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What a Young Woman Ought to Know - EtiquetteThis small guidebook addresses young women’s questions regarding their bodies, their minds, and their futures.
The Woman Beautiful
Book: "Fighting Modern Evils That Destroy Our Homes"A small green book that discusses marriage and divorce in the context of the early twentieth century.
Book: "Working With the Working Woman"A book consisting of 246 pages that tells the story of 6 different working females during 1921.
Food in War Time
1895 Guidebook, Talks Upon Practical SubjectsThis is a small, green, hardcover, book. It is intended to provide instruction for women on how to care for one’s body.
Women of the WCTU at a meeting, 1924Women belonging to the Committee on Arangements for National W.C.T.U. Convention
"She is doing her part to help win the war." World War I poster by Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952).World War I poster by Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952). "She is doing her part to help win the war." Poster showing a woman cooking with corn meal,…
New Woman — Wash DayA satirical photo from 1901, with the caption "New Woman — Wash Day". Shown is a woman wearing knickerbockers and knee socks — traditional male attire…
Their First QuarrelThe Gibson Girl was a glamorous version of the New Woman, shown here keeping her back turned to her suitor as they both pretend to read.