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17171Suffrage Cookbook Virginia League of Women Voters. Virginia Cookery Book: Traditional Recipes. Richmond VA: Virginia League of Women Voters 1921. First edition. 192 pages. Cream illustrated boards. 9.25 x 6.5 inches. "Believing that our spirits are strengthened by well nourished bodies we have collected with care the recipes contained in this volume." The Foreword reads: "The Virginia League of Women Voters offers this book of Virginia Cookery in the hope that those who use it will find it helpful and will have the added satisfaction of knowing that by purchasing a copy they will have contributed to the fund of the League for education in good citizenship." The Virginia League of Women Voters was organized to help women attain and exercise their right to vote after the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote was passed in Congress in 1919. Virginia however was one of the nine southern states that opposed the amendment and refused to ratify it. Virginia women at last won the hard-fought right to vote in August 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment became law and exercised that right soon after in the November elections. Recipes are attributed to members of the community with local advertisements giving the reader a genuine feel for the community. Light brown film adhered to large portions of front and back cover. Else in good to very good condition. unknown books
17185Millicent Garrett Fawcett. British feminist suffrage advocate and labor reformer. Very early and large portrait of labor activist Millicent Fawcett who improved conditions for women in manufacturing. She is shows as a young woman dressed all in black and seated with a small book in hand. 10 x 7" photograph mounted on 16.5 x 12" board. With 4 large unbound sheets on Fawcett's biography and life's work. Autograph facsimile below photograph. "Her main object of making women feel the responsibility of their existence as a means of making them better and happier and so the world better and happier causes her to take a great interest in Women's education." Millicent Garrett Fawcett supported the Married Women's Property Act and was very active in the woman's suffrage movement. She campaigned for women's suffrage through legal change and led Britain's largest women's rights association the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies NUWSS from 1897-1919. "If there be those who idealise the real and maintain that a woman should be but a doll there are others who realizes the ideal of women to no small extent in Mrs. Fawcett and see in her very existence the hopeless refutation of her detractor's argument." "Walery Photographer to the Queen / 164 Regent Street London" printed on mat below photograph. Walery was the byline used by a father and son team of photographers from 1884-1898. Printed sheets of biographical information have some foxing toning and wear around edges. Library stamp in upper left corner of photo board. In very good condition. unknown books
16673Woman Suffrage COBB W.F. Letters of A Commonwealth Man: Women and Brute Force. London: The Woman's Press 1912. Single leaflet front and verso 5.5" x 8.5" inches. Open letter leaflet decrying the imprisonment of suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst Dr. Garrett Anderson and Dr. Ethel Smyth: "Mulieres and leones" is the cry to-day and it comes from men who have grown rich by sweating women by driving them into the streets; who love to have their wives as gaudy parasites and have not sufficient imagination or heart or religion to recognize that the cause for which they are torturing Mrs. Pankhurst is the same cause for which Jesus died . You have made a mistake we say in your time and your methodsbut when we have had time to recover ourselves we shall all pay you our homage.". In very good condition. No copies of this item held in any library or institution worldwide as per OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
16674Woman Suffrage COBB W.F. Letters of A Commonwealth Man: Women and Brute Force. London: The Woman's Press 1912. Single leaflet front and verso 5.5" x 8.5" inches. Open letter leaflet decrying the imprisonment of suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst Dr. Garrett Anderson and Dr. Ethel Smyth: "Mulieres and leones" is the cry to-day and it comes from men who have grown rich by sweating women by driving them into the streets; who love to have their wives as gaudy parasites and have not sufficient imagination or heart or religion to recognize that the cause for which they are torturing Mrs. Pankhurst is the same cause for which Jesus died . You have made a mistake we say in your time and your methodsbut when we have had time to recover ourselves we shall all pay you our homage." In very good condition. No copies of this item held in any library or institution worldwide as per OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
