New York: Women's Caucus of Youth Against War & Fascism, [1977?]. A poster calendar for 1978 featuring an illustration of Sojourner Truth and her famous “Ain’t I A Woman” quote from the Womens’ Rights Convention at Akron, Ohio in 1851. Three statements are printed in large letters over the calendar..... More
Hampton, CT, [199-?]. A 1½” diameter pinback button in support of reproductive rights for women. "Uterine Slavery" is crossed through and encircled by the phrase "Action for Reproductive Freedom." More
n.p. n.p., [1948]. This commemorative envelope features two illustrations of Stanton and contains three items celebrating her life and achievements on behalf of women’s rights. These include: Barney, Nora Stanton. Life Sketch of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Greenwich, Conn., [1948]. Small stapled wrappers (3 ½” x 6 ¼”), [12] p. Fine. Four..... More
Habana: Imprenta de la Universidad, 1930. The official bulletin of the first Conference of the Inter American Commission of Women created by the Sixth International Conference of American States. The conference was held at the University of Havana from Feb. 17-24, 1930. The bulletin is printed in English and Spanish..... More
Minneapolis: Twin Cities Female Liberation Group, [1970]. A single issue of this second wave feminist newsletter published between 1969-1971 in Minneapolis (not to be confused by the Boston newsletter of the same name). This issue features an essay titled, “Women and Human Liberation: Notes for a feminist analysis”; a short..... More
Various cities: Various publishers, 1970s. An assortment of flyers from Women Strike for Peace, Women Speak Out for Peace & Justice, and the Philadelphia chapter of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. The flyers address an assortment of concerns, including the war in Indochina, corporate profiteering, the ballooning defense..... More
[London]: J. E. Francis (The Athenæum Press), 1920. The League of the Church Militant (LCM) was a suffragist organization founded as the Church League for Woman’s Suffrage in London in 1909 by the Rev. Claude Hinscliff. In 1919, following passage of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which gave..... More
Chicago / Cambridge: New University Conference, 1970. A collection of articles written and produced collectively by a group of Harvard women affiliated with the New University Conference, who claim in the prologue, “The relation of Harvard to its women is similar to that of the missionary to his heathen.” Articles..... More
[Madison?]: [ca. 1977]. A poster for an International Women’s Panel held at the UW-Madison and featuring speakers: Linda Jenness (1972 Socialist Workers Party Presidential candidate), Victoria Harwig (Germany), Elia Bursuto (Mexico, Venezuela), Usha Nielson (India), and Badry Shoaee (Iran). Elia Bursuto appears to be Elia Basurto, who has long been..... More
Denver: American Inventors Corp. 1979. A comprehensive report for an invention by a Mrs. Jean Watson called the “Tylerloo,” a “combination exerciser/toy for people of all ages, [which] consists of rubberized or plastic tire which is guided and maneuvered with dual sticks.” The report begins with a letter from American..... More
New York: National League of Women Voters, [ca. 1924]. A set of five pamphlets housed in their original printed envelope from the Department of International Cooperation to Prevent War, National League of Women Voters. Intended for study groups, clubs, high school classes, etc., each pamphlet focuses on a specific foreign..... More
Montevideo: [193-]. Letterhead from this Uruguayan political party founded at the end of 1932 following the passage of the woman’s suffrage law. The party was founded by the militant feminist and lawyer, Sara Rey Alvarez, and participated in the 1938 general elections, but without much success. Printed on an 8..... More
New York: Manhattan Women's Political Caucus, 1972-73. Three early issues of the internal newsletter of the Manhattan Women’s Political Caucus, a bipartisan feminist organization founded in 1971 by Tanya Melich, Victoria Presser, Maggi Peyton, and others as a bipartisan feminist group focused on increasing women’s political power. The newsletter includes..... More
London: The Open Door Council, 1929. A call by this London-based feminist organization for a conference in Berlin, June 15-16, 1929, for the purpose of forming an international organization to further the following objective: “To secure that a woman shall be free to work and protected as a worker on..... More
Toronto: The Other Woman, 1972-74. A broken run of ten issues of this feminist newspaper published six times a year by a Toronto-based collective. Issues cover all second wave feminist concerns including reproductive health, work, rape, lesbianism, children, marriage, prostitution, objectification, etc., as well as the political topics du jour..... More
Milwaukee: Woman's Soul Publishing, Inc., 1974-75. Three early issues of this relatively long-running magazine focused on women and music. The journal was founded by Dorothy Dean in 1974 and featured songsheets, discographies, and technical information, as well as biographical profiles on famous and obscure women songwriters and musicians. The journal..... More
Atlantic City, New Jersey: Central Studios, 1941. A three-and-a-half foot panoramic photograph taken at the Golden Jubilee Triennial of General Federation of Women's Clubs, which was held 19-24 May 1941 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Dennis Hotel. Although the organization celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its founding on..... More
1945. An original 5” x 7” publicity photograph of Anita Pollitzer, Chairman of the New York City Committee, National Woman’s Party and the newly elected National Chairman of the National Woman’s Party. Pollitzer, a Charleston-born Jew, was an active suffragette who was instrumental in the passage of the 19th Amendment..... More
Albany: SpeakOut, 1975. A single issue of this second wave feminist journal published in Albany. Content for this issue includes an articles on International Working Women’s Day, rape crisis services of Schenectady, & Albany Women Against Rape (AWARE); the group’s Petition for Sanity; the Legislative Program of the New York..... More
Trenton: State Board of Beauty Control, [1939]. New Jersey’s bureaucratic regulations for engagement in the beauty culture industry. Small, stapled green wrappers (4” x 6”), 24 p. Wear, foxing and soiling to wrappers; corners of the first few leaves are bumped. More
[Woman's Peace Party], 1917. A handbill issued by the Executive Board of the Massachusetts branch of the Woman’s Peace Party to its members, which includes their official statement supporting President Woodrow Wilson’s attempt to keep the U.S. out of WWI: “We feel that we should support the President in his..... More
Pittsburgh: KNOW, INC., 1972. A packet from the second wave feminist publisher KNOW, INC. describing the press’ history and objectives along with a price list of available and soon to be available reprints (as of July, 1972). KNOW was founded in 1969 by Pittsburgh feminists who wanted to produce a...... More
New York: Margaret Sanger Research Bureau, [1943]. A small pamphlet issued on the 20th anniversary of the Margaret Sanger Research Bureau, the first birth control center in the United States, in which Sanger’s three objectives for founding the center are outlined: to provide birth control information and medical consultation to..... More
[San Francisco]: Women Against Richard Nixon, 1973. A flyer for a Dump Nixon Rally organized by the Feminist Party and co-sponsored by a list of phoney groups, such as Women Against Richard Nixon (W.A.R.N.), Gays Rejoicing About Nixon’s Downfall (G.R.A.N.D.), Blacks Opposing Richard Nixon (B.O.R.N.), Prostitutes Opposing Richard Nixon (P.O.R.N.1)..... More
San Francisco: The Women's Page, [1971]. Tabloid format printed on newsprint, 8 pp. A single issue of this Bay Area feminist periodical with articles on labor, office politics, a long article on instructions for the overthrow of male supremacy, class, etc. Light toning to newsprint, but about Near Fine. More