South Carolina Senate Chamber Portrait of Ann Pamela Cunningham, The “Founding Mother” of Historic Preservation. Photo credit South Carolina Legislature. Many women and men have contributed so much to the field of historic preservation in America. However, as is too often the case, the role of many women has been hidden in …
Godey’s Lady’s Book was a United States magazine published in Philadelphia from 1830-1878. At the height of its popularity in the 1860’s, Godey’s referred to itself as the “Queen of Monthlies”. Marketed specifically to women, each issue contained poetry, articles, recipes, sheet music for the piano, dress patterns, illustrated fashion styles, and other engravings. At …
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Earlier this year we promised to provide you with regular posts on primary resources for the Civil War in honor of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War. But life happens, and we’ve had an awful lot of “life” happening here in the office lately, so we haven’t been very regular. We’re hoping to …
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Kitchens are more than just a place to cook our food. They are usually one of the main family living areas where we gather, commune, play, break bread with family and friends, and sometimes even work with laptop and files plopped on the table so we are sure to stay abreast of all the …
One of the more intriguing interpretative strategies we read about during our research into expanding historic preservation to include women’s history was the use of heritage trails. By now, we are all familiar with heritage trails – those walking and driving journeys around to different historic sites that historical commissions, museums, public agency, community organizations, …
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We may refer to the “Founding Fathers” of this country
The following is an excellent list of resources for further reading and study into the effective inclusion of women’s history into historical preservation. It is by no means comprehensive, but we found great value in reading the following and hope you will too. Most of them require nothing more than a click (or a few) …
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Over 100 years ago, women in this country began working towards being recognized in the eyes of the law. They sought the right to vote, the right to own property, the right to fair and equal wages, among other rights. They fought hard and they won them all. Yet in the early 90’s out …
Ever wonder what the women of the Ephrata Cloister were like? What other local women of that era were like? The Ephrata Cloister can show you, with their program “Mothers, Sisters, Daughters” that explores the roles, duties, responsibilities, and influences of both the celibate women of the Cloister and married women of Colonial America. For …
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