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1670519 century Women Education Album with handwritten poems and inscriptions from many contributors around 1827 New York. 90 pages. 8 x 5 in. Original boards. 12 poems and writings to a young woman named Eliza. Several are dated 1827 New York. Poetry of friendship addressed to the owner: "Eliza thou hast vex'd me quite; for oh! that pen and ink! How couldst thou ask me for to write Til not my meat and drink-May be that I am half posess'd! But saying as I think The art of writing I detest-Confound the pen and ink!- I must not write I hate to write I cannot-will not-what! O! Yes sweet Miss For one sweet Kiss I'll write without one blot." Friendship albums were popular at this time amongst young women particularly those finishing their time at a female academy and preparing to leave their school friends. Also includes poetry "On Happiness and Contentment" "On the Beauties of Nature" "On the Mind" "On Man." The first entry is a handwritten essay "On Woman" that details the many benefits of women's influence on men. "Of all the manifold blessings bestowed upon man by his omniscient Creator tending to alleviate the miseries destined for him to undergo during his probationary existence here and the better to prepare him for eternal happiness hereafter none can be more highly estimable than those derived from the society of woman. By her genial influence the heart of man naturally prone to yield to the dictates of error is almost imperceptibly led into the paths of refinement where real pleasures only can exist and participates with her in the purer and more delightful affections fo the soul." Some light toning and foxing. Front hinge loose. Very good condition. unknown books
1670719th cent Women education Album with 38 handwritten entries from friends and admirers of a young lady in 1827 Pennsylvania. 8 x 6.5 in. Original boards. Gilt detail to spine and covers. "Louisa M. Partridge" on gilt black leather label on front cover. Green marble end papers. 140 pages. 4 drawings and 1 vivid small watercolor of a rose and open book. Entries marked as being recorded in Middletown Norwich Mt. Lebanon and Woodstock. Clipping pasted to inside front cover: "Definition of a lady's album. - An instrument of torture invented by some cruel fair one to rack the brains of her male acquaintance."<br/><br/>Friendship albums became popular in America in the 1820s as the blossoming culture of sentimentalism made its mark on personal relationships especially those of young women finishing their time at a female academy and preparing to leave their school friends. "O bless the hours when first I met That winning smile of thine! It soothed the lingering long regret of auld lang syne." "To Louisa Let them tell of the joys that e'er can be found In the gay round of pleasure where riches abound Let them picture with Janey's best art the delight Found in tipping nowhere and now there the bright Flowers of beauty as through life we move But give me the smile from the friend that I love.". unknown books
197526562Long Island New York: Not Published 1975. Ann Ullman Hirsch 1929 - 2017 had formal musical training and education at Juilliard and NYU; she was a passionate musician music educator and administrator. In a career spanning more than 60 years she was well known on Long Island for her extensive musical contributions including founding the Eastern Suffolk School of Music in Riverhead in 1977 and serving as its executive director for 10 years. Pianist and violinist she was a valued member of the L.I. Sound Symphony and was a private piano instructor to children and adults. Named East End Woman of Year in Education East End Magazine Suffolk County NY 1979 and honored by Peconic Bay Zonta at a Celebration of Women in 2013. from her obituary in 27 East and several online sources Collection includes: 1975 A 68-page typed manuscript with 2 annotated working draft copies of "A Basic Guide for the Teaching of Piano" by Ann U. Hirsch. These include tipped-on photographs of students' correct form along with the teaching exercises in the text & with extra image-sheets and 35mm photographic negatives laid-in. One of the drafts has extensive marginal notation. All are accomplished one-side either on quality typing bond paper of the time or copies. The original set is a group of loose sheets; working drafts are in 3-ring binders. Ms. Hirsch' introduction explains her purpose since according to her research - "There are also many fine books both long and short written by great pianists that suggest technical and artistic approaches for the advanced and professional performers but my purpose is hopefully to have written something for those who work primarily with beginners. I have tried to make it