Exhibits:  The Sheridan Libraries and Museums
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This is the first time JSA had a page in the yearbook; however, there were people who listed it as an activity since 1958. For the past sixty years, the JSA has served as the major organization for Jewish life, partnering with the Baltimore Jewish…

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Under the leadership of Clara Noyes, 1896 graduate of the Johns Hopkins Training School for Nurses, the Red Cross enrolled nearly 24,000 nurses during the war. They served on active duty in the Army, Navy, U.S. Public Health Service, with the Red…

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The earliest beginnings of women's participation in government. Five women learning how to use a voting machine in Chicago.

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In a 1969 letter, Curt Flood declares:

“I do not feel that I’m a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes…” Refusing the trade, Flood challenged baseball’s reserve clause – a provision of every major league contract that…

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This poster makes the connection between frugal use of food (here, produce possibly homegrown in a Victory Garden) and success on the front lines of battle. Many government posters encouraged less waste and limited use of products like wheat, meat,…
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