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Womens History

A Community in Conflict

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1870

1871

1874

1880

1907

1926

1964

1984

1994

Abraham Lincoln in McLean County

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The Varied Caseload of A. Lincoln, Attorney

Articles

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WW I home front featured French-Belgian relief
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Clara Brian champion of farm families
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Cousin Emmy had deep ties to Bloomington
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Donation illuminates Earhart’s 1936 visit to Twin Cities
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Women’s Improvement League kept Normal clean and healthy
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Virtual cemetery walk showcases amazing Florence Funk
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Passage of 1920 suffrage amendment end of long struggle
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Prof. June Rose Colby lived ‘life of the mind’
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‘Angel of the West Side’ met daycare needs a century ago
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‘Aviatrix’ Amelia Earhart twice visitor to Twin Cities
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Ellen Ferguson, 19th century suffragist, polygamist
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Julia Vrooman brought jazz to WW I doughboys
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Courts offered women few protections in cases of rape
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May Christian, forever her own woman
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Bloomington’s Fifer Bohrer first state Senator
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‘Dr. Mrs. Keck’ battled male-dominated medical establishment
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Women’s suffrage debate captivates Twin Cities in 1870
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Secor’s Minnie Vautrin, ‘Goddess of Mercy’

Biographies

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Rayburn, Jennie
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Austin, Grace Jewett
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Anthony, Susan B.
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Jones, Annie Ethel
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Crothers, Dr. Marie Louise
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Bach, Maria Sophia
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Elder, Mary
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Merchant, Mary Arenz
="Susan

Sanders, Susan Pike
="Judith

Bradner, Judith Ann
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Calcote, Matilda
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Claxton, Belle Blue
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Colby, Celestia Rice
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Barton, Lucinda
="Ruby

Edwards, Ruby
="Carolyn

Geneva, Carolyn Schertz
="Ida

Porter, Ida
="Lucy

Morgan, Lucy Orme
="Dr.

MacGillivray, Dr. Margaret
="Mary

Gridley, Mary
="Helen

Hall, Helen Ross
="Ethel

Hanson, Ethel Hamilton
="Mary

Hartmann, Mary J.
="Beulah

Locher, Beulah Baker
="Alice

Smith, Alice Orme
="Julia

Scott, Julia Green
="Sarah

Jackman, Sarah Farnum Sargent
="Julia

Holder, Julia
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Murray, Ethel
="Emily

Noble, Emily Vecