1827 - Album of Handwritten Poems and Essays on Friendship and Womanhood
[19 century Women Education] Album with handwritten poems and inscriptions from many contributors around 1827 New York. 90 pages. 8 x 5 in. Original boards. 12 poems and writings to a young woman named Eliza. Several are dated 1827, New York. Poetry of friendship addressed to the owner: “Eliza, thou.....
Antique Needlepoint Sampler, 1834
[Girls' Education] Original, vintage cross-stitch sampler. Limington, Maine. 1834. 11.5" x 15" in. Alphabet cross-stitched in capital and lower case letters, with decorative embroidered border, and information on maker stitched at bottom: "Elizabeth G. Brackett Limington Maine. Aged 10. in 1834". Samplers were valuable parts of girls' education from the.....
Educational Societies Grant Funds to “ Promising Talents,” 1818
The Second Annual Report of the Education Society of Connecticut; and of the Female Education Society of New Haven. New Haven: Printed by Nathan Whiting. 1818. Original paper wrappers 9 x 6 in. 15 pages gently bound together center left edge. Pages are browned with small chips and creases at.....
Women's First Education Movement in America: Denmark Academy Catalog
Denmark Academy Catalog, 1876-1877. Denmark, Iowa. Pamphlet /Volume 8 of 17: Founded in 1843. Denmark Academy was coeducational from its inception. At first a small local school, it reopened in in 1852 with a new building and began to attract students from further reaches. The first graduating class consisted of.....
Women's Education Movement. New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College Catalog, 1881.
Women's Education Movement. New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College Catalog, 1881. Tilton, NH. The catalog has 36 pages of courses, personnel, and other information including tuition and fees. The most expensive were Piano and Voice Culture, which were each $12 per semester. The seminary exists today at Tilton School.....
Women's Educational Movement. Rural Repository News Journal, 1841 [ Poughkeepsie Female Academy Founding Story and Engraving]
Women's Educational Movement. Rural Repository News Journal, 1841 [ Poughkeepsie Female Academy Founding Story and Engraving]. Large Item. Poughkeepsie Female Academy- Hudson N. Y. This news journal, the "Rural Repository" leads with a full page story on the opening of the Poughkeepsie Female Academy, and engravings. More than 30 years.....
One of the Earliest Formal Debates on the Value of Education for Women Concludes that Education is Necessary For All Women and Their Daughters
[Women’s Early Education.] Report of the Commission Charged to examine memoirs relative to the education of women. Third Subject. – Morality. By Mr. Philis – Reporter. 1827. Paper boards. Folio size, 13 in x 8.5 in. 68 pages of handwritten script in black ink. In this manuscript, one of the.....
Handwritten Journal of Teenage Girl Studying Natural Philosophy, 1848-1856
[Women Education] 19 Century Daily journal handwritten in ink by religious young female student in Massachusetts, 1848-1856. Writes about school, female teachers, and family. 8 1/4 x 7 in. Original boards. 148 pages. Inscribed on front end page: “October 12th 1848/ Myra A. Proctor, Townsend, Mass.” First entry begins October.....
1834 Chemistry Book By a Woman
[Women’s Education] Lincoln Phelps, A.H. Chemistry for Beginners: With Engravings. Hartford: F.J. Huntington, 1834. Publisher’s original cloth boards. 4” x 6.75” inches, 269 pages. First edition. Numerous black and white engravings of objects and diagrams. Paragraphs on Matters, light, Laws of Motion, gases, electricity, acids, metals, organic chemistry, etc. Mrs.....
Women's Education Movement. Acts for the State of Massachusetts, January 12th Session, 1804 [ Incorporation of Bradford Academy]
Women's Education Movement. Pamphlet/ Volume 14 of 17: Acts for the State of Massachusetts, January 12th Session, 1804 [ Incorporation of Bradford Academy] Containing the original incorporation of Bradford Academy. Bradford opened as the first coeducational institution in Massachusetts, but due to overwhelming interest from parents of girls with no.....
Women's Education Movement .Bradford Female Academy Catalog 1844
Women's Education Movement. Pamphlet/ Volume 4 of 17: Bradford Female Academy Catalog, 1844. A very early catalog from one of the most important historical female academics. Contains names of current students and an outline of the curriculum. Bradford opened as the first coeducational institution in Massachusetts, but due to overwhelming.....
Women's Educational Movement. Bradford Female Academy the first all-female academy in Massachusetts , and among the first in the U.S.
Women's Educational Movement. Bradford Female Academy Catalog 1886. A catalog from one of the most important historical female academics. Contains names of current students and an outline of the curriculum. Bradford opened as the first coeducational institution in Massachusetts, but due to overwhelming interest from parents of girls with no.....
Catalog of the Officers and Members of The Seminary For Female Teachers, April 1839.
Women's Education Movement. Catalog of the Officers and Members of The Seminary For Female Teachers. Salem, Massachusetts. Printed at the Register Press. April 1839. Women's Academy and Seminary Archive recording the first important movement of women into higher education in the United States (seminary was synonymous with "academy" and did.....
Early Students at Catherine Beecher's Hartford Female Seminary Friendship Album, 1827
[Early 19th century Women Education] Friendship album written in many hands of students at Hartford Female Seminary, one of the earliest formal education institutions for women in the US. c. 1827. Handwritten entries from 14 different individuals. 8 x 6.5 in. Quarter morocco with original marble boards. 78 pages. Inscribed.....
Women's Educational Movement. Chowan Baptist Female Institute Catalog
Women's Educational Movement. Chowan Baptist Female Institute Catalog 1877-1878. The Chowan Baptist Female Institute became Chowan College in 1910 when it began awarding baccalaureate degrees. Unique and personal piece of early Female Education history. Women's colleges proliferated in the mid- to late- 19th century to fill the void created by.....
Young Ladies Handwritten composition notebook Write Poetry on Studying for Exams: "One bangs the books then grasps them tight, And studies morning noon and night"
[Women Education] 19th Century Handwritten composition notebook of a young woman filled with poems and verses in many hands, dating from 1862-1863. Includes poetry about studying for school examinations and writing compositions. 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Original green boards. 78 pages full of handwritten poems and verses. Handwritten.....
Women's Education Movement Goddard Seminary Catalog, 1877
Women's Education Movement. Goddard Seminary Catalog, 1877. Pamphlet Catalog for the 1877 class of Goddard Seminary, a coeducational school in Barre, VT. Including the names of students. Goddard College began in 1863 in Barre, Vermont, as the Green Mountain Central Institute and in 1870 was renamed Goddard Seminary. Founded by.....
Handwritten Album with 35 Photos and Hand-colored Illustrations Document Teenage Girl's Life as she Starts University, 1924-1929
[Album] [Women Education] Very large book filled with handwritten memories, 35 photos, 18 large illustrations, and mementos from a girl student in St. Louis, Missouri as she graduates elementary school in 1925, proceeds through high school, and begins studies at the University of Missouri. 77 handwritten inscriptions and autographs from.....
Album of Handwritten Poems of a Young Lady, 1827
[19th cent Women education] Album with 38 handwritten entries from friends and admirers of a young lady in 1827 Pennsylvania. 8 x 6.5 in. Original boards. Gilt detail to spine and covers. “Louisa M. Partridge” on gilt black leather label on front cover. Green marble end papers. 140 pages. 4.....
Friendship Album of Handwritten of Poems of a Virginian Young Lady
Friendship album with 18 handwritten entries in multiple hands to a young woman, from 1859-1892. Philadelphia: Hayes & Zeld, [n.d.] 7.5 x 5 in. Original black leather boards. Embossing and gilt detail to spine and front cover. 240 pages. 18 handwritten entries dated 1859-1892 from locations in Pennsylvania (Lebanon, Reading).....
Handwritten Commencement Memory Book of a NY Female student at Brooklyn Heights, Class of 1907 - with Photos, mementos, and handwritten Journal
[Women Education] Commencement Memory Book from a female student at Brooklyn Heights Seminary, class of 1907, filled with 17 photos, 15 unique mementos, and hand-written recordings of her commencement experience and school memories. “My Commencement.” New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1904. Entries from 1906-1910. Original blue cloth boards. 8.....
Young Lady Writes on American History and Poetry, 1880-1883
19th century Handwritten Composition book filled with handwritten poems and verses from a young lady in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1880-1883. Original cloth boards. 8 1/4 x 7 in. “Compositions” embossed on front cover. 100 pages. Each page filled with handwritten poems and reflections, including writing about attending school and nostalgia.....
Women's Education Movement. Old Dominion Institute Catalog, 1860-1861.
[First Women's Education Movement] Old Dominion Institute Catalog, 1860-181. Pamphlet/ Volume 12 of 17:Annual Announcement of the Old Dominion Institute Catalog, For The Year 1860-1861. Richmond, VA. Contemporary Note on the first blank page. The Catalog includes a description of the school, textbooks, mode of instruction, tuition and list of.....
Photo Album of Young College Woman in Pacific Northwest
Photo album of young woman high school graduate in the Pacific Northwest with over 200 Gelatin silver print photos, 1911-1918. Album size 7 x 10.5 in. Original black cloth boards. 209 black and white vintage photos of various sizes from 1 x 1 in. to 5.5 x 3 in. Includes.....