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Front of handwritten letter, with address

Anne Royall: “Queen of All Hags,” or “Virago in Enchanted Armour”

Posted by: Julie Miller

A map of the eclipse site drawn by meteorologist Cleveland Abbe, in a letter to his wife.

Failing to See: The United States Eclipse Expedition to West Africa

Posted by: Josh Levy

Four women hold a large rolled petition in front of the entrance of the National Women's Party Headquarters.

“We, the Undersigned”: Women and the Right to Petition

Posted by: Elizabeth Novara

Several loose pages of Montgomer's journal.

Unfolding Research: Reading American Women’s Diaries with Jennifer Putzi

Posted by: Lewis Wyman

Monochrome portrait of Kelley, facing camera

Florence Kelley and the Feminist Opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1920s

Posted by: Josh Levy

Nighttime view of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius with ships on the water in the foreground.

Now Available Online: The Colorful World of Montgomery C. Meigs

Posted by: Michelle Krowl

Image showing the book cover of Eliza Scidmore, The Trailblazing Journalist Behind Washington's Cherry Trees, by Diana Parsell.

Made at the Library: Eliza Scidmore, Trailblazing Journalist, with Diana P. Parsell

Posted by: Elizabeth Novara

Monochrome image with large locomotive in foreground, workers in background

New Guide Highlights Asian American and Pacific Islander Collections

Posted by: Josh Levy

Four pages of the donated letter from Susan. B. Anthony to Agnes Leach Kirkpatrick.

Giving History: Susan B. Anthony Wrote to My Great-Grandmother, Agnes Leach Kirkpatrick

Posted by: Elizabeth Novara