board. With 4 large unbound sheets on Fawcett’s biography and life’s work. Autograph facsimile below photograph. “Her main object of making women feel the responsibility of their existence as a means of making them better and happier and so the world better and happier causes her to take a great interest in Women’s education.†Millicent Garrett Fawcett supported the Married Women's Property Act and was very active in the woman’s suffrage movement. She campaigned for women's suffrage through legal change and led Britain's largest women's rights association the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies NUWSS from 1897-1919. “If there be those who idealise the real and maintain that a woman should be but a doll there are others who realizes the ideal of women to no small extent in Mrs. Fawcett and see in her very existence the hopeless refutation of her detractor’s argument.†“Walery Photographer to the Queen / 164 Regent Street London†printed on mat below photograph. Walery was the byline used by a father and son team of photographers from 1884-1898. Printed sheets of biographical information have some foxing toning and wear around edges. Library stamp in upper left corner of photo board. In very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 17185
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[Women Suffrage], [Colombia]
Colombian women vote for first time in historic election to reform government
Colombian women vote for first time. Vintage Gelatin silver print black and white press photo with two images. 7 x 9 in. December 4 1957. Original caption printed above images in part: “Bogota Colombia: Women voting for the first time in Colombian history turned out in large numbers in the 12/1 national plebiscite. Many mothers carried children in their arms as they arrived at polling places…at right a woman voter holds up an ink-stained finger which indicates that she has voted.†This election was doubly historic: 1957 was the first election in which Colombian women voted and it was a special election in which voters decided to implement a new bi-partisan government and end a ten-year period of political unrest and civil war known in Colombian history as “La Violencia.†These original press photo taken by photojournalist within tight timeframe for the benefit of particular editorial board and with the aim of usage by the press to illustrate an article often affected public opinion in the nation. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16532
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[Women Suffrage], Michigan
I believe in Equal Suffrage because men and women are co-partners in the great business of living
Women Suffrage Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Michigan. An Expert's Opinion: The Suffrage Question as Viewed by the Competent Michigan Woman. St. Louis: Michigan Woman's Christian Temperance Union Press Bureau 1910. The broadside states the opinion of Caroline Bartlett Crane's also known as "America's housekeeper" on the women's right vote. "I believe in Equal Suffrage because men and women are co-partners in the great business of living." OAt the time that this description is being written only one copy is recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. Rare. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union WCTU formally endorsed women's suffrage in 1881. Willard and other leaders recognized that the women's ballot was an essential tool to achieving the organization's goals and proclaimed this to the 1881 National Convention. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16430
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[Women Suffrage] , Lucy Stone
Lucy Stone Autograph Letter Signed on the spirit needed from Suffragists 1885
1885. Women Suffrage Feminism and Women's Rights STONE Lucy. Autograph Letter signed from Lucy Stone to Mrs. Pitman regarding suffrage meetings and "what might be done if others who are well felt the same spirit to do what they could. " 1p. on a folded quarto sheet. Dorchester: Jan. 6 1885. very good plus. <br /> <br /> Letter written by Lucy Stone to Mrs. Pitman regarding her mother's health and suffrage meetings. Stone was a prominent suffragist abolitionist and women's rights activist. She writes ''I looked aII day yesterday for the comfort of your face at no. 5 as I thought. your mother might send a message in reply to mine. I am very sorry to hear how poorly she is and I trust she may be better soon. I did not expect she would pay Mrs. Cloflin; and I thought we. might owe her a balance if the collections had not covered the expense as I understood they had not. It was very good of her to take charge of the meetings. Only think! what might be done if others who are well felt the same spirit to do what they could. With kind love to your Mother and to you. Yours truly Lucy Stone''. Great content and very good condition. <br /> <br /> The AWSA worked almost exclusively for women's suffrage while the NWSA initially worked on many issues including divorce reform and equal pay for women. The AWSA included both men and women while the NWSA was led by women only. Around this time Stone proposed to Stanton and Anthonya merging of the two groups. Plans were drawn up and at their annual meetings propositions were heard and voted on then passed to the other group for evaluation. By 1890 the organizations resolved their differences and merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association NAWSA. Stone was too weak with illness to attend its first convention but was still elected chair of the executive committee of the NAWSA. Stanton was president and Anthony was its leader in practice. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16017