15966National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies London. 1 p. 8v0. In fair condition on aged and creased paper. The first name of the signature is difficult to decipher. She writes that she met Lynd 'some time ago at Mrs. Green's' and that she remembered her name 'when Mrs. Heseltine suggested it in connection with a vacancy which we haw at present time at this office. I The vacancy is for a Press Writer i.e. someone to conduct Suffrage and Anti-suffrage controwrsy in various papers to write articles etc.' She is unsure whether Lynd 'would care to consider anything at all of this nature or whether you are anxious to work' as she understands that 'Mr. Lynd has been ill' but suggests she telephone her to discuss the appointment. unknown books
16258Archive of 13 letters regarding the qualifications of a 19th century teacher in New England dating 1847-1853 . All letters are in very good condition. Fold lines and creases but clear writing and very little foxing. A collection of letters of recommendation and certification dated 1847-53 for a teacher Miss Emily L. Goddard from various schools and individuals in towns around Western Massachusetts including Barre Wilbraham New Salem Athol and Petersham. In the 19th century women were limited to workingonly in certain fields and teaching was generally accepted as one of these fields. The recommendation letters state her certifications in various districts or her general qualifications to teach a common school. The common school movement was a public education movement started in Massachusetts that promoted free schooling for all children. This archive outlines one tenacious young teacher experience as she gained recommendations and respect from those who worked with her to further her carrier. unknown books
16662Women Sports Education Women's Athletic Council secretary's handwritten minutes written in many hands concerning school teams and fundraisers for basketball soccer volleyball and other sports from academic years 1938-1947. Original boards. 8.5 x 6.5 in. Title on front cover" Composition Book Property of Women's Athletic Council Secretary's Book" . 90 pages. Includes additional loose papers related to the council. "Each W.A.C. girl who fulfills her obligations in officiating and playing during the year 2 semesters in which she plays in two sports and coaches one or vice versa is given an additional star for her council work. If she does not fulfill this she is dropped from the council."<br /> <br /> Handwritten entries spanning almost a decade of council business relating to managing and promoting Sports for Women. "The first meeting of the Women's Athletic council was called to order by Miss Helen Wily on September 27. Nominations were opened for new president. Eva Murdock was formally elected to the office. The question of . a coach for freshman hockey was introduced and Wasdine Freedline was appointed to this position. The president made a request of new business and in response to the request freshmen practice days were set for Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sophomore practice days were set for Wednesdays and Fridays. A motion was properly moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Respectfully submitted Anita Brown Sec."<br /> <br /> In addition to coaches and rosters for Varsity Freshman and Sophomore teams in basketball volleyball softball and soccer; the council organized various social functions. "New business. There was a discussion of the possibility of a social function before the term ends but nothing definite was decided." "After debating over several different types of social function It was decided that we have a Weiner Roast down by the river Friday Sept. 20. Ruth Barr and Marylou Gourley were appointed by the president to buy the food." They also oversaw tournaments and games for students. "Plans were discussed for the Speedball Tournament." "An intramural tournament including ping-pong shuffleboard badminton to be healed between the five sororities and a team of non-sorority girls." Some wear and loss to lower portion of spine. In very good condition. unknown
189472955London, Richard Bentley & Son., 1894. 2 Original-Leinenbände, 8°, 354/344 Seiten. Mit jeweils einen gestochenen Frontispiz.
8vo, iv, 88pp., part II only, dibound. The second part of this extremely rare report from the Female Friendly Society. Contents include: Account of a Female Friendly Society at Leeds; Rules, orders, and regulations of the Blackheath Friendly Society for Women; Rules to be observed... for the encouragement of Industry and Frugality in the Female Poor, residing within the Parish of Godalming; Society of Lincoln for the relief of poor married women during lying-in, and for the employment of their children in common needle-work; Plan of a lying-in charity... for the benefit of the wives of the soldiers belonging to the three Regiments of Foot Guards; Lying-in charity at Kendal; Rules of the Exeter Lying-in charity...; Account of schools at Ely... by Miss Metcalfe; Mrs. Hill's account of the Shakespeare Walk Female School; Account of an institution, consisting of three schools set on foot and supported by ladies, in the country village eighty miles distant from London.
