Of Note: Happy New Year from Journalist Bess Furman
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Celebrate the New Year with these unique greeting cards from the papers of journalist Bess Furman.
Posted in: Holidays, Journalism, Women's & Gender History
Category: Holidays
Dreaming of a Slow Christmas
Posted by: Josh Levy
Sometime in the mid-1930s, an aeronautical engineer sent out a particularly un-Christmassy looking Christmas card, one that featured a sleek aircraft soaring above a speeding train and automobile, with an art deco cityscape in the background.
“I Did Not See the Use of Being Uncomfortable on Thanksgiving Day”: Tight Clothes and Big Meals in 19th-Century America
Posted by: Michelle Krowl
In an 1861 letter to her mother, sixteen-year-old Louisa Russell recounted a Thanksgiving feast that battled against her "considerably tight" clothing.
“The Spirit of ’76” Marches On: Inspiring the Fight for Women’s Equality
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
In celebration of July 4, several items from the Library’s collections document how the nation’s 1876 centennial celebration inspired women suffragists to continue the fight for the vote and for equality.
Posted in: Holidays, Politics, Women's & Gender History
Memphis T. Garrison and the NAACP Christmas Seal Program
Posted by: Julie Miller
The Christmas seals produced by the NAACP were the brainchild of Memphis Tennessee Garrison. This story unfolds in the NAACP Records at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: African American History, Holidays
Thanksgiving at Howard University: “A Gala Day for All”
Posted by: Andrea J. Briggs
In November 1913, freshman Jean Snowden remained on campus at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she recorded the exciting events of the Thanksgiving holiday celebrations in her diary.
Posted in: African American History, Diaries, Holidays
“The Spirit of ’76” Marches On: Inspiring the Fight for Women’s Equality
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
In celebration of July 4, several items from the Library’s collections document how the nation’s 1876 centennial celebration inspired women suffragists to continue the fight for the vote and for equality.
Posted in: Holidays, Politics, Women's & Gender History
Of Note: New Year’s Receptions and White Feathers at the White House in 1818
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
A new acquisition sheds light on White House New Year’s receptions, fashion, and the social customs of Washington society during the presidency of James Monroe in the early national period.
Posted in: Holidays, Politics, Women's & Gender History
Happy Thanksgiving: Reflecting on the Simple Joys of Daily Life
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
This Thanksgiving take inspiration from Alice Stone Blackwell’s “Pleasure Book,” where the journalist and women’s rights advocate recorded daily moments of optimism and joy.
Posted in: Diaries, Digital Collections, Holidays, Women's & Gender History