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The call to the 1866 woman's rights convention document is signed by both Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who called for the…
The 1866-67 Rochester city directory lists Lucy Anthony as living at 7 Madison Street, now 17 Madison Street.
On November 22, 1862 Frederick Douglass writes to his fellow abolitionist Theodore Tilton that "Our friend Miss Anthony is at home watching by the…
This document was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and signed by Lydia Mott, Ernestine L. Rose, Martha C. Wright and Susan B. Anthony. Stanton…
Susan B. Anthony's remarks from an anti-slavery meeting in Albany, N.Y. were published in the March 20, 1858 issue of the National Anti-Slavery…
Proceedings from the first Woman’s Rights Convention, which met on July 19 and 20, 1848 in Seneca Falls, NY. Two weeks later a reconvened session met…
An example of the typewritten notes of Susan B. Anthony's reminisces of her childhood.
'This page from the 1851-52 Rochester city directory lists Daniel Anthony as an insurance agent at 9 Arcade Hall.
D. Dalziel. A Parody on Patience. N.p.: Privately published, n.d. [1881]. Illustrations by H.W. McVickar. One of a series of four parodies of…
[Program]. New York: Broadway Theatre, week ending Mar. 26, 1894. D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company in the first American production of Utopia Limited.
[Program]. London: Savoy Theatre, [Feb. 1894]. Original production of Utopia, Limited.
[Souvenir program]. London: Savoy Theatre, [ Jan. 1890]. Original production of The Gondoliers. Designed by Alice Havers.
'[Trade card]. Ricksecker’s Dentaroma. New York: Stahl & Jaeger Lith. (ca. 1885).
'[Poster]. D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. London: Miles, (ca. 1920). Designed by H.M. Brock.
Seven foot poster in two sections depicting Ko-Ko from…
Seven foot poster in two sections depicting Ko-Ko from…
Gala opening of the Bijou Theatre. First-night silk program for Collier's Standard Opera Company in Iolanthe.
Association copy, autographed by ten members of D'Oyly Carte's No. 1 "Iolanthe" touring company in March 1883.
As the headline proudly trumpets, Dr. Kathrine Koller was the first woman to head a major academic department in the College of Arts and Sciences. It…
When the College for Men and the College of Women merged in 1955, Margaret Habein’s position as Dean of the College for Women became superfluous. She…
An article summarizing Midge Costanza's speech at a Women's Hall of Fame Inc. ceremony at Rochester Institute of Technology
Cyanotype [facsimile]. (L-R) Fred Beach, Edwin S. Gordon, May Bragdon, Helen Dutcher in Cutler Manufacturing Company office, Rochester, N.Y.,…
Reproduction of Nellie McElroy’s Police Ledger, Rochester, New York, 1913-1916.
Reproduction of a photograph of Eastman Kodak Ordering Department Employee, Lucille Marx at her decorated office desk, before leaving employment to be…
Cyanotype [facsimile]. Adelaide Crapsey at Alice Ward’s house, Rochester, n.d.
In 1992, the custom of the "Passing of the Boar" was initiated for one Greek Life group to recognize another, was soon adopted as an award for one…
Telling the "Tale of the Boar" has been an annual ritual since at least 1982, but the records in the University Archives are incomplete for the full…
A letter from 10 year old Danny Cranston, where he includes handmade labels for Midge Costanza's Vice Mayor office
A newspaper article featuring a photo of Midge Costanza and a donkey at the Monroe County Fairgrounds
Mural, acrylic on paper, by Brittany Williams, 2020
Reproduction of a photograph of Employees of the Taylor Thermometer Works (George Sorg, William Busby, Elizabeth Patton, John Heberger, Ed Heberger),…
A board game exploring career options for girls, 1976.
In 1966, the company best known for Scrabble and Parcheesi released What Shall I Be? game for girls to “learn what is required to become a teacher,…
Digital reproduction of color negative of Marion Warren Fry,
Reproduction of photograph of Beatrice Amaza Howard, ca. 1930.
Digital reproduction of daguerreotypes ofHelen King Morgan, ca. 1858-1862.
Image of Joanna Olmstead, University of Rochester commencement, 2014.
Map of the United States showing where Woman's Suffrage has been granted via the vote.
In some ways, this piece stands as a testament to the intersectionality of the women's movement. It contains anti-racist comments from Susan B.…
The first overtly named suffrage cook book, this title contains recipes and household tips, from an impressive list of suffragists, including Lucy…
This book is a reference guide to legal issues related to women across the United States, including marriage, the custody of children, age of consent,…
This brochure, signed by more than thirty-five Rochester women including Susan B. Anthony and Kate Gleason, asks the women of Rochester to “urge upon…
This workshop was attended by Nancy Dubner, who ran Lieutenant Governor Mary Ann Krupsak’s Western New York office.