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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
An approximate notion of the bulk of the business may be gathered from the statement that Mr. Woolworth imports a larger tonnage of toys and tree ornaments than all other United States buyers put together, or over one half of the product of the world.
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Ida Rosenthal and Sara Little Turnbull share a connection to a garment most women in America, and many around the world, wear every day: the brassiere, more commonly called the bra.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
With nearly 400 patents to his name, Westinghouse is a beacon of Gilded Age industry.
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
African Americans history is full of business pioneers and the beauty product industry is no exception. From the more well-know Madam C. J. Walker to modern day mogul Rihanna.
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about Madam C. J. Walker, businesswoman and beauty entrepreneur.
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Business, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about Josephine Aspinwall Roche, Progressive reform advocate.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s post was written by Denise Dempsey a Science Reference Librarian who has previously written about the women featured in the motion picture “Hidden Figures” and the post “A Family of Pharmacists”. Among the photographs in the Picture This blog post, Portraits of Nineteenth Century African American Women Activists Newly Available Online, is one of …
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Science, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by Sean Bryant a Reference Librarian in the Science Section who previously wrote about World War I tanks and John Glenn. This post continues the story of the last man to walk on the moon, astronaut, Eugene Cernan, which was inspired by our last NASA talk of 2016. Geologist Dr. Noah …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Biography, Science
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read biographies of African American NASA scientists including those that were the subject of the major motion picture Hidden Figures.
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, African American History, Astronomy/Mathematics, Biography, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Women's History