personal and informal while at the same time offer specific advice in the areas I consider most crucial. My hope is that if this book were to be published it could be made inexpensively in pocket book size and thus be available on counters in music stores as well as in colleges for all those who study piano and expect to teach it too" With 3 typed original letters from Ms. Hirsch to the music publishers Theodore Presser Co. Sterling Publishing Co. and Prentis Hall Publications all describing the content and asking in similar fashion to consider her book for publication. Included here are these three publishers' rejection-replies & another letter from Dover publishing which also rejected her project for various reasons. There is also a handwritten request from Ms. Hirsch soliciting the opinion of a professional editor-writer whom she thought may be able to help put her book into proper form for publication. Our research on OCLC at time of cataloging does not indicate any publication history. With A series of 8 Catalogs of the Eastern Suffolk School of Music spanning the years 1979 - 1989. Approx. 5 ½" x 8 ½" size; stapled printed softcovers; 20 to 40 pages each. These catalogs provide a listing of the board of directors committees administration staff - faculty with extensive musical biographies of the dozens of teachers involved giving instruction in voice piano violin flute cello guitar oboe trumpet dance harp organ recorder French horn viola brass instruments jazz improvisation composition eurythmics early winds theory percussion and more for example the 1988-1989 Catalog lists 42 instructors with their extensive qualifications & background; financial aid information schedules calendars tuition contact details & locations. 1978 - 1984 Group of 30 concert programs for the ESSM including student & faculty performances instrumental offerings & dance programs. Approx. 5 ½" x 8 ½" size; stapled printed softcovers usually 4 pages each giving the pieces played orchestra members & their instruments or soloists. With locations dates; held at the Fine Arts Theatre Southampton College Riverhead Mattituck East Islip H.S. Benjamin House Shoreham-Wading River Library & First Congregational Church of Riverhead. A run of 26 piano recital programs given in 1987 - 2013 by the students of Ann U. Hirsch; given in various private homes on Long Island. Most approx. 7" x 8 ½" size; single folded sheets with four printed sides. 1980-1984 Approx. 30 one or two page programs for the ESSM concerts student recitals often given monthly and a few other miscellaneous programs sponsored by ESSM in the Riverhead NY area: Jazz concerts percussion events concerts by faculty & guests student presentations. With personnel players pieces performed. 1986 A file folder with approx. 30 typed pages of material some on ESSM letterhead. These papers recount the struggle apparently of several months duration of the music school's attempts to restructure the board of directors and executive functions find adequate and sustainable financing and address critical accounting insurance liability and staffing issues which threatened the institution's continued existence. Some of the letters reveal troubling circumstances and finally include the resignation of Ms. Hirsch as the school's executive director and her choice of ceasing any further activities associated with the school including teaching. Other letters document and list various complaints needed changes salary & staffing requirements involving Ms. Hirsch board members and others who were involved in the running of the school. Miscellaneous: A three-ring binder with thumb-guide sections with some dozens of pages; this was Ms. Hirsch' own personal teaching and performance log: Students; Billing; Music; Musicians & Schedule. These sections have handwritten entries lists of student names addresses phone numbers; billing schedule and names columned with payments & various billing tiers. The "Music" section gives student names pieces planning for programs teaching notes; "Musicians" section with names phone numbers musical instruments & often the location of a large group of varied musical talents. With a variety of paper ephemera in a back pocket: newspaper clippings regarding music; MS performance names locations; schedules including for fees; TLS with her teaching offerings; name lists receipts. Approx. 7" x 10" size; black 'leatherette'; worn with tape-repaired spine. 1981 New Directions Resource Center Inc. Fifth Anniversary Gala list of donors; ESSM provided music.1983 Eastern Suffolk Woodwind Quintet & 1984 Michael Parola: Percussion Plus both hosted at The John Drew Theater of Guild Hall East Hampton. 1983 Eastern Suffolk Woodwind Quintet & 1984 ESSM Flute Choir performances both hosted at the Parrish Art Museum Southampton. 1984 The Raphael Trio appearing at the Shoreham-Wading River H.S. program. 1989 2-sided flyer program for Music Recital Mrs. Charlotte Murrin with pieces performers listed. With several 'reminder' and location direction-sheets for attendees of Ms. Hirsch' student performances. Condition: Generally everything is in very good condition with light wear and soiling to letters and binders. A very good archive documentation on a very active woman educator performer and teacher's musical & creative life. . Typed Draft. Various. Very Good. Not Published books
