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Tag Archives: Women
1846: The Temple of Time
Emma Willard was a pioneer in Women’s education, opening the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York in 1821—the first institution of higher education for women in the United States. The school was later renamed The Emma Willard School in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1820's, 1840's, 19th Century, Design, Emma Willard, Printmaking, Time, USA, Women
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1984: Try Again Jack
“Blind workers on strike; A guide dog leads employees of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and supporters in a picket at the organization’s offices on Bayview Ave.; south of Lawrence Ave. yesterday. They are members of Local 204 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980's, 20th Century, Animals, Canada, David Cooper, Disability, Dogs, Labor, Mammals, Photography, Strikes, Unions, Women
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1905: Electric Ladyland
This story by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain appeared in The Indian Ladies’ Magazine in 1905: Sultana’s Dream One evening I was lounging in an easy chair in my bedroom and thinking lazily of the condition of Indian womanhood. I am not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 2010's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Begum Rokeya, Chitra Ganesh, Feminism, India, Printmaking, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Science Fiction, USA, Women, Writing
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2016: Cloud Study
Catherine Erb: Cloud Study 32 (Clouds over Water) (2016)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Art, Catherine Erb, Mixed Media, Photography, The Sky, USA, Women
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2020: Ingathering
Joyce Brienza + Deborah Sukenic: Ingathering (2020); from an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
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Tagged 2020's, 21st Century, Art, Deborah Sukenic, Detroit, Joyce Brienza, Mixed Media, Museums, Painting, USA, Women
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2016: Big Storm Light
April Gornik: Big Storm Light (2016)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, April Gornik, Art, Landscapes, Painting, The Sky, USA, Women
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1982: Press Operators
Russ Marshall: Press Operators, GM Fisher Body Trim Plant, Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan (1982, printed 1997)
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Tagged 1980's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Cars, Detroit, Factories, Labor, Photography, Russ Marshall, USA, Women
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1889: Artist-in-Residence
The celebrated 19th century French painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur was known for wearing men’s pants, shirts, and ties, as well as participating in traditionally masculine activities such as hunting and smoking. She lived with her lifelong partner, Nathalie Micas … Continue reading
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Tagged "Buffalo Bill" Cody, 1880's, 19th Century, Animals, France, Horses, LGBTQ, Mammals, Nathalie Micas, Native Americans, Painting, Photography, Portraits, Printmaking, Rosa Bonheur, Sheep, USA, Women
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1955: Tomorrow is Never
Kay Sage: Tomorrow is Never (1955) DESTINY If I turn back at least I shall not have the sun in my face. But then there will always be the long shadow of myself before me.
1933: Dreams of the Third Reich
A selection from Charlotte Beradt’s Dreams of the Third Reich. Beradt was a journalist in Germany when Hitler took power and, inspired by the first dream below “set out to collect the dreams the Nazi regime had generated”—which she did … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Hitler, Books, Charlotte Beradt, Dreams, Fascism, Germany, Posters, Resistance, Shoes, Sophie Scholl, USA, Women, WWII
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