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Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Archivist Elizabeth Livesey explores the history of one of the oldest Jewish women’s grassroots organizations in the United States, as well as that of her own family, in two collections related to the National Council of Jewish Women.
Posted in: Behind the Scenes, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
As we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, a large format poster, recently discovered during the processing of an important addition to the National Woman’s Party Records, provides a glimpse into British and American women’s suffrage alliances.
Posted in: Politics, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Kaila Brugger, a 2022 Archives History and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA) intern, explores diaries that speak to her from within the Manuscript Division's holdings.
Posted in: African American History, Civil War, Diaries, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The Society of Woman Geographers is one of several professional associations featured in a new exhibition at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Exhibits, International History, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The Manuscript Division recently processed the papers of journalist, author, environmentalist, and animal rights advocate Ann Cottrell Free, who early in her career covered World War II-era Washington and post-war China.
Posted in: Journalism, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The Vietnam Women’s Memorial exemplifies one representational, and controversial, addition to the larger Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and is part of a broader debate over who and what becomes part of the nation’s public memory.
Posted in: War and Society, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The Manuscript Division welcomes our first National Woman’s Party Research fellow this fall and announces the opening of the application period for the second year of the National Woman’s Party fellowship.
Posted in: Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The last Sunday in September is designated as Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, a time to reflect upon, honor, and preserve the histories not only of those who have died in military service, but also the parents, spouses, and family members who continue on in the midst of sorrow.
Posted in: War and Society, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Ryan Reft
Forty years ago, Patricia Roberts Harris went down in defeat to Marion Barry in the 1982 mayoral election in the District of Columbia, yet, her campaign correspondence with legal scholar, feminist, civil rights activist, and unofficial political advisor Pauli Murray reveals the impact of gender on the outcome, the role of intersectionality in the lives of Black women, and the way defeats can lead to future victories.
Posted in: African American History, Politics, Women's & Gender History