1873M7603Washington DC:: Government Printing Office 1873. 1873. 305 x 244 mm. 4to. iv 430 1 errata 1 blank pp. 19 plates 18 numbered and 1 un-numbered tables 3 figs. index; occasional light foxing. Modern maroon cloth gilt spine new end-leaves. Very good. Beginning at page 202 J. Harry Thompson gives a remarkable case report of a woman who had been admitted more than once to the Columbia Hospital for Women suffering from severe pain in the supra-pubic region with continuous urine dribbling. Having discovered a foreign object in the bladder Thompson removed it by an incision made in the viscous through the vagina with the patient under etherization. The foreign object turned out to be an iron handle of a crochet-needle around which had been wound and knotted hempen cord. The crochet-needle was encrusted with deposits of urine salts. The un-numbered plate gives an image of the crotchet-needle. Plates include illustrations of surgical procedures and instruments. Contributors include Samuel C. Busey on the diseases of children; D. Webster Prentiss on diseases of the eye and ear; and F. A. Ashford on the diseases of women. Rutkow GY20.1 Government Printing Office, 1873. hardcover books
16536Autograph album given to female student in Walnut Hill KY. The Forget Me Not Album. New York: Published by Leavitt & Allen 1857. Original red leather boards. 8 ½ x 7 in. Embossed front and back cover gilt-edge pages and gilt detail on front cover and spine. 48 pages. Includes 4 portrait engravings under tissue of ladies identified as Nanette The Duke's Daughter Beatrice Katharina; as well as 1 engraving on the title page. Inscribed to Miss Virginia Holby on the front end page "as a reward of merit." Includes 17 other handwritten inscriptions from fellow students. Some foxing and toning on engraving pages. Very good condition. <br/><br/>Signature album kept by young woman Virgina Holby during the end of the 1857 school year. All of the inscriptions are dated to June 1857 as the academic year was coming to a close and students were dispersing for the summer. Virginia's classmates affectionately address her as "Jennie" throughout the album and while some write poetic verses such as "Forget me not Forget me never till yonder sun shall set forever" others leave a simple "good bye" or requests to "Write me first would you." Jennie's classmates signed their names along with their respective hometowns--some places hundreds of miles away from Walnut Hill--in Illinois or western Kentucky. At this time in the southern United States it was not uncommon for girls and young women from wealthier classes to be sent away to private institutions modeled after the English finishing school. Secondary and higher education became a symbol of class as poor or working class people could not afford this training. An album of quotes and well-wishes amongst female classmates in June 1857 as they were dispersing for the summer months. unknown books
193810268Horn Austria: Foto-Werkstatte Rudolf Bartosch 1938. Photograph Album. Leather bound. Near fine. A collection of 91 photographs depicting women's service in the Reich Labor Service. Bound photograph album string at spine silver emblem of the Reichsarbeitsdienst Weibliche Jugend on front cover. Highlights of the album include women in military dress uniforms women in Nazi Swastika bathing suits women dancing with soldiers soldiers building railroad tracks. Beginning in 1935 the Reich Labor Service Act mandated service to the German state. It was compulsory for both sexes with either service to charitable organizations or more often military projects. An important part of the organization was to educate German youth about National Socialism. Foto-Werkstatte Rudolf Bartosch unknown books
