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Writing the first modern field guide to birds, Florence Merriam Bailey was an American ornithologist who committed her published works to educating the public about the importance of preserving natural habitats and endangered species. Signed Book "Birds of New Mexico" , considered her most substantial work. Containing over 200 plates.....
[Women Education] [Handwritten] Scrapbook album from a female, first year college student in Pennsylvania from 1936-1937 school year. Includes 107 pieces of ephemera from East Stroudsburg State Teachers College and surrounding areas, including the Poconos, New Jersey, and New York. Rich with handwritten captions and notes. 12.5 x 10 in.....
[Women in Science] Archive of two photos of women doing experiments in science laboratories in the early 1920s. Two silver gelatin photos of various sizes. The first photo is of of female students conducting experiments in a chemistry lab at Northwestern University. Three women students and their instructor cook an.....
Silver gelatin portraits of faculty and graduating class from the University of Manitoba Medical School. Canada 1932. Measures 16 x 12.5 inches. 42 student subjects including a single female student. 2 faculty members with illustration of school building between them. Mounted to photographer's board. Photographer's info in bottom corner, "Campbell.".....
[19th cent Girls Education] Mathematical notebook for girl grammar school students in, c. 1876. Handwritten arithmetic problems fill each page of the book. 8 ¼ x 7 in. Original boards. 214 pages. Unpaginated. First 30 pages of notebook were later repurposed to record Deaths and Marriage notices clipped from newspapers.....
9 pieces from the League of Child Welfare and Maternity, founded in 1919 by Frances, Lady Chelmsford to ensure nationwide pre and post-natal care to women in India. In addition to 7 Typed Letters Signed by Chelmsford's assistants requesting and thanking donors for their contributions to the endowment, there is.....
Imperial size albumen portraits of faculty and graduates from the medical class at Iowa State University. 1900. Large photo measures 18 x 22 inches. 36 subjects. 27 wear graduation caps and gowns. Only one graduate is female, a Mrs. M. L Nell, all the others white and male. Throughout the.....
Imperial size albumen photo of faculty members from the Medical Department at Willamette University in Oregon. Medical School Faculty Class of 1883. Very Large original photo measures 22 x 15.5 inches. 10 subjects including one female faculty member. Taken by Abell studios. Mounted to photographer's board. Women were not allowed.....
Mildred Cohn. Original copy of PhD dissertation. Oxygen Exchange Reactions Between Organic Compounds and Water; Kinetics of the Acetone-Water Exchange Reaction. New York: Columbia University, 1938. 687 pages. Throughout her career, Mildren Cohn overcame gender prejudice to leave a profound impact on biochemistry and biophysics. In 1982, Cohn was awarded.....
Description: [Nurses] [Photo Album]. This photo album dates back to 1901 and depicts a young woman who was a member of the recently established Army Nurse Corps and her travels across the USA. 149 silver gelatin photographs ranging in size from 3” x 2” to 6.5” x 4” inches. Album.....
Imperial size albumen portraits of faculty and students at American Medical College. St. Louis Missouri , 1911. Large photo measures 24 x 20 inches. 40 subjects, every one of them male except for a single female student, listed below as "F Heflin." Photographed by Hays Studio. Mounted to photographer's board.....
Two letters commending a female medical student, Clara Cowles, who is about to enter the field. The first is an autograph letter signed and dated 16 March 1893. 1 page handwritten on National Homeopathic Medical College of Chicago letterhead, from the desk of W. M. W. Davison, M. D. 9.....
3 photos of women working in scientific laboratories in the decade before World War II. Girls at the time were discouraged from pursuing a scientific education, and those who did found their contributions minimized. Despite the obstacles, these press photos document three women excelling in their field before World War.....
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.....
Sanger, Margaret. My Fight for Birth Control. New York: Farrar & Rinehart , 1931. First edition. Original black cloth boards, lacking dust jacket. 9 x 6 in. Top edge yellow. 360 pages. Sanger's account of her life from early childhood until 1931, when a victory in her fight for the.....
[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.....
Stopes, Marie Carmichael. On some aspects of contraception for Indian women. London: Published by the Mothers’ Clinic for Constructive Birth Control, 1952. Fourth edition. Original paper wrappers. 8 ½ x 5 ½ in. Staple bound. 6 pages. Collection contains her rare pamphlet "Aspects on Contraception for Indian Women" At the.....
Beatrice Hinkle. Pioneering American feminist, psychoanalyst, writer, and translator. Hinkle writes about her heavy workload. Typed letter signed on Hinkle's Gramercy Park letterhead. New York, New York. April 7th, 1933. Beatrice Hinkle was a mental health advocate who sought to improve psychiatric care for women and children by founding the.....
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space . Sally Ride High School Yearbook: 1967 Westlake School for Girls - Vox Puellarum Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA), 1967 Ride attended private Westlake School in Los Angeles on a scholarship.[3] In addition to being interested in science, she was a nationally ranked.....
Imperial size albumen portraits of faculty members at a medical school, including both men and women faculty members . 1901. Large photo measures 24 x 20 inches. 37 subjects including 7 women. Names listed beneath portraits. Mounted to photographer's board, the age of the subjects and size of the group.....
[Women in STEM] [Astronomy] Williams, Emma and Vyssotsky, A.N. An Investigation of Stellar Motions. University of Virginia, 1948. First edition. 215 pages, 8" x 11." Emma Williams was a Harvard-educated astronomer who spent much of her career at the University of Virginia's Leander McCormick Observatory, where she studied the motion.....
Cleveland Female Seminary Catalog: 1866-1867. Cleveland, OH founded by Rev. Eli N. Sawtell, the seminary opened on 3 May 1854 (an earlier enterprise by the same name had been established in Apr.1837). Located in a new $50,000 building, the school commanded a hefty $300 annual tuition. The seminary had 2.....
Mary Pauline Jeffrey. Dr. Ida: India, The Life Story of Ida S. Scudder. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1938. 212 pages. 8 x 6 in. Original blue cloth boards. Signed and inscribed by author on front end page. Frontispiece portrait of author and 18 other images throughout. Biography of.....
Le Baron De Haller. Collection de Theses Medico-Chirurgicales, Sur les points les plus importans de la Chirurgie theorique & pratique: Tome Premier et Tome Second [Collection of Medico-Surgical Theses, On the most important points of Theoretical & Practical Surgery]. Paris: Chez Vincent, 1757. Duedecimo, calf binding, 414 pages. In french.....
[Women History] [Medicine] Early woman surgeon and hospital staff perform an operation. 6 doctors and nurses operate on a patient; notably, five of the staff members are women. c. 1920. Original silver gelatin print. 6.5 x 8.5 in., mounted on 8 x 10” board. Two surgeons were masks and appear.....