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Maud Rittenhouse MayneBlack and white portrait of Isabella Rittenhouse Maud while she was a young woman, between the years of 1880 and 1900.
Display of Home Canned GoodsColored photo comprised of glass jars filled with vegetables such as yellow squash, peas, beets, and other vegetables grown from backyard victory…
For Girls, Corset PagePages 88 and 89 of the For Girls advice book of 1886. These pages contain illustrations of corsets, a fashion item of the period, and descriptions of…
For Girls, Chapter XV As to Young MenA small, yellow/green/brown book containing etiquette for young, unmarried women living during the American Progressive Era (1890-1920).
For Girls.A small, yellow/green/brown book containing etiquette for young, unmarried women living during the American Progressive Era (1890-1920). This is one…
Jane AddamsMoffet Studios, a Chicago based photography studio, took this picture of social reformer Jane Addams sometime in 1914. The picture reiterates Addams…
What a Young Woman Ought to Know - EtiquetteThis small guidebook addresses young women’s questions regarding their bodies, their minds, and their futures.
What a Young Woman Ought to Know - ReligionThis small guidebook addresses young women’s questions regarding their bodies, their minds, and their futures.
What a Young Girl Ought to KnowMary Wood-Allen, an American doctor wrote this advice book for young girls on appropriate conduct, health practices, and relationships.
This text is a medical guide written by a female medical doctor for adult, middle-class white American women to instruct on the proper maintenance of…