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1915 circa

Woman Suffrage Party of the City of New York

Votes for Women! The Woman's Reason

List of arguments for why women should be allowed to vote, including "Because women must obey the laws just as men do, They should vote equally with men. Because women pay taxes just as men do, thus supporting the government, They should vote...

GLC08963

News

Study Women in the American Revolution with Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History, Baruch College, CUNY

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University are pleased to announce that registration for Spring 2020 courses is now open for the online Master of Arts in American History Program for K–12 teachers affiliated...

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Book

1867

Brockett, L.P., 1820-1893

Women's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism and Patience

JB00526

Basic Page

History U | Women and Politics in 20th-Century America

Women and Politics in 20th-Century America This History U course examines the struggles and successes of American women fighting for equality in American politics, life, and culture, from the movement for suffrage to campaigns for fair wages. Course...

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Printed document

circa 1863

Ware, John F.W., 1818-1881

to the women of New England

The New England Women's Auxiliary Association encourages women to assist in the efforts of the United States Sanitary Commission. Describing the organization, the Commission states, "It gives its aid whenever and wherever it is most needed...

GLC03619.01.01

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Book

1856

Stevens, Charles Emery, 1815-1893

Anthony Burns: a history.

Published by John P. Jewett and Company. Illustrated with "drawings made on the spot" pertaining to the arrest of Anthony Burns in Boston. Stevens offers an "account of the early life of Burns, of his arrest, of his voyage back to Virginia, of his...

GLC00267.152

History Now Issue