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[Women Suffrage], Grange
National American Woman Suffrage Ass Announcing an Important Step in the Suffrage Fight Endorsement by the Grange in 1915
1915. National American Woman Suffrage Association Pierson Alice. The National Grange in Favour of Votes for Women. New York: National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company Inc. 1915.<br /> <br /> First Edition of the leaflet page size: 6-1/4 x 7 inches single sheet of newsprint folded in half 4pp; self-wrapper; some rumpling and creasing but generally very good. "The following sweeping endorsement was passed at the Convention held in Oakland California November 1915 . " The Grange advocates unqualified backing of suffrage supporting any universal suffrage movement by amendment of the Federal Constitution and charges its Legislative Committee with taking charge of the campaign work. Includes opinions and testimonies from leaders of granges in 10 states. With testimonials from the Grange State Masters in Wyoming Oregon Montana Idaho Maine South Dakota and Nebraska this pamphlet published by the NA WSA was part of the campaign of 1915. The National Grange as well as numerous state granges voted every year to support woman suffrage. The NA WSA gratefully noted in their annual meetings the support of the Grange starting in 1907. The second president of NA WSA Dr. Anna Howard Shaw was herself a member of the Grange. This item not in Krichmar. Harper THE HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE Vol. V pp. 206 247 392. unknown
Bookseller reference : 15983
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[Women Suffrage], WF. Cobb W. F.
Open Letter Decries Pankhurst's Imprisonment and "men who have grown rich by sweating women by driving them into the streets
Woman Suffrage COBB W.F. Letters of A Commonwealth Man: Women and Brute Force. London: The Woman’s Press 1912. Single leaflet front and verso 5.5†x 8.5†inches. Open letter leaflet decrying the imprisonment of suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst Dr. Garrett Anderson and Dr. Ethel Smyth: “â€Mulieres and leones†is the cry to-day and it comes from men who have grown rich by sweating women by driving them into the streets; who love to have their wives as gaudy parasites and have not sufficient imagination or heart or religion to recognize that the cause for which they are torturing Mrs. Pankhurst is the same cause for which Jesus died . You have made a mistake we say in your time and your methodsbut when we have had time to recover ourselves we shall all pay you our homage…â€. In very good condition. At the time that this description is being written no copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16673
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[Women Suffrage], WF. Cobb W. F.
Open Letter decries Pankhurst's Imprisonment and "men who have grown rich by sweating women by driving them into the streets
Woman Suffrage COBB W.F. Letters of A Commonwealth Man: Women and Brute Force. London: The Woman’s Press 1912. Single leaflet front and verso 5.5†x 8.5†inches. Open letter leaflet decrying the imprisonment of suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst Dr. Garrett Anderson and Dr. Ethel Smyth: “â€Mulieres and leones†is the cry to-day and it comes from men who have grown rich by sweating women by driving them into the streets; who love to have their wives as gaudy parasites and have not sufficient imagination or heart or religion to recognize that the cause for which they are torturing Mrs. Pankhurst is the same cause for which Jesus died . You have made a mistake we say in your time and your methodsbut when we have had time to recover ourselves we shall all pay you our homage…†In very good condition. At the time that this description is being written no copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16674
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[Women Suffrage], New York
Pro-suffrage pamphlet Why New York Men Should Give Women the Vote 1915
