LGBTQ+ History Lesbian Feminist Periodical Hot Wire Documenting Women's Music and Cultural Activism in Chicago 1988 to 1994
by Hot Wire
1988. Armstrong Jr., Toni L. (ed.). Hot Wire: The Journal of Women's Music and Culture (1988-1994) documents lesbian feminist cultural production through coverage of music, performance, publishing, and community organizing during the late twentieth century. Produced in Chicago, the periodical established a platform for lesbian artists, activists, and writers at a time when independent feminist media sustained networks of communication outside mainstream publishing. The journal includes interviews, essays, and reports on women's music festivals, lesbian performance, and feminist enterprises,... Read More
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Antiwar Mobilization in Madison, Wisconsin, from the Truax Demonstrations to the Cambodia Protests, 1965 to 1970
by University of Wisconsin
1965. [Radical Activism] [Student Protest] Wisconsin, Madison student protest press photo archive documenting antiwar mobilization and police suppression in Madison, Wisconsin, 1965 to 1970, a concentrated visual record of how campus dissent, municipal policing, and press transmission operated during the Vietnam War era. The group centers on successive flashpoints in Madison activism, including early demonstrations tied to Truax Air Force Base in 1965, the antiwar confrontations that culminated in the Dow Chemical protest era, and the Cambodia protests of... Read More
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Only the Dead Know Brooklyn Pulp Edition
by Thomas Wolfe
Wolfe, Thomas. Only the Dead Know Brooklyn. New York: Signet Books 1952. This was the 3rd Printing. About 4" x 7." Contains 150 pages. Cover art by Rudy Nappi depicts a blond woman with her suitor as they lean against the stairs of a New York City brownstone. Citygoers stroll beneath the amber glow of streetlamps, as the sun fades over the Brooklyn Bridge. From the back: "This is the itinerary of a lost man, wandering through the wilds... Read More
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19th Century Ambrotype of a Woman in Quaker Dress
by Ambrotype of a Woman
19th century ambrotype photograph of a woman, who appears to be in Quaker dress. Quarter plate, aprox 3 1/8" x 3 5/8." The glass is enclosed in a embossed case. The case binding has prior restoration. In fair to good condition.
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Letter to a Woman Doctor Inquiring About Marriage Prospects, 1895 "I wish to correspond with a lady physician ...my object is honorable, I will marry if I find one to suit me...
by Woman Doctor 1895
1895. Women in Sciences]. Autograph letter signed from a male doctor, E. C. Houston, practicing out of Memphis, TN to a woman doctor, Lydia Bailey, located in Philadelphia. 6 pages, 7 ¾ x 5 in. Houston addresses the letter "Dear Doctor" and goes on to write about his interest in finding a wife who is "educated in the same profession" as himself. He writes that believes that he "could love her better" than one who didn't share his medical... Read More
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Photo of First Woman To Cast Vote In New York, 1918
by New York Woman
1918. Press photo. Silver gelatin print photograph of first woman voter in New York state as she casts her ballot. 8 x 10 in. Image of Mrs. C.W. Rogers, the first woman to vote in New York after the state granted women the right to do so in 1917. Mrs. Rogers is seen staring directly at the camera as she hands her ballot over. Her husband is standing behind her waiting for his turn to vote. Very good condition,... Read More
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Original Photograph of African American Woman
by frican American WomanPhotography
Bust portrait photograph on decorative cardstock of African American woman. The emancipation of slaves and the 13th amendment in 1865 accompanied more accessible and affordable photography. This image portrays the recently found freedom of African Americans, and some of the subjects of these photographs may have born into slavery. The woman pictured is wearing a high-collared Victorian-era dress with a white corsage pinned on her chest. This fashion style was typical of the 1880's, from which this photo was... Read More
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Nineteenth Century Female Military Service Hand-Tinted Albumen Image of American Vivandiere, circa 1861-1865
by Vivandiere Woman
1861. Hand-colored albumen photograph of a vivandiere, circa 1861-1865, documents female participation in the American Civil War through the visual culture of uniformed service. The studio portrait depicts a young woman dressed in a red, white, and blue vivandiere uniform, wearing a patriotic crown and holding an American flag inscribed "Columbia." Vivandieres, modeled on European military camp followers, wore regimental-style uniforms and provided medical aid, carried water, and operated canteens in proximity to combat. When war began in 1861,... Read More
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The New Wonder Woman!" First Issue in Wonder Woman's 'Mod Era', 1968
by Wonder Woman
1968. [Feminism][Comics] Wonder Woman No. 179. New York: National Periodical Publications, November-December 1968. First printing. Full-color interior comic panels throughout. Original staple-bound pictorial wrappers with red and orange burst design behind a dramatically reimagined Wonder Woman. A watershed moment in comic book history, this issue marks the beginning of Diana Prince's controversial "powerless" era-one that divided fans and feminist critics alike for decades. It is the first to depict Wonder Woman without her Amazonian powers, recasting her as a... Read More
