This collection includes a selection of 19th century woven coverlets; photographs and historical documents from Historic Huguenot Street provide information about woven coverlets and carpet weaving.
Browse the collection by "item subject" (e.g., "women," "women in education) or "broad subject" (e.g., "Women -- United States -- History -- 19th Century"). See in particular materials from the Roxana Chapin Gerdine Collection. Roxana Chapin was...
Civil War, 1861-1865; Plantation life; Schools; Women
This online exhibit begins with the first American-made sampler, embroidered by Loara Standish in the 17th century. Additional samplers from the 18th and 19th centuries are also featured.
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Girls; Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony); Samplers
Fraktur were commonly used in the 18th and 19th centuries to document major events in the lives of German Americans. Users can limit searches by creator, location, category (e.g., Christmas greeting, house blessing, marriage blessing), and media...
Highlights include a woven coverlet and needlework of a scene from "Lady of the Lake" by Hylah Hasbrouck, as well as examples of awards that she received (e.g., best worsted needlework, 1844). Portraits of her daughters and samples of their work...
Includes photographs of Vassar students, faculty and buildings from the latter half of the 19th century. Christine Ladd-Franklin's diary documents her experience at Vassar in the 1860s, as well as her early years of teaching.
Education (Higher); Women astronomers; Women college students; Women college teachers; Women's colleges
This collection includes studio portraits of actresses and actors from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Notable women among the almost 600 images of actresses: Viola Allen, Mary Anderson, Lotta Crabtree, Maxine Elliott, Julia Marlowe, and...
Most of the 1400 items in this collection were used to promote peace and social justice. Additional highlights include anti-slavery stickers from the 19th century and stamps created from peace posters drawn or painted by high school students,...
Camilla Urso (1842-1902) was one of the leading violinists of the 19th century. This collection includes portraits of Urso, concert programs, and advertisements.
This digital collection includes 8,000 cylinder recordings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Highlights include more than 300 songs performed by Ada Jones, six songs performed by Sophie Tucker, and songs from the World War I period...
Cylinder recordings; Popular music; Songs; Women musicians; Women singers; World War, 1914-1918
This collection includes more than 1500 images of advertising trade cards that date from the late 19th and early 20th Century. Among the hundreds of cards that depict women are advertisements for appliances, clothing, musical instruments, patent...
Children in advertising; Girls; Women in advertising
Sisters Sue McBeth (1830-1893) and Kate McBeth (1833-1915) were missionary teachers to the Nez Percé in North-central Idaho during the last quarter of the 19th century. In addition to documenting their interactions with the Nez Percé tribe and...
Indians of North America; Religion; Sisters; Women missionaries; Women teachers
Fraktur were commonly used in the 18th and 19th centuries to document major events in the lives of German Americans, such as births and baptisms, marriages, and house blessings. Broadsides in the collection include English and German versions of "A...
This collaborative digitization program includes content from more than 100 archives, libraries, and museums across Tennessee. Highlights include documentation of Tennessee's key role in the passage of the 19th Amendment; photos and documents from...
African American Women; Civil rights movements; Civil War, 1861-1865; Women -- Suffrage
Highlights include periodicals The Young Woman's Journal (1889-1929), published by the Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association, and The Woman's Exponent (1872-1899).
Mormon women; Societies and clubs; Women's periodicals
This collection of 448 photographs documents the National Women's Party's campaign for ratification of the 19th Amendment, as well as its later campaign for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
This online exhibit features sections on "19th Century Style," "Full Circle of Life," "Indigenous Innovation," "Forming Cultural Identity," "Dancing in Beauty," and "The Powwow World." The exhibit includes video clips of contemporary Native women...
Clothing and dress; Indian women -- North America
United States -- Colorado; United States -- Montana; United States -- North Dakota; United States -- Oklahoma; United States -- South Dakota
Elizabeth Harrison (1849-1927) and Rumah Avilla Crouse founded the Chicago Kindergarten Training School in 1887. This collection highlights the Kindergarten Movement in Chicago, education reform in the 19th and 20th centuries, and role of...
This overview includes numerous examples of illustrations, sheet music, and ephemera (e.g., an ornate Boston Valentines Party dance card).
Essays explore such topics as dance types, fashion, dance etiquette, and opposition to dance.
