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Posted by: Josh Levy
The National Woman’s Party campaigned against western Democrats for blocking the Nineteenth Amendment. Watch what happened when Senator Key Pittman of Nevada realized he might lose his seat.
Posted in: Politics, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Josh Levy
Learn about the emergence of Washington, D.C. as a scientific city, the pioneering anthropology of Anita Newcomb McGee, and the scientific advocacy of astronomer Simon Newcomb in a conversation with historian and author Vincent Femia on his recent scholarship and research in the Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Events, Science and Technology, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Valentine’s Day conjures images of sugar-coated romance, but suffragists sometimes used the holiday as an occasion to send political messages. This post highlights women’s suffrage valentines found in Library of Congress Manuscript Division collections.
Posted in: Of Note, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Learn about undercover detective Jane Tucker, alias Agnes Parker, in a conversation with author Elizabeth A. DeWolfe about her book and her research in the Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Events, Women's & Gender History
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
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The Society of Woman Geographers Records, housed in the Manuscript Division, contain information on the now century-old organization, including the lives of the founders and early members who established a thriving community of independent women.
Posted in: Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The Manuscript Division welcomed its fourth National Woman’s Party Research fellow this summer and announces the opening of the application period for the fifth year of the National Woman’s Party Fellowship.
Posted in: Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
In the latest book talk from the Made at the Library event series, learn about artist Mary Cassatt’s connections to the American women’s suffrage movement in a conversation with author Ruth Iskin about her research in the Library of Congress's Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Events, Literature Culture & the Arts, Women's & Gender History
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