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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
Posted by: Josh Levy
Guest author Janet Lindenmuth, Reference Librarian at Delaware Law School, uncovers the story of labor and suffrage activist Ruza Wenclawska in Manuscript Division collections.
Posted in: Politics, Researcher Stories, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Newly acquired letters in the Manuscript Division shed light on social reformer Frances Wright and her relationship with the Marquis de Lafayette, while other Library resources provide researchers with more details into their life and times.
Posted in: Early America, Letters, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Josh Levy
National Woman's Party Research Fellow Magdalene Zier reflects on her research into Goesaert v. Cleary, the Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of Michigan’s 1945 ban on women working as bartenders, which was decided during a pivotal period for the feminist, labor, and civil rights movements.
Posted in: Labor, Law, Letters, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Josh Levy
Join historian Catherine McNeur as she discusses her recent book, Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science, with Manuscript Division historians Josh Levy and Elizabeth A. Novara.
Posted in: Events, Science and Technology, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Josh Levy
A 1937 tea party held at the home of the chief of naval operations, today’s official vice presidential residence, reveals a mansion that was once a showcase of women’s hidden political influence within the nation’s military elite.
Posted in: War and Society, Women's & Gender History