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Wonder Woman First Edition Limited Collector's Bronze Mint Series, 1972
by Wonder Woman
1972. [Women's History] [Comic] Famous 1st Edition oversized 30th year anniversary reprint of Sensation Comics No. 1, originally published in January 1942 by DC Comics. 1972. Measures 10" x 13.75". As part of the Limited Collectors' Bronze Mint Series, this edition faithfully reproduces the debut of Wonder Woman in Sensation Comics, marking her first major solo appearance following her initial introduction in All Star Comics No. 8. The cover, featuring Wonder Woman in her iconic red, blue, and gold... Read More
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Wonder Woman First Edition Limited Collector's Bronze Mint Series, 1972
by Wonder Woman
1972. [Women's History] [Comic] Famous 1st Edition oversized 30th year anniversary reprint of Sensation Comics No. 1, originally published in January 1942 by DC Comics. 1972. Measures 10" x 13.75". As part of the Limited Collectors' Bronze Mint Series, this edition faithfully reproduces the debut of Wonder Woman in Sensation Comics, marking her first major solo appearance following her initial introduction in All Star Comics No. 8. The cover, featuring Wonder Woman in her iconic red, blue, and gold... Read More
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Bill Proposes Extension of voting rights to Women 1900
by Bill Proposes Voting rights to Women
1900. Women Suffrage: Original UK Parliamentary Franchise (Extension of voting rights to Women). A proposed Bill for extending the Parliamentary Franchise to Women. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 2 February 1900. 2 pages, 13 ¼ x 8 ½ in. At this time, England was under the rule of Queen Victoria, and this proposed bill acknowledged women's property owners as individuals who should have voting rights. The bill reads: "...every woman who is the inhabitant occupier... Read More
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Women's Liberation: A CHINESE Communist View
by CHINESE Women
1976. [China][ WOMEN] October League (Marxist-Leninist). Chicago: October League, [1976]. 16 pages. 5.5" x 8.5", illustrated with black and white photos of Women's Day marches, the woman are all performing tasks at work on the image. The Liberation of Women in China. Printed by Highland Park: Internationals Socialists, n.d. 49 pages. 5.5" x 8.5" inches. Original wrappers, Pamphlet. Argues that the liberation of women in China had become subordinate to the needs of the state and industrialization. Highland Park:... Read More
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Women's History Western Americana Cowgirl Archive Depicting Armed Women Riders 1880s-1920
by Cowgirl Women
1880. Cowgirl imagery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century American visual culture documents the public fascination with women performers and riders associated with rodeo culture, Wild West exhibitions, and frontier mythology. Eighteen postcards dating from approximately the 1880s through the early 1920s depict cowgirls mounted on horseback performing actions associated with Western riding culture including firing revolvers and rifles, galloping across open terrain, and lassoing livestock. The images correspond to a period when female riders and sharpshooters gained... Read More
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Early Photochrome photograph of Egyptian Women riding on cart, Circa 1890s
by Egyptian Women
1890. Original nineteenth century photochrome print. 10.5" by 8." Mounted on split card. Photograph shows six women and two small children on the back of a cart traveling on dirt street, guided by a barefoot boy with a white donkey. All the women wear hijabs and have powerful expressions on their faces. Behind the cart is a classic Arab door frame with Arabic or Egyptian motifs. The bottom of the photo reads in gold lettering "2187. P.Z. - Kairo.... Read More
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The Congress of Women, held at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 Commemorative Book
by Mary Kavanaugh Eagle; The Congress of Women
1893. Eagle, Mary Kavanaugh Oldham, Editor. The Congress of Women, held in the Women's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago, USA, 1893 with Portraits, Biographies and Addresses. Los Angeles, 1894. Later California printing. Large encyclopedic volume in black cloth publisher's binding with fraying to cloth edges and fading to spine. Interior pages clean and tight. Accompanied by a commemorative silver salver try from the Columbian Exposition and featuring an image of the Women's Building. As part of the... Read More
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Two prints of Persian Nobleman and a Woman From 1843
by Nobleman and women
1843. Wahlen, Auguste. 'Moeurs, Usages Et Costumes De Tous Les Peuples Du Monde ..' Published in Brussels, 1843. 6.7 x 10.4 inches & 8.9 x 5.9 inches. Plates are lithographs on a vellum type paper with original hand coloring heightened with gum Arabic. Two original antique prints from 'Moeurs, Usages Et Costumes De Tous Les Peuples Du Monde' by Auguste Wahlen. The plate illustrations are brightly colored and intricately detailed characterization of the traditional costumes of a... Read More
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19th Century Women's Health American Journal of Obstetrics: Oneida NY Study, 1884
by Obstetrics and Diseases of Women
