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The Ecstasy of Influence: Inspiration and Mentorship among Women Writers
1. Georges Sand
G. Sand. / T. Couture, 1850 ; J.C. Buttre. Engraving. Plate from: History of Woman Suffrage /edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage. 1881-1902. vol. 3, p. 896. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
2 Woman writing
Valerie was busy, exceedingly busy, arranging matters, in view of the great change impending – pen & ink drawing [1911?] Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
Towards a Feminist Utopia: Women’s Same-Sex Communities, Real and Imagined
1. Smith College
The reading-room / Walter Appleton Clark. Published in: "Undergraduate life at Smith College" by Alice Katharine Fallows, Scribner's magazine, 24:50 (July 1898). Cabinet of American Illustration. Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
2. Smith College
Ivy Day. Published in: "Undergraduate Life at Smith College" by Alice Katharine Fallows, Scribner's magazine, 24:51 (July 1898). ). Cabinet of American Illustration. Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
3. Mt. Holyoke
Gym. - Mt. Holyoke. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
4. Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. Panoramic photo ; Haines Photo Co.; December 3, 1909. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
5. Shakers
Shakers near Lebanon state of N. York, their mode of worship. Several rows of Shakers, separated by gender, performing a step dance in the meeting hall at New Lebanon, New York; a woman spectator is seated in left foreground. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
6. Frances Wright
Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre. Frances Wright, half-length portrait, seated, facing front with left elbow resting on table. Engraving. Illus. from: History of woman suffrage / Elizabeth Cady Stanton. New York : Fowler & Wells, 1881-1922, v. 1, frontispiece. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
Women’s Education: A History of the Feminist Polemic:
1. Olive Schreiner
WikiCommons. Photo of Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) South African author, pacifist, political activist. 1889 Menton, France. Public domain image according to Wikipedia Commons.
2. Cartoon featuring Anna Letitia Barbauld.
Don Dismallo running the literary gantlet. (Print shows Edmund Burke in fools dress receiving lashes on his bare back as he runs a gauntlet of his peers which also includes Justice holding a sword, and Liberty, with staff topped with a liberty cap, who has turned her back on Burke and stands with J.F.X. Whyte, an old prisoner from the Bastille who carries a flag with scenes of the French revolution.) London : Pubd. by Wm. Holland No. 50 Oxford Street, 1790 Dec. 1. Hand colored etching. British Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Wrestling with Eve
1. Eve
Adam und Eva, im Paradies. Broadside with text, illustrated by image of Adam and Eve with the snake in the apple tree. Published Reading, Pa.: C.A. Bruckman, [1820?] Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
2. Eve
J. & R. Lamb Studios, designer. [Design drawing for mural of Tree with base as Tree of Knowledge, with Adam, snake, apple, and Eve; middle branches with 4 male writers (Gospels?); and pinnacle with Christ and angels] No known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
3. Eve
Currier & Ives--Adam and Eve Driven Out of Paradise. lithograph, hand col. Published: [New York] : N. Currier, between 1835 and 1856.
14. Black Madonna icon
WikiCommons. The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, Poland.
5. Adah Isaac’s Menkin
Adah Isaacs Menken, 1835-1868, in 8 seductive reclining poses. Photo copyrighted by N. Sarony, N.Y., c1866. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. No known restrictions on publication.
6. Adah Isaac’s Menkin
Adah Isaacs (Adah Bertha Menken), full-length portrait, standing, dressed as huntress. Photo (sheet of eight similar poses) copyrighted by Sarony. c1866. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. No known restrictions on publication.
Re-Appropriating Mythology
1. Leda and the
Virginia Dare (tobacco) Label shows Leda and the Swan. Lith. of F. Heppenheimer & Co. Copyright by S.W. Venable & Co. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
2. Minerva
Elihu Vedder. Head of Minerva. Painting was a preparatory study for the mosaic Minerva, which is in the Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. Oil on canvas, 1896. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
3. Ceres
$1.92 brown Ceres single, engraved, issue of 1879. New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Rare Book Division
4. Venus de Milo
The Louvre, the Venus de Milo, Paris, France. Photomechanical print : photochrom, color, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
5. Georgis Venus
Giorgis Venus, 1/3/21. National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
6. Aphrodite
WikiCommons. Wojciech Gerson, Aphrodite, fresco. A Cycle of Compositions in the Warsaw "Victoria" Hotel: Bathing in the Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. Rain, Aphrodite, Morning Mist (Dew) - This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, Canada, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.
7. Helen of Troy:
Helen of Troy. [Cigarette cards.] > Famous beauties (published ca. 1922-1939). New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, George Arents Collection
8. Circe
The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat / E. Delaney del. ; Cruickshank scp. Cartoon shows Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of York's military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers, civilians and clergymen clustering around her with outstretched arms; Mr. Waddle (Mr. Wardle), standing to the side, gazes at her and declares his fascination. Etching, hand-colored. [London] : S.W. Fores 1809 March 14. British Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
9. Circe
Circe Drinking. Oval chiaroscuro woodcut by Ugo da Capri, 1486-after 1532; After Parmigianino, published by Andreani. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
10. Apollo
The Damerian Appollo. Mrs. Anne Seymour Damer chiseling the posterior of a large Apollo, who is holding a spear; as a little girl gazes at the Apollo in astonishment. On a pedestal are two nude figures, one full-face, the other in quasi-back view. Beside them is an armless torso on a terminal pillar. On the right is a bust of a child's head on a pedestal inscribed "A model to make a boy from." Behind Mrs. Damer is a grinning figure of Pan, on tall pedestals are a Hercules, a headless figure, and a bust. All the figures in the studio are completely nude. Etching. London: Pubd. by Wm. Holland, 1798 July 1. British Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. No known restrictions on publication.
11. Centaur
Sagittarius and Corona Australis, Microscopium, and Telescopium / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. Astronomical chart showing the centaur Sagittarius with bow and arrow, also shows a laural wreath, a telescope, and a microscope forming the constellations. Illus. in: A familiar treatise on astronomy ... / Jehoshaphat Aspin. London : 1825, pl. 24. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. No known restrictions on publication in the U.S.
12. Sibyl
WikiCommons. Jacques Granthomme: Sibylla Cumae (from a series of eight Sibyllae). Etching.
13. Sibyl
WikiCommons. Andrea del Castagno, Sibylle von Cumae. c. 1450, fresco. Sant' Apollonia, Florence, Italy.
14. Little Red Riding Hood
Kenneth Whitley. Once upon a Time. Poster showing Little Red Riding Hood and a wolf. Ill. : Federal Art Project, WPA, [between 1936 and 1939] Date stamped on verso: Sep 7 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.