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Notice: I hereby forewarn all persons against crediting my wife, Delil...

Bilingual notice in English and Cherokee stating that William McConnell will no longer pay the debts of his wife Delilah McConnell as she has left him. Item in: Cherokee phoenix. New Echota [Ga.] : Isaac H. Har... More

[Guardian's notice by Abby Maxson for two children]

Notice by Abby Maxson who was appointed guardian of Ann C. Maxson and James N. Maxson, children of the deceased John S. Maxson, published in the Newport Mercury. Item in: Newport Mercury. Newport, R.I. : Printe... More

[Administratrix notice for estate of James Taylor and Ann Taylor, Adm'...

Administratrix notice for estate of James Taylor, "druggist and apothecary" by administratrix Ann Taylor, published in the Newport Mercury. Item in: Newport Mercury. Newport, R.I. : Printed by J. Franklin, 1835... More

[Executor's notice for will of Anna Carpenter and administrator's noti...

Executor's notice for will of Anna Carpenter by executors Stephen Gould and Edward W. Lawton and administrator's notice for estate of Mrs. Frances Woodman by administrator John Stevens, both published in the Ne... More

[Executrix notice for Rev. Michael Eddy, deceased, Phebe Eddy, Exect'r...

Notice by Phebe Eddy, executrix of Rev. Michael Eddy, published in the Newport Mercury. Item in: Newport Mercury. Newport, R.I. : Printed by J. Franklin, 1835? August 29. (Bound volume 9658). Published in: Amer... More

[Guardian's notice for determined to be Elizabeth Almy "incapable of m...

Notice by John Almy who was the guardian of Elizabeth Almy, published in the Newport Mercury. Item in: Newport Mercury. Newport, R.I. : Printed by J. Franklin, 1835 July 25. (Bound volume 9658). Published in: A... More

[Probate notice for Mary Pitman, single woman]

Probate notice from the Court of Probate, Newport, Rhode Island, published in the Newport Mercury. Item in: Newport Mercury. Newport, R.I. : Printed by J. Franklin, 1835 April 6. (Bound volume 9658). Published ... More

To married women - Madame Restell, female physician

Advertisment in the New York herald newspaper for "preventative powders for married ladies, whose health forbids too rapid increase of family." Item in: New York Herald. New York [N.Y.] : James Gordon Bennett, ... More

Mrs. Bird, female physician To the Ladies--Madame Costello.

Two advertisments from the New York sun newspaper. Mrs. Bird offers pills for treatment of menstrual irregularity and Madame Costello offers help to women who want to be treated for "obstruction of their month... More

French periodical pills - Warranted to have the desired effect in all ...

Advertisment by Dr. L. Monroe in the Boston daily times newspaper for "French periodical pills" for regulation of "the monthly turns of females." Advertisement advises that "ladies married should not take them ... More

[Mariner's compass]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Illus. in: Epistola Petri Peregrini de Maricourt ad Sygerum de Foucaucourt militem de magnete" in Bulletino di bibliografia e de storia della scienze matematiche e fisiche, t. 1. 1868. Published in: The tradit... More

The New Northwest - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congress

Masthead for the New Northwest newspaper, Portland, Oregon. Item in: The New Northwest, Portland, Or. : Mrs. A. Duniway, 1879 Nov. 27. Published in: American women : a Library of Congress guide for the study of... More

Round the world with Nellie Bly--The Worlds globe circler

Board game about journalist Nellie Bly's trip around the world in 1889-1890. Game shows squares for each of the 73 days of her journey arranged in a circular pattern, flanked with images of Bly, Jules Verne, a ... More

Wanted--Male help; Wanted--Female help

Help wanted advertisments from the Chicago Tribune arranged in separate sections by gender. Item in: Chicago tribune. Chicago, Ill. : Tribune Co., 1892 January 10 (Bound newspaper no. 7635). Published in: Ameri... More

In possession - Political cartoon, public domain image

Cartoons showing women entering the offices of the Milwaukee Journal ("Invasion") and men leaving ("Retreat"); and woman working at desk in office as man waits at the door with flowers. Signs in office read "Po... More

The black list of states - Public domain book illustration

Listing of states which allowed girls younger than eighteen to legally marry. Includes Delaware (seven years) and North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama (eight years). Item in: The courier-journal. Louisvi... More

Suffrage march line--How thousands of women parade today at Capitol

Women marchers organized by country, state, occupation, and organization, led by Miss Inez Milholland and Mrs. Richard Coke Burleson, during the suffrage march, March 3, 1913, Washington, D.C. Illus. in: New Yo... More

Madam C.J. Walker--Preparations

Advertisement showing images of cold cream, and hair and complexion products. Illus. in: The New York age. New York [N.Y.] : Fortune & Peterson, 1920 Jan. 17. (Bound newspaper 10330). Title continues: If you w... More

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