180819596Philadelphia: Published by Johnson & Warner; Lydia R. Railey ! for Bailey Printer 1808. Second Philadelphia edition the first appearing in 1803. Some foxing; a little chipped at the head of the spine calf a bit rubbed and the spine label just a bit worn at one corner; a very good copy. 12mo original calf red morocco label gilt lettering 4 140 pages. Engraved frontispiece four plates plus woodcut illustrations in the text. From an English work published by Newbery as early as 1762 but updated for an American audience; Karpinski attributes the work to Goldsmith Welch suggests Newbery as the editor of the English edition. Nipps Lydia Bailey 8; Welch 949.2; Karpinski page 149; Rosenbach 376 which notes updates for an American audience--including mention of Dr. Franklin of Philadelphia as well as in a passage on fossils "lately in the state of New-York the bones of an enormous quadruped have been discovered underneath the surface of the earth" this with a footnote "A complete skeleton of this animal is not to be seen at Peale's Museum in Philadelphia.--Ed. Published by Johnson & Warner; Lydia R. Railey [! for Bailey], Printer, unknown books
50433Philadelphia: Penn Monthly 1878. Offprint. First separate edition. Octavo. Sewn pamphlet; printed blue paper wrappers; 12pp; errata slip bound in after final leaf of text. Rear wrapper neatly detached; old tide-line to upper margin of front wrapper; text tight and unmarked - a Good complete and sound copy. Signed in type and end of text by Charles F. Dunbar. Article reprinted from the April 1878 issue of Otis Kendall's Penn Monthly in which Stillé's original article had appeared two months earlier. Dunbar an eminent Harvard economist answers the criticisms of Stillé then provost of the University of Pennsylvania who had taken issue with the profferment of the Harvard Preliminary Examination for Women in the city of Philadelphia. Stillé's argument appears to have been based as much on parochialism as criticism of the exam's content; he was at this time working to raise the profile of Penn among elite American universities and resented the incursion of Harvard onto Penn's home turf. But Stillé evinces more than a little snobbery to say nothing of chauvinism in his assertion that ".no hot-house treatment which forces a precocious and unnatural development can ever produce that fruit which is the support and comfort of human life" - an assertion which Dr. Dunbar answers somewhat caustically: "These truths are well-worn and not denied but if they serve in connection any other purpose than that of a modest rhetorical embellishment it is because the relate to some fancied system quite different from that under discussion." <br/><br/>Despite widespread criticisms similar to the ones ably answered by Dunbar in the present essay The Harvard Examinations for Women - quite stringent covering a wide range of subjects and requiring their subjects to answer in at least two languages other than English - eventually became a national standard for the accreditation of young women who were unable whether for reasons of gender or circumstance to attend four-year universities. Stillé meanwhile became one of the University of Pennsylvania's historical icons; ".the extraordinary progress begun in his administration initiated the great expansion that was to continue under his immediate successors." DAB. The pamphlet appears uncommon - though widely catalogued in WorldCat nearly all holdings examined appear to be digital copies of the original held at Harvard's Schlesinger Library. unknown books
15644Early Women's Liberation and the Automobile in the Age of Suffrage. Collection of 4 pieces tracing the new path to independence gained by women with the invention of the automobile. Coming of age at the same time as the suffrage movement was reaching full swing the new technology offered by the automobile allowed women not only a newfound sense of freedom but the ability to travel unimpeded to demonstrate mastery of a new technology and even opened careers in mobility. This collection's vintage pieces include rare printed material on women and the automobile a signed license letters and photos from women who drove right over gender barriers explore the new world opening to women in the 20th century. <br/><br/>Leading up to the 20th century automobiles became a symbol of women's increasing social mobility and financial independence. Car makers and dealers realized that a significant number of women wanted and were capable of purchasing their own cars; and so they developed vehicles and marketing campaigns specifically for the female population. This collection's early 1913 brochure "To the American Woman" represents this trend and it declares that "the automobile . is of the greatest use to the woman.because of the importance of her work a woman's need for saving time and effort is imperative." The car saved wives and mothers time as they executed familial duties. It also provided some single women with independent incomes. As young women purchased their own vehicles some used the technology to support themselves by becoming mechanics and chauffeurs. These women are represented in this collection by a 1923 "Motor Magazine" with coverage on women car owners a vintage photo of the first woman to motor from Africa to London and an original 1929 Professional Chauffeur's License for Vivian Pickard. Pioneering women like those in this collection overcame gender barriers by increasing their mobility taking advantage of opportunities for mechanical and technical education thus opening new possibilities for women in transportation technology. unknown books
