Collection, 1861-1999 (inclusive), 1861-1897 (bulk).

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Collection, 1861-1999 (inclusive), 1861-1897 (bulk).

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Collection consists of electrotype and photomechanical prints, largely from the 19th century pictorial press, photographs, clippings, and pamphlets illustrating women at work in the United States and abroad. Women are depicted in the traditional occupations open to them: agriculture, factories, laundry, needlework, and school teaching. Additionally they are shown selling at U.S. Sanitary Commission fairs, cooking, nursing, studying design, and taking directions on Edison's phonograph.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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SNAC Resource ID: 6776532

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Tarbell, John P. (John Parker), 1807-1894

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Lovie, George,

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Shepherd, Jessie,

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Harper, W. St. John, 1851-1910

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Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909

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Berghaus, A.,

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Brown, John George, 1831-1913

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000704.0x000250 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of John George Brown letters to Mr. Wheeler, 1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86093857 John George Brown (1831-1913) was born in England and came to the U.S. to achieve success in New York, painting street urchins. He exhibited frequently in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, b...

Waud, A. R.,

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Snyder, W. P.

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Harper's weekly founded in New York City in 1850 as Harper's Magazine. From the description of A collegiate game of base-ball / color lithograph, 1889, August 31. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 53875694 ...

Ray, F.,

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Smith, Lionel D.

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Bunnell, C.,

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Schiffer, Clara Goldberg.

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Clara (Goldberg) Schiffer (A.B., Radcliffe, 1932; M.A., George Washington University, 1939) was a health program analyst in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services concerned with occupational and environmental health and disease prevention. Over the years, she assembled a large collection of prints culled from the 19th century pictorial press and other sources which provide compelling documentation of women's labor history. From the description of Collection, 1861-1999 (inclusive...

Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924

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Frederick Stuart Church (1842-1924), American artist. During the Civil War, he served with Co. A of Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery of Light Artillery. From the description of Letter from Frederick Stuart Church to Nannie Havens, 1863, June 4, Vicksburg, Miss. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 79370924 Painter. From the description of Frederick Stuart Church letters and sketch, [ca. 1885-1898]. (Unknown). Wo...

Upham, Charles W.

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