Women Suffrage Why New York Men Should Give New York Women the Vote. New York: Empire State Campaign Committee 1915. Pamphlet. In self wrappers includes statements of support for the bill from Elihu Root Secretary of State for President T. Roosevelt and the Chief Justice of New York’s Court of Special Sessions who stated: “The one great argument for woman suffrage is that justice demands it. Justice known no distinction of sex.â€At this time women’s voting rights were state issues rather than federal and in November 1915 a referendum was on the ballot that would grant women the right to vote in New York. The pamphlet lists eighteen reasons why women in New York should gain the vote including: women’s contributions to the labor force high numbers of women with formal education and the fact that 12 other states had already passed women’s suffrage. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16433
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[Women Suffrage], cartoons
Punch Magazine 2 women's suffrage cartoons 1912
Women Suffrage Punch Magaine. Set of 2 original large print cartoons on women's suffrage. 1912. Punch was a British satirical magazine which was famous for its cartoons on various current events including women’s suffrage. Leading activists such as Millicent Garrett Fawcett even described the staff of Punch as having been 'true and faithful friends' of the women's movement. “United We Differ†shows two senior members of the Prime Minister’s cabinet Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Lloyd George back to back on a platform debating about the topic of women’s suffrage. “No Sympathy Necessary†shows one gentlemen remarking on how seldom he sees his wife due to her involvement in “the Votes for Women business.†“No Sympathy Necessary†has scattered light brown stains around page edges not affecting image or text. Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16437
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[Women Suffrage], Catt, Stone, Blackwell
Woman Suffrage Collection of 8 Booklets from 1910 "The Blue book": Arguments and Results
1910. Alice Stone Blackwell Jane Addams Ida Huster Harper Carrie Chapman Catt Woman Suffrage Arguments and Results : a collection of eight popular booklets covering together practically the entire field of suffrage claims and evidence :New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association 1910 First edition this title became known as the famous "The Blue book" of Suffage. Scarce First edition. <br /> <br /> A collection of eight popular first edition booklets broadly covering claims and evidence related to the women's suffrage movement published together as a resource for suffrage advocates. 4 x 6.5 Original blue cloth boards. Includes writings on women suffrage by Ida Huster Harper "A brief history of the movement for woman suffrage in the United States" Jane Addams "Why women should vote" Carrie Chapman Catt "Do you know" and Alice Stone Blackwell "The sentiment for woman suffrage" among others. Discoloration on cover s and some rubbing tight and Overall good to very good. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16509
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[Women Suffrage], Germany
Women's Emancipation" in GermanyTruths and Lies -1899
1899. Women’s Suffrage Germany P. Aug. Rosler. “Wahre und Falsche Frauen Emanzipation Truths and Lies: Women’s Emancipationâ€. Written in German. Stuttgart und Wien: Dof Roth’sche Verlagshandlung 1899. Printed by Hieronymus Muhlberger in Augsburg. 60 pages. 9 x 6 in. Original paper wraps. Very rare. At the time that this description is being written no copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. An early German language treatise regarding popular myths on women’s suffrage and the Women’s Question die Frauenfrage. The volume lists the Madonna mother of Christ as one example of virtuous women whom all respect. German women were granted the right to vote and be elected from November 12 1918 immediately after the Armistice of WWI. Handwritten ink annotation on front cover. Front and back cover are detached; pages 1-16 detached; pages 49-60 detached. In good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 17141
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[Women Surgeons], Medicine
Women Surgeons at Work at the turn of the century
1900. Women in Sciences. Original vintage photograph of operating room and surgery team. Photograph shows eleven figures dressed all in white standing around a patient in an early operating room. While most of the medical workers are men two women stand at the edges of the group and the woman standing on the left is shown wearing an operating apron and rubber gloves. 8 x 10 in. sepia photo. Photo is in good condition with light scuffing to photo surface two water marks in bottom left quadrant and some dirt and stains to the image border. Light crease in top left corner and small tear on lower right edge. Image remains crisp and clear. An important photograph that shows women’s involvement in the medical field and the development of surgical technology throughout the 20th century. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16208
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