188822743New York 1888. Published in The Century Magazine June 1889 p. 217. 1 vols. Image 8-1/4 x 9 inches; archivally matted with the original page showing the illustration as published. Fine. Fenn Harry. Published in The Century Magazine June 1889 p. 217. 1 vols. Image 8-1/4 x 9 inches; archivally matted with the original page showing the illustration as published. Fine YWCA Drawing by Harry Fenn. A splendid rendering of the Romanesque facade of the New York YWCA at 7 East 15th Street incorporating the letter H the initial letter of the article "Certain Forms of Woman's Work for Woman". Harry Fenn 1838-1911 was born in England and came to the United States in 1864 where he made a successful career as an engraver painter and illustrator. Among his commissions was one from D. Appleton to travel extensively throughout the country and illustrate Picturesque America. He was one of the founders of the American Water Color Society and was a member of Salmagundi Club and the Society of Illustrators. Reed The Illustrator in America p. 20 unknown books
18313497Mount Pleasant: Roscoe Printer 1831. First edition. 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed yellow wrappers dampstained throughout. First edition. 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. NEITHER IN NUC NOR AMERICAN IMPRINTS. Prime of the well known family was made Principal of the Seminary in 1831 after the Ladies who conducted it were relieved of their duties. The curriculum included Latin Greek and French; Geology Mineralogy Botany and Zoology as well as Domestic Economy and Vocal Musick sic. Everything the well turned out young ladies of the seminary would need to know. Not in NUC. Not in American Imprints Roscoe, Printer unknown books
16242The Married Women's Property Act 1882." 45 and 46 Vict. c. 75. London: Ward Lock & Co. Salisbury Square E.C. 8.25 x 5.25 in. Original paper wraps with small losses along edges and tape on spine. Scattered light brown stains on cover along left edge. The Married Women's Property Act of 1882 extended the rights granted in 1870 by giving women full financial independence allowing them to buy and sell property keep all earnings and retain an inheritance of any size. No copies in institutions and libraries as per OCLC Worldcat.<br/><br/>The 1882 Married Women's Property Act. Under the terms of the act married women had the same rights over their property as unmarried women. This act therefore allowed a married woman to retain ownership of property which she might have received as a gift from a parent. Before the 1882 Married Women's Property Act was passed this property would have automatically have become the property of the husband. Married women now had full legal control of all the property of every kind which they owned at marriage or which they acquired after marriage either by inheritance or by their own earnings. unknown books
16396A Million Women Appeal to the Voters of New York for Justice. New York: Empire State Campaign Committee 1915. 1 page. 9 x 5 ½ in. 1 listing on OCLC. Printed in advance of the 1915 New York election in which women's suffrage was on the ballot as a statewide initiative.<br/><br/>The broadside lists the number of women who want to vote in New York the number of women already able to vote in other states and leading political officials in favor of women's suffragesuch as President Wilson and the NY Governor. The Empire State Campaign Committee was a coalition of many suffrage organizations and was headed by famous activist Carrie Chapman Catt in order to bring New York women together in support of the state woman suffrage amendment. The referendum was defeated in 1915 but passed two years later in November 1917. Dented upper left corner; light diagonal creases. Very good. unknown books