12mo [19 x 13 cm]; vii, 427 pp, 8 plates including frontis, 2 double-page maps (one with damage in blank margin), other illus. original brown cloth, decorated in blind and gilt, with gilt spine title lettering, internal hinges strengthened, lacks rear blank endpaper, old owner's stamp on title erased, good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Taylor 306. Hill 101: "First edition of a significant book on Tongan history, which has chapters on the discovery of the South Seas, Captain Cook's visits to Tonga, the Methodist mission, the civil war in Tonga and the reign of King George." One of the plates is on the different types of coral found there, another plate shows two types of canoes used by the natives.
1666019th century Handwritten Composition book filled with handwritten poems and verses from a young lady in Lancaster County Pennsylvania 1880-1883. Original cloth boards. 8 1/4 x 7 in. "Compositions" embossed on front cover. 100 pages. Each page filled with handwritten poems and reflections including writing about attending school and nostalgia for being a student. "Mary A. Dunlap Willow Grove School 1880" written on first page. Original poems such as "Away to School" and "The School House on the Hill" "Fond memory paints the scenes of other years Green be their memory still And bright amid those joyous scenes appear the school house on the hill. // Cho. Oh I never can forget no I never can forget The old school house on the hill. // There hands the swing upon the maple-tree Where you and I once swung; There flows the spring forever flowing free As when we both were young. // There climb the vines and there the berries grow which once we prised so high; And there the ripe nuts glisten in the glow Of rich October sky."<br/><br/>Includes original history reports on American Literature and The Colonial Period 1640-1760. "The Colonial Age was mainly one of fighting and manual industry.The drama then the most popular form of literature in England was not tolerated by the Puritans and did not flourish therefore in America. Libraries were few and the means of communication but scant; hence the age was not favorable to literary development and the growth of American literature was slow indeed." Includes list of prominent American writers including: Thomas Jefferson John Greenleaf Whittier and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Excerpts from several of Shakespeare's most famous works including Twelfth Night "Music/ That strain again; it had a dying fall; Oh it came o'er my ear like the sweet south That breathes upon a bank of violets Stealing and giving odor" and As You Like It. "Sweet are the uses of adversity; Which like the toad ugly and venomous Wears yet a precious jewel in its head". Seven drafted letters at end of book regarding dinner invitations letters of condolence and a subscription to The Atlantic Monthly. Last several pages are ledger book of loans and debts. Brown stain in upper inside corner of book affecting last 40 pages. Very good condition. unknown books
1952180711952. African American Small Photo archive of 6 sepia-toned Kodak prints of African American women posing beside the foundation of a small building. 1952. Measure 5" x 3.5" inches. Photos show 4 subjects alone or in one image 2 in a pair standing in an open field with trees lining the horizon. At their feet a small rectangle of cinderblocks surround a poured concrete foundation. In one image a woman sits on the low wall made by the blocks. In another two of the women turn toward the camera one resting a foot on the low wall hands on her hips smiling proudly. That they took photos in this early stage of construction suggests the foundation might be for a small home belonging to one or all of the subjects. The 1950s saw homeownership increase rapidly in the United States but due to governmental redlining practices black home loans were in some places impossible to get without borrowing from predatory lenders. As the primary mode of generational wealth is passed through property the economic impact of housing discrimination continues to be born out long after redlining ended. The pride on the subject's faces suggests the obstacles overcome to put a stake in their own land not just for themselves but for generations to come. The University of Virginia's Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library describes "Black joy" as "a phrase used by historians to highlight the positive aspects of Black history separate from its suffering. Representations of African Americans living lives at once ordinary and inspired both deeply personal and universal is an integral piece of any American history archive." Versos of photos marked with "This is a Kodacolor Print made my Eastman Kodak company T.M. Regis U.S.Pat.Off Week of August 11 1952." An intimate archive commemorating Black success despite struggle. unknown
1887164541887. Women in Sciences United Hospital and Dispensary Baldwin Place Boston. Typed signed letter inviting to joining hospital advisory board and information sheet about the board. Letter dated May 18 1887. Notable for the time the membership board for United Hospital and Dispensary lists several woman doctors and emphasizes that here "women may be treated by competent female physicians exclusively if they so desire." It also lists Mary Livermore a famous journalist and advocate of women's rights. Very good. unknown
