Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America

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The Schlesinger Library is part of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. The Schlesinger Library documents the history of women in America, and its holdings are strongest in Women's rights and feminism; Health and sexuality; and Culinary history. The Schlesinger Library is open to the public and welcomes all visitors. We invite you to explore the Schlesinger Library's photographs on Flickr Commons. These photographs represent portions of our collections that have been digitized. Please Ask a Schlesinger Librarian if you have any questions.

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Julia Ward Howe

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  • Luc Brocard said:
    Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation. She was also an advocate for abolitionism and a social activist, particularly for women's suffrage.

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  • Melinda Young Stuart said:
    Wonderful to see her as a young woman! Very stylish 1840-50s dress she's wearing. Although born and died in the UK, she spent a lot of her years in the United States where she did so much to advance medical opportunity and care for women. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Blackwell
  • Jared Andersen said:
    I think this is mislabeled. It's thought to be a daguerreotype of Lucy Stone.

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  • Melinda Young Stuart said:
    Wonderful view to show the exaggeration of this style of sleeve which was, really, so popular in the 1980s!
  • dannyscotland said:
    Is there a reason we cannot see her hands? Is this blouse structured to allow her to wear the fashion of the day when perhaps she does not have hands or arms? The sleeves seem almost to have a structure inside them holding them out.
  • Ju Bo said:
    ....i think she exaggerates the sleeves by pointing her elbows outwards with her hands near her shoulders, all inside the sleeve. This may have been intended to be a silly picture?

    I know that back in the day there were also tulle undersleeves for the larger mutton sleeves. Maybe this blouse was originally intended to be worn with undersleeve 'stuffing'.

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