17041Women Education Handwritten Memory album from young woman in New England with handwritten poems and inscriptions 1847-1849. A memorabilia recording many aspects of the first major movement of women's education in the United States brings depth to a movement that was groundbreaking in its time but today is largely at risk of disappearing from the historical record. 12 handwritten entries dating from 1847-1849 most from Norwich CT. Original brown leather boards. Front and back covers gilt detail in floral motif with gilt edges. 8 illustrated plates. Memory albums held autographs sentiments and reminiscences of friends and schoolmates similar to yearbooks today. Young women particularly those finishing their time at a female academy and preparing to leave their school friends tended to be the ones to create friendship albums. "Around my path may lovely flowers Spontaneous show their bursting bloom On secaph pinecones pass thy hours Without one cloud thy soul to gloom." With entries female friends and male admirers alike. One entry from Oliver Sherman is annotated "A fine young man". Lacks spine yet boards still solid and holding. In very good condition. unknown books
17189Women Suffrage Anti-War and Women Suffrage Handbill. "Who Shares the Cost of War" No date 1915. "Who dares say that war is not their business In the name of Justice and Civilization give women a voice in Government and in the councils that make or prevent war." 1 page. 7 x 5 in. Women press for the vote in this handbill by expressing their unique perspective and concerns on the effects of War including the labor to maintain the US economy health care for war casualties and support for widows and orphans. The pamphlet lists 9 questions on who pays the social costs of men leaving for foreign wars; for each question the answer is Women. WWI began in 1914 and in these early years the United States was declared neutral in the conflict. "Vote for the Women Suffrage Amendment in November." While Pennsylvania voters rejected the 1915 referendum to grant women of the state the right to vote the state was the 7th to ratify the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote on the federal level. Paper is brittle. Chips and small losses to top and bottom edges and 2 closed tears along left edge. Still god to very good condition. Only 1 copy of this item in any institutional or library collection according to OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
19993041Athens: Hill Street Press 1999. First edition limited to 200 numbered copies signed by all contributors as issued. Copy #127. Full cloth with gilt-stamped lettering in cloth-covered slipcase. Issued without dustjacket. Edited by Pearl Amelia McHaney. Contributors include Bausch Chappell Douglas Gilchrist Grooms Hannah Hood Maxwell Price Wilbur et al. Black & white photographs. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine slipcase. Signed by Contributors. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Hill Street Press Hardcover books
197048866New York: Women of Youth Against War & Fascism 1970-1972. First Edition. Thirteen quarto issues 27-28.5cm; illustrated wrappers stapled; 16-28pp per issue; illus. Publication sequence runs as follows: Vol.1 Nos.1-8; Vol.2 Nos.1-5. Trivial wear to extremities else Fine and uniformly well-preserved. Early sequential run of issues of this second wave underground feminist journal published in New York by the Women's Caucus of the YAWF. The caucus was responsible for organizing the first major demonstration of the women's liberation movement in New York the Women's Strike for Equality Day August 26 1970 when 50000 women marched down 5th Avenue in honor of the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Their journal published between 1970-1974 covered a broad spectrum of issues facing women childcare welfare union organizing income inequality abortion sexual harassment racism imprisonment with the goal of striking "at the very root of women's oppression" envisioning "a total transformation of the subservient secondary status of women in all phases of life" Vol.1 No.1. Contents include contributions by Sue Steinman Deidre Griswold Sue Davis Naomi Cohen Sharon Martin Pam Meyers Afeni Shakur Emily Hanlon Nikki Green and others. Substantial runs are uncommon particularly those containing the earliest issues. Women of Youth Against War & Fascism unknown books
16241The Hon. Mrs. Norton and Married Women." By Arthur Arnold. The Married Women's Property Committee. Manchester: A. Ireland and Co. Printers Pall Mall. 1878. 15 pages. 7 x 5 in. Vertical fold down center with creasing some losses and adhesive at edge from previous binding. Light toning. This pamphlet outlines the struggles that women faced on their road towards greater autonomy. Her husband withheld access to their sons from her as children were legally considered their father's property; her advocacy for mother's rights influenced legislation in the succeeding two Married Women's Property Acts of 1870 and 1882. The pamphlet acknowledges the role of her advocacy towards the passage of the 1870 act. unknown books
