Work/Cited Episode 10: The Man Who Hated Women and the Women Who Fought for Reproductive Rights
by Meredith Mann, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
November 5, 2021
In this episode, NYPL's Melanie Locay and Amy Sohn, New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship & Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age, discussed Sohn's research into a critical moment in the history of anti-censorship and reproductive rights activism in America. In 1873, the Comstock law passed, penalizing the mailing of contraception and obscenity with harsh sentences and steep fines. Anthony Comstock, special agent to the Post Office and the law's namesake, viewed reproductive rights as a threat to the American family. Between 1873 and the
“Do you think Betty is a Chrysanthemum?” Sarah Wyman Whitman & Sarah Orne Jewett
by Julie Carlsen, Coordinator, Berg Collection of English and American Literature, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
March 24, 2021
The first woman artist to be regularly employed by Houghton Mifflin—and one of the most prolific designers of her day—was Sarah de St. Prix Wyman Whitman. She frequently collaborated with author Sarah Orne Jewett.
Heroines in Fairytales, Folklore, Fables and Legends for Young Readers
by Ruth Guerrier-Pierre, Children's Librarian, Kips Bay Library
March 18, 2021
These stories show women and girls using wits, strength and heart to overcome obstacles.
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century: Digital Project Gets a New Life
by Serena Torres, Librarian II/Processing Archivist, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
March 1, 2021
The Schomburg Center is excited to announce a new project which brings together digitized books by 38 African American women writers of the nineteenth century, biographies for each writer, and a list of online resources that will lead to further discovery and advanced knowledge of these incredible authors.
Masks Are the New Mittens
by NYPL Staff
April 15, 2020
The long tradition of private efforts to protect the public’s health.
April Fooling With Suffragists a Century Ago—And How to Find Out if Your Ancestors Were Involved With the Suffrage Movement
by NYPL Staff
April 1, 2020
Many of the resources you'll need are available online, so you don’t have to wait to get started.
Fierce Reads to Help Celebrate Women's History Month
by Tabrizia Jones, Young Adult Librarian, Sedgwick Library
March 19, 2020
Strong female characters—all available as e-books.
To the Beat of Her Own Drum: Ladies of the Beat Generation
by Julia Perham, Adult Library Trainee, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
September 24, 2019
If you had to name an artist or writer from the Beat Generation, the core male group may first come to mind: Huncke, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kerouac. But a group of women were creating their own literary works, and are considered by some to be the unsung heroes of the movement.
Books to Celebrate Women's Equality Day
by NYPL Staff
August 26, 2019
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution became official. On paper, every American woman had the right to vote.
The #MeToo Movement: Teens Research the Fight for Women's Rights
by Ricci Yuhico, Managing Librarian, Young Adult Services, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
May 23, 2018
Students from De La Salle Academy sought to highlight various aspects of discrimination against women and the fight for women’s rights using library materials that they researched and chose themselves.
Hollywood's Leading Ladies: Mary Pickford
by Zanny Love
April 11, 2018
Discover the life of the first "America's Sweetheart," a worldwide star and one of the first female innovators in Hollywood.
A Vote of One’s Own: The International Woman Suffrage Alliance and Rosika Schwimmer
by Cara Dellatte
April 9, 2018
With the centennial of women's suffrage around the corner, it's important to begin highlighting the many women that were involved both nationally and internationally in this movement.
Women's History Month: Researching with NYPL's E-Resources
by NYPL Staff
March 1, 2018
Explore unique and lesser-known online resources containing materials about women's history.
Beyond "A League of Their Own"
by Joe Pascullo, Grand Central Library
January 31, 2017
Check out some of these books on women who have transformed the world of baseball.
Booktalking "Women In Blue" by Cheryl Mullenbach
by Miranda McDermott, Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
December 13, 2016
This is a terrific history of women in the workplace, as seen through a law enforcement lens.
Are You Spoken For? An Ad Campaign and A Cultural Stereotype
by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
June 24, 2016
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at the Library for the Performing Arts has an extensive collection that documents the development of television, including many examples of pitches made by networks to specific companies, like AT&T or Coty Cosmetics, outlining how each network’s programming would be a match for the company’s ideal consumer.
Women’s History in Digital Collections
by Lauren Lampasone, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
March 28, 2016
We bring Women’s History Month to a close with this roundup of representations of and works by women in our Digital Collections. Explore and be inspired.
Designing Women: The Art of Cloth Bindings
by Meredith Mann, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
March 24, 2016
Cloth bindings flourished during the 19th and early 20th centuries, and their designers exercised incredible creativity until the more economical dust jacket took hold as the book's decorative wrapping.
Department of Labor: Big Ideas to Help Women Succeed
by Magdalene Chan, Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at SNFL
March 23, 2016
In honor of Women's History Month, U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez presents a blog post, Big Ideas to Help Women Succeed.
Feminist YA Fiction
by Anne Rouyer, Supervising Librarian, Mulberry Street Library
March 18, 2016
Novels that feature strong, female characters who either confront sexism, defy the patriarchal order, subvert gender expectations or celebrate female solidarity, or all of the above.
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