16574Women Employment Lucy Wilson. "Women and Legislation." Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights. June 20 1874. Original paper wrappers. 4 pages. First edition. 8 1/2 x 5 in. A Letter addressed to the Editors of the Leeds Mercury. "These measures all point to one conclusion that motherhood is a crime. The woman who is guilty of it unless.she is rich and independent shall not eat bread for six months thereafter or twelve as the House may determine." In this open letter Wilson decries legislation which would forbid new mothers from working yet fails to provide any public assistance for them to care for their families. "No Act has been passed decreeing that such women shall not suffer cold or hunger or to 'deem that they commit an offence' if they are hungry." Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights was a British organization dedicated to watching restraining and influencing legislation especially in matters affecting the interests of women and the personal rights and liberties of the people. Small losses along spine. Very good condition. unknown books
1910175431910. Women in Science Archive of three photos of women doing experiments in science laboratories in the 1910s. Three silver gelatin photos of various sizes. The first photo is an original silver gelatin photograph of a Rustic pharmacological laboratory with female technician c. 1910. Three individuals pose amongst dozens of glass vials containing medical powders and remedies. 3.5 x 5 in. Original black and white photograph. Two figures wear white aprons or smocks indicating their important role in mixing and measuring different medicines. The first university Pharmacology department was established in 1847 and thus began the formalization of this field of scientific research as the 20th century witnessed a steady increase in the number of new drugs that would improve the human condition tremendously. Verso inscription in pencil and pen in European language. The second photo is an original silver gelatin photograph of a science laboratory with 6 person around a table filled with special equipment. c. 1920s. Real photo postcard. 3.5 x 5.5 in. From unknown European country. 4 girls in matching uniforms stand around a table engage in experiments and write observations in their notebooks. 1 uniformed young man stands nearby while an older student or teacher supervises. This dates from the 1920s after WWI had ended but a period in which militarization in Europe was considered of upmost national importance. The early 20th century was also a period of great development for women's education as more schools and programs opened to girls. Real photo postcard was never mailed and has no message written on verso. Creases in lower and upper right corners. The third photo is of a Woman scientist in white laboratory uniform works at a table filled with laboratory equipment c. 1910. Original gelatin silver print photograph. 8 x 10 in. Many women in the early 20th century found impediments to advancing a career in the sciences but this photo demonstrates some of the important and lesser-known historical work done by women. While challenging gender stereotypes in the early 20th century women such as the lab worker pictured here fought discrimination to pursue their educational and professional ambitions. An important record of early women in STEM careers. Overall in very good condition. unknown
16700Tucker Henry St. George. Women Suffrage by Constitutional Amendment. First Edition Signed and Inscribed. New Haven: Yale 1916. First Edition. Small 8vo pp. viii 204. Inscribed by the author a very nice copy. Kruchmar 2068. 40111 These lectures were delivered in the William L. Storrs Lecture Series before the Law School at Yale University. Tucker 1853-1932 was a Congressman from Virginia. He argues that a Constitutional amendment providing for women's suffrage would violate the division between state and federal powers. According to Tucker the right to vote is not a federal issue but a local one. unknown books
16433Why New York Men Should Give New York Women the Vote. New York: Empire State Campaign Committee 1915. Pamphlet. In self wrappers includes statements of support for the bill from Elihu Root Secretary of State for President T. Roosevelt and the Chief Justice of New York's Court of Special Sessions who stated: "The one great argument for woman suffrage is that justice demands it. Justice known no distinction of sex."At this time women's voting rights were state issues rather than federal and in November 1915 a referendum was on the ballot that would grant women the right to vote in New York. The pamphlet lists eighteen reasons why women in New York should gain the vote including: women's contributions to the labor force high numbers of women with formal education and the fact that 12 other states had already passed women's suffrage. Very good condition. unknown books
1919163201919. Women Employment:: This document was created with the intent of finding employment and for women contracted on temporary terms to work in government-appointed positions during World War I. The Committee advised that women have options to become permanent members of the government workforce and be treated equally with male colleagues i.e. equal pay not having additional clerical duties etc. Ministry of Reconstruction. Women's Advisory Committee. Report of the Sub-Committee Appointed to Consider the Position after the War of Women Holding Temporary Appointments in Government Departments. Presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. London: Published by his Majesty's Stationery Office 1919.Modern blue card wrappers with paper label. 8 page folio. Very good condition. The sub-committee which wrote this was composed of six women and two men demonstrating the interest and respect for women's work and labor contributions during World War I. unknown
19212411180434xbvkChemnitz, Verlag von Gottlob Koelzle, ohne Jahr (Verlagsanzeige im 'Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel vom 30.03.1921'). 48 Seiten auf kräftigem Papier. - Türkis-farbener kartonierter Originalumschlag mit kleiner Deckelillustration und rot-schwarzem teils kalligraphischen Deckeltitel und halbtransparentem unbedrucktem Seidenpapierumschlag; 8vo.(ca. 13 x 19 cm).
