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Seeing the American Woman, 1880-1920
[From 1880 to 1920, the first truly national visual culture developed in the United States as a result of the completion of the Pacific Railroad and a new level of invention, …
Claiming Her Place in Congress
The fall of 2018 saw an unprecedented number of women enter Congress, changing estimates of how long it might take to achieve equal representation. For the first time, women …
The Rankins of Montana
This is the story of the Rankins, a family that embodied the risk and ambition that transformed America. John Rankin arrived in the West chasing the adventure of gold mining but …
Winifred Black/Annie Laurie and the Making of Modern Nonfiction
Winifred Black worked in journalism from 1888 to 1936, often writing under the pseudonym Annie Laurie. Her work appeared in the Hearst papers - especially the San Francisco …
Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940
In the years from 1880 to 1940, considered the glory days of the American circus, between a third and a half of the cast members were women, a large group of very visible American …
Women, Art and the New Deal
In 1935, the United States Congress began employing large numbers of American artists through the Works Progress Administration-fiction writers, dramatists, photographers, poster …
Paper Dolls
Paper dolls might seem the height of simplicity-quaint but simple toys, nothing more. But through the centuries paper figures have reflected religious and political beliefs, …