Category: Women’s & Gender History

Refined by: (Author) Josh Levy

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Of Note: Ida Rhodes Dreamed of the Future

July 7, 2022

Posted by: Josh Levy

A literate rant from pioneering programmer Ida Rhodes offers a window into the history of early digital computing, and the women who helped shape it.

Posted in: Of Note, Science and Technology, Women's & Gender History

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Made at the Library: Vera Rubin, Trailblazing Astronomer and Advocate for Women in Science

June 7, 2022

Posted by: Josh Levy

Join us on June 16 for a conversation with authors Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton about their new biography of celebrated astronomer Vera Rubin.

Posted in: Science and Technology, Women's & Gender History

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Artistic Trio: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz Letters to Henwar Rodakiewicz—A New By the People Crowdsourcing Transcription Campaign

March 15, 2022

Posted by: Josh Levy

A new crowdsourcing transcription campaign launched in celebration of Women’s History Month by the Library of Congress By the People program is now complete. It features letters written by acclaimed painter Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, the photographer, fine arts impresario, and gallery manager Alfred Stieglitz to their mutual friend, filmmaker Henwar Rodakiewicz.

Posted in: Digital Collections, Literature Culture & the Arts, Women's & Gender History

Refined by: (Author) Josh Levy