195561063Los Angeles CA: K. Jo ca. 1955. Folio. 14 x 18 in. Original pen & ink w/ gouache colouring on studio board initials of artist at lower right corner edgewear & chipping to corners fore-edges still a VG- exemplar. This delightful artwork mock-up for a Vogue fashion advertising counter display featuring a stylish black chenille silk yarn cocktail dress with the model sporting a short haircut hoop earrings and white evening gloves. The same model is shown wearing a beret and chenille wool/rayon fabric evening coat double-breasted pinch waist and gloves. K. Jo the unidentified artist has left the banner blank which would have included in the printed version the day & time of either the fashion display or of the possible patterns. This cataloguer could find no information on the original artist and two possible references to cover art designs for Vogue in 1951 and 1953. K. Jo, unknown
190048886Cincinnati: The H.W. Weisbrodt Co. n.d. ca 1900. ca. 1900. TRADE CATALOG. First edition. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" in over-sized color pictorial wrappers featuring a pantheon of women above the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid in Egypt and with original glassine dust jacket. 16 pp. Color illustrations throughout. Sewn at spine with red silk ribbon. A very scarce and beautifully printed Victorian catalog for women's shoes. The company specifically designed shoes for young women that were graceful shapely and easy to the foot to make it a pleasure for walking in the fall and winter. These styles include the Rambler the Cresto the Waverly the Ardsley the Carmen the Hy-Tide and the Dixie. This catalog features the latest company styles shown against the backdrop of color cover art of shoes worn by the Queen of Sheba Helen of Troy Cleopatra Pocahontas Betsy Ross and others. Founded originally in 1893 by Julian future Treasury Secretary under Roosevelt and Truman and Kokenge a Kentucky shoe manufacturer the company transferred operations to Columbus Ohio in 1932 and operated until 1975. Light soiling light bumping to corners and with light wear to the extremities. Glassine dust jacket with 1/2" x 1/2" chip to bottom edge of front and rear cover along with minor chipping and wear to edges. Very good. The H.W. Weisbrodt Co., n.d. [ca 1900]. unknown
193554115New York: Falstaff Press Inc. Privately Issued for Cultured Adults 1935. 8vo. 16 pp unpaginated. printed on sepia-tinted paper with numerous text illustrations printed in brown ink. Self-printed softcovers uncut very slight dustsoiling NF copy. First edition of this very rare pamphlet on birth control issued by the notorious mail-order erotica publisher Falstaff Press which specialized in republishing many of the Panurge anthropological titles including titles on sexuality sexual disorders birth control eugenics phallic worship scientific sexualia and flagellation. Most of these titles were written by some of the most significant anthropologists and sociologists working in the new and growing field of sexual sciences in the 1930s including Hirschfeld Reclus Niemoeller and Rohleder. Solomon Malkin was a young New York University scholar who had studied under Magnus Hirschfeld at the Institute for Sexual Science in Berlin and oversaw the choosing of illustrations and text for the birth control pamphlets. This work details the very unreliable “Rhythm Method†of contraception depending on the charting of menstrual cycles however notes that this is has only 50% effectiveness and should be combined with artificial birth control methods. Worldcat locates 6 copies UC Davis Emory NLM Case Western Cleveland Melbourne; See: Jay Gertzman Bookleggers and Smuthounds: The Trade in Erotica 1920-1940 pp. 192-195; 353-354. Falstaff Press, Inc., Privately Issued for Cultured Adults, paperback