15349Hilda Martindale. Autograph Letter Signed. Dated April 24 1939. 1 page. 7 x 4.5 in. Black ink on light blue paper. In her hand Martindale writes in thanks of a friend's encouragement and sends a copy of her recent work. In full: "Here is my book. You were so encouraging about it that I hope you will accept this copy. The review have been good but the sales bad! Perhaps you would tell people about it" Martindale was an important advocate for women's employment rights in her day; she made history as one of the first woman factory inspectors in Victorian England and rose to become the Deputy Chief of her department. In 1938 she published a book on the history of women civil servants likely the book she references in the letter and upon her death her estate established a foundation dedicated to assisting British women working in male-dominated fields. Very good. unknown books
16295Women. Photo Album: Three Sisters. Midwest 1918-1927. Oblong octavo. Covers are brown cloth boards held by ties. Oblong octavo 11" x 7" inches. Title "Photographs" in gilt. 230 snapshots in a variety of sizes most 3.5" x 4.5" inches but also 2.25" x 3.5" 1.5" x 2.25" and 7" x 5". Both black and white and sepia in glossy and matte finishes. Very occasionally torn along the fold and minor silvering to a few photos. The life of three sisters growing up in the Midwest is captured with warmth and incredible detail creating a culturally significant document of middle-class family life between the World Wars. The majority are captioned in white pencil or white ink with the name of the person in the photo and a brief description like "Sunday best"; some are a little ironic tone such as "Seeking sunburn" underneath a photo of two of the sisters sweaty and bare armed in a row boat and "No water but our tongues" under a picture of the sisters as little children in bathing suits on their porch pulling silly faces. We follow the women from childhood through early adulthood through their schools and summer camps across suburban Ohio the shores of Michigan and the wooded Ozarks. The private lives of these young girls are revealed to be impish spirited and silly in these intimate photographs; At the same time they were growing up in a period of great change. With the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 they were the first generation of women to come of age in a time when they could exercise the right to vote. Bumping at corners and a half-inch tear at top of spine otherwise clean. First page separated. A fascinating cultural artifact of a historically significant period for women's rights. unknown books
17042Women Education Handwritten Memory Album from female student with 36 handwritten entries from friends and admirers at school in New York and Massachusetts 1876-1882. A memorabilia recording many aspects of the first major movement of women's education in the United States brings depth to a movement that was groundbreaking in its time but today is largely at risk of disappearing from the historical record. 8.5 x 7.25 in. Original black leather boards. Gilt detail to spine and front cover. Filled with 36 entries nearly all of which appear to be young women who are friends and schoolmates including locations such as Holyoke and Northampton Massachusetts and several from New York and entries from Philadelphia Chicago and Colorado. Original owner Amy Vail was a student at Newburgh Female Seminary in Orange County NY and Miss Burnham's School in Northampton MA. Memory albums held autographs sentiments and reminiscences of friends and schoolmates similar to yearbooks today. Young women particularly those finishing their time at a female academy and preparing to leave their school friends tended to be the ones to create friendship albums. "Aimee the French have as past of "to love" but at Snake Hill they proved more clever For having a lovable girl in the present they Christened her "Amy" for ever." "When around thee dying Autumn leaves are lying Oh! then remember ours And at night when gazing On the gay hearth blazing Oh! still remember me." One entry is signed "Your Loving Schoolmate" by Kittie Kennedy and she places her location "Newburgh GFS" at her closing a female seminary in Orange County NY. Several other entries are also located at Newburgh. At some point Ms. Vail switched schools as the earlier entries from 1876-79 tend to center around Newburgh while later entries from Northampton around 1881 specify "Miss Burnham's School." Spine is worn. In very good condition. unknown books