1884. Mundé, Paul F., ed. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children (August 1884) documents late nineteenth-century medical approaches to women's health, reproduction, and social organization, including a significant clinical study of the Oneida Community. This issue supports research into the history of gynecology, medicalized interpretations of alternative social systems, and the intersection of reproductive science with utopian communal experiments in the United States. Appearing in the postbellum period of expanding professional medicine, the journal... Read More
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Votes For Women: "Every qualified woman should see that she gets the vote," 1918
by Votes for Women
1918. Votes for Women". Handbill publicizing act that expanded voting rights for millions. 1918. "Every qualified woman should see that she gets the vote." The New Reform Act. Votes for Women. 8 x 5.5 in. 2 pages. Published by the Liberal Publication Department. Leaflet No. 2520. "By the Representation of the People Act of 1918 women are given the Parliamentary Vote for the first time. It is estimated that the number of women thus enfranchised will be six million."... Read More
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Asian American History Anna May Wong Film Publicity Photographs Documenting Hollywood Representation 1943 to 1949
by Anna May Wong
1930. Press photographs of Anna May Wong produced between 1943 and 1949 document the career of the first Asian American woman to achieve international film stardom and provide visual evidence of her navigation of racialized casting practices within the Hollywood studio system. These images place Wong within both wartime propaganda cinema and postwar film production, identifying her participation in American cultural messaging during World War II and her continued presence in the industry despite longstanding exclusion from leading roles.... Read More
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Japanese Samurai Warfare and Historical Memory in Utagawa Yoshitora Woodblock Print Ichinoya Kassen, 1847
by Edo Woodblock
1847. Utagawa Yoshitora. Ichinoya Kassen, 1847, presents a mid nineteenth century ukiyoe interpretation of samurai warfare rooted in the historical memory of the Genpei War, a foundational conflict in Japanese military history. The print depicts three samurai engaged in combat, two mounted with swords drawn and one on foot wielding a long spear, emphasizing coordinated martial roles within battle. Produced during the late Edo period, when samurai identity was increasingly codified through visual culture rather than active warfare, the... Read More
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Victoria Woodhull's Presidential Campaign Newspaper, 1872
by Women's Suffrage Victoria Woodhull
1872. [Victoria Woodhull] New York Tribune, May 11, 1872. Folded measures 12" x 18" inches. Includes short coverage of Victoria Woodhull's presidential run. Woodhull was the first woman to run for president and did so almost fifty years before the 19th amendment passed in 1920 giving women the right to vote. A leader in women's suffrage and proponent of radical social change, generally, Woodhull was a magnetic healer, spiritualist and for awhile a supporter of free love, twice married... Read More
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African American Intellectual History Carter G. Woodson Journal of Negro History Issues on Black Military Service Reconstruction and Race Law 1942 to 1949
by C.G. Woodson
1942. Woodson, Carter Godwin. The Journal of Negro History. 1942-1949. Foundational issues of the journal established by Carter G. Woodson, documenting the institutionalization of Black historical scholarship in the United States and advancing early academic study of African American military service, political rights, and diaspora culture. Issued by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, which Woodson co-founded in 1915, these volumes situate Black experience within national and Atlantic frameworks, including Revolutionary War service, Reconstruction governance,... Read More
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Black Intellectual History and Civil Rights Thought Anthology of African American Oratory from Slavery through Jim Crow, 1925
by C.G.Woodson
1925. Woodson, Carter Godwin. Negro Orators and Their Orations (1925) establishes a documentary record of African American political speech from the late eighteenth century through the early twentieth century and consolidates a lineage of Black intellectual and rhetorical production at a time when such material was systematically excluded from mainstream historical narratives. Compiled by Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the volume assembles speeches by abolitionists, legislators, clergy, and educators... Read More
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Carter G. Woodson's Study of Antebellum African American Education "The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861", Scarce First Edition 1915
by Carter G.Woodson
1915. [African American][Slavery][Education] Woodson, Carter G. The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 is a foundational text in the scholarly study of Black education under slavery. As educator and activist Carter G. Woodson's first published book, it established the methodological and intellectual framework that would earn him recognition as the "Father of Black History." Drawing upon government records, missionary reports, denominational archives, and abolitionist writings, Woodson reconstructs the sustained efforts of enslaved and free African Americans to obtain... Read More
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