189600009241Chicago: The Winters Co 1896. Sheets. Very Good. Chromolithograph calendar 4 chromolithograph sheets. 8" x 11.25" or 20 cm by 29 cm. Each drawing has a lady dressing for winter spring summer and fall in the latest fashion of the day. The winter sheet was a supplement to the Boston Herald issued on Dec. 8th 1895 the spring sheet was the supplement to the Boston Herald issued on Dec. 15 1895 the summer sheet a supplement to the Herald issued on Dec. 22 1895 and the fall sheet was a supplement to the Boston Herald issued on Dec. 29 1895. All sheets are tied together by a thin pink ribbon. Each sheet has a small calendar in the left corner with three months represented on each sheet. The winter sheet depicts a lady standing in a public square with a church and municipal building in the background spring shows a lady picking flowers in a pastoral lane summer shows a lady sitting on a bench next to a hayfield and the fall sheet depicts a lady mailing letters on a city street with yellow flowers in her hand. Wikipedia "Richard Veenfliet". The four chromolithographs were drawn by Richard Veenfliet. Veenfliet was a German-born American artist Civil War Veteran having fought for the Union an architect and an early advocate for immigration. Veenfliet moved from New York state to Michigan and would become a member of the Cincinnati Art Club. He was active in the art community until his death in 1922. A charming and richly detailed calendar. Very Good with the occasional tiny surface rub and a discreet tear to the right margin of both the spring and summer sheets .5" and 1" respectively. The Winters Co unknown
191459972New York: Judge 225 Fifth Ave. March 1914. Folio. 13 x 16 in. 8 leaves unnumbered. including 8 colour prints. Printed & decorated brown softcovers dark brown lettering borders and Art Nouveau device front cover punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ brown silk braid yapp fore-edges slight spotting to first leaf slight wear very minor rubbing to corners still NF copy. First edition of this surprisingly scarce supplement issued for Judge Magazine featuring eight art prints of Judge magazine covers cleverly detailing men’s frailty and women’s loveliness. These feature six by Flagg including “An American Queen;†“Putting out the Flames†with young woman tearing up photos of former beaus; “Cherries and Roses†of woman applying her makeup; “Prisoner to the Bar!†with man kneeling before his intended pleading and cupid standing by; and “The Rumble Seat†with couple riding in their Brass Era auto cupid in tow and license plate 11=1. Sarka’s illustration “An Old One Warmed Over†featuring young beautiful woman with much older man and Kimball’s “the Harvest Moon†round out the group. They were marketed to be removed and framed in contemporary Leslie’s Weekly and Judge magazines. No copies located in Worldcat. Judge, 225 Fifth Ave., paperback
195363861New York NY: Longmans Green and Co. 1953. 8vo. vii 1 152 pp. Frontisp. 4 illustrations. Black publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on spine printer’s logo illustrated endpapers minor dustsoiling to upper fore-edge w/ d.j. cover art illustration of homesteader couple minor chipping head & foot of spine minor dustsoiling scuffing couple closed tears slight sunning to spine still VG/VG- copy. First edition stated of this semi-autobiographical novel set against the backdrop of a young homesteading couple on the Dakota plains overcoming invasions of grasshoppers wolves a brutal winter and adversity. Wilder Lane 1886-1986 writes how she based this on her own experiences as the child of Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957 author of the Little House on the Prairie series. Scarce in original dustjacket. Longmans, Green and Co., hardcover
