One way women served during the war was by staffing YMCA canteens. These sites near the war front were a refuge for soldiers, offering amusement and services like post offices, libraries, and general stores. Elisabeth Gilman, daughter of founding…
These minutes from the New England Conservatory, in the penultimate paragraph, describe a letter from President Kennedy that was also received by Peabody. While the original letter could not be found at Peabody, the resulting correspondence is…
From left to right: Vida Milholland, Abby Scott Baker, Lucy Branham, Mrs. Sarah T. Colvin. Vida Milholland and Mrs. Sarah T. Colvin wear suffrage prisoner pins. 3 copies.
Photograph of (mostly female) suffrage supporters demonstrating with signs addressed to President Woodrow Wilson while assembled along a street in Chicago. Signs read "Wilson Against Women" and other texts.