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
“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
“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
Halloween Highlights
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Discover some of the most haunting items in the Manuscript Division’s collections.
Posted in: Holidays
Diplomatic Holiday Greetings
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The holiday cards of Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson convey more than season’s greetings, providing insight into her career as a photographer in the 1930s and her life as the spouse of a U.S. foreign service officer from 1940 to 1958.
Posted in: Holidays, War and Society, Women's & Gender History