Action for Reproductive Freedom Pinback Button
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
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., [1860s?]. A carte-de-visite of the popular 19th century lecturer, alpinist, abolitionist, and women’s rights advocate Anna Dickinson (1842-1932). Dickinson was born to a Quaker family in Philadelphia and at 13 published an essay in William Lloyd Garrison’s “The Liberator.” At 19 she went on her first lecture tour..... 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
[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
Montevideo: El Consejo Nacional de Mujeres del Uruguay, 1925. A tribute to the Uruguayan socialist, feminist, moral and social reformer, and doctor, Paulina Luisi (1875-1950), who co-founded the Consejo de Mujeres del Uruguay in 1916 and was the editor of its journal Acción Femenina. Stapled wrappers (6 ½” x 9..... 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
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
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
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
[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
The World Federation of Democratic Youth. A poster from the first World Meeting of Young Women organized by the Young Communist League and World Federation of Democratic Youth. The meeting was held in Moscow from October 16-18, 1975 and included over 400 delegates from 112 countries. A 18 ½” x...... More
Seattle: Counsellor Publishing Company, 1933. A single issue of the official organ of the Women’s Legislative Council of Washington, which was published from 1916 until at least 1938. Articles include “Debts, Tariffs and Trade” by Jessie Bullock Kastner, “Farm Mortgate Loans” by Lady Willie Forbus, “International Relations” by the W...... More
Chicago: Illinois Association Opposed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women, 1905. An argument that suffrage is the cornerstone of Socialism and predicated on the erroneous, anti-nature, and anti-Christian principle of equality between the sexes. The IAOESW was founded by Chicagoan Caroline Fairfield Corbin in 1896. She also wrote Why..... More
Fort Worth, Texas: The Southern Conservative, 1953/1957. Three issues of this right wing newspaper published in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1950-1961 by Mrs. Ida Darden (1886-1980). Darden had previously been involved in a number of conservative organizations in Texas, including as publicity director for the Texas Association Opposed to Woman..... More
London: Sands & Company, 1901. First edition. Octavo; blue cloth boards stamped in gilt; top edge gilt, others deckle; xxxii, 276 pp.; 12 photographic plates, more than two dozen in text photographs. Neatly ex-library. Unobtrusive call & personal library numbers to spine, a few penciled numbers to ffep and title..... More
San Francisco: The Women's Page, 1971. A single issue of the idiosyncratic second wave feminst publication that was often critical of the broader feminist movement. This criticism was developed by Lynn O’Connor in her essay, “The Prison Guards Stand In My Way,” included in this issue and later circulated as..... More
Boston: American Woman Suffrage Association, [1885]. An address by Massachusetts Senator George Hoar in support of women’s suffrage. Hoar includes testimony from Gov. Warren of Wyoming and Chief Justice Greene of Washington on the benefits of establishing enfranchisement in those states. Hoar concludes:“My friends, I believe that every step in..... More
[1926-27]. A photo album / scrapbook compiled by Mary Jane Irvine (Markey) (1908-1994) during her senior year (1926-27) at Stephens College for Women in Columbia, MO, the second oldest women’s college in the U.S. The album includes approximately 200 photographs, newspaper clippings, and other related ephemera primarily depicting Irvine’s social..... More
London: The Christabel Pankhurst Memorial Fund Committee, [1958]. A solicitation of funds for a proposed memorial to honor the militant suffragist, Christabel Pankhurst. The front cover features a photograph of Pankhurst and a list of the committee’s officers. The inside panels give a brief history of Pankhurst’ contribution towards women’s..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1942. First edition. Octavo (21.5 cm); pale yellow cloth lettered in purple; xxii, 298 pp.; dust jacket. Foreword by William L. Shirer. Autobiography of the Scottish Labour Party politician. Lee became an M.P. at twenty-four as a member of the left wing Independent Labour..... More