17139Madame Robert Mirabaud. "A propos du Suffrage des Femmes." Epinal Imprimerie Nouvelle 15 Rue Des Minimes. 1911. Original paper wraps. 23 pages. 8 x 5 in. Scarce early treatise on women's suffrage in France. Women in France gained the right to vote in 1944 although suffrage activists had been working towards this goal for decades. The document calls on equality for women and lists notable women throughout history including Joan of Arc Catherine the Great Florence Nightingale and George Sand. It also mentions suffrage movements and policies in the United States including: Massachusetts Louisiana Montana Iowa New York Michigan Wyoming Colorado Utah and Idaho. Wyoming was the first US state to enfranchise women in 1890; by the time this pamphlet was printed women could vote in 6 states. It also mentions policies in Australia New Zealand and British India. Circular white sticker in top left corner of front cover not affecting text. Light diagonal scratches on front cover over author's name. In very good condition. Very rare with No copies in any institution or library collection in the US according to OCLC. and just 1 copy recorded internationally. unknown books
16202Henry M. Pierce "Address to the Second Graduating Class of the Rutgers Female College; delivered in The West Presbyterian Church Rev. Dr. Hastings' on Sabbath Evening May 31st 1868. By Henry M. Pierce LL.D. President of the College. New York: Agathynian Press. 1868. Inscribed on inside end page "Compliments of H. M. Pierce President". Blue wrappers. 16 pages. 9 ¼ x 6 in. While Rutgers had a "Female Institute" for higher education since 1839 the school was accredited to award four-year degrees in 1867 and became Rutgers Female College with a location on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. An important piece of history from one of the earliest four-year colleges open to women. unknown books
16559Women's Education Chapone Hester; Gregory John; Pennington Sarah. Chapone on the Improvement of the Mind; Dr. Gregory's Legacy to his Daughters; Lady Pennington's Advice to her Absent Daughters; with an additional Letter on the Management and Education of Infant Children. London: Scott Webster & Geary c. 1827. Marbled leather boards. 32mo approximately 3.25" x 5.5" inches. 262 pages. Two engravings a frontispiece with tissue guard and a title page illustration. First edition in very good condition of this omnibus of foundational works in women's education. The individual texts brought together in this publication were all wildly successful and went through multiple editions in both Europe and the United States. While "conduct books" aimed toward's women's self-improvement became popular in the mid-19th century this edition is remarkable for encouraging rational understanding and free thought in young women through a proper education Chapone as well as defending a woman's right to follow her conscience over blind obedience to marriage vows or social codes Pennington who divorced her husband and was cut off from her children. This illustrated edition of Mrs Hester Chapone's conduct book. Written for her niece who was 15 years old at the time. Throughout the letters Chapone encourages rational understanding through reading history and literature. She explicitly states that sentimental novels are to be avoided. With four illustrated plates and an illustrated title page. The topics discussed range from economy government politeness religion as well as the heart and affections. Chapone's Letters were written when the popularity of advice or conduct books were at its peak. It had over 28 editions printed and first editions are extremely rare this is an early edition. including a French translation. unknown books
16622Women Education Photo album from all girls' school with 23 images of sports leisure and extracurricular activities. Gelatin silver print Photos dated 1916-1918. Original green cloth boards with "Photo Sketches" on the front cover. 14 card-stock pages. 6.25 x 7.5 in. Original black and white photos in various sizes from 2 x 2.75 in. to 3.5 x 5.5 in. Handwritten captions and dates with every photograph. Includes one program for a school stage production of "Blue Beard". Various photos from the St. Mary's School campus including many images of students pursuing extracurriculars such as sports and leisure in addition to photos of the grounds and some faculty.<br/><br/>Photo album of Ms. Rachel A.M Carpenter of Saint Mary's School in Wantage located in Southern England. Photos include images of the field hockey cricket and tennis teams; friends in school uniforms at leisure; and swimming in "the Baths". Friends are noted with their full names initials or nicknames such as "Tufty". Includes three cast photos from a school production of "Blue Beard" which was performed during summer term 1918.St. Mary's School was founded in 1873 as a girls' school and was at the forefront of the women's education movement in Britain. Just nine years earlier there were only 12 public secondary schools for girls in England and Wales and it wasn't until 1918 that compulsory schooling was required for children up to 14 years of age for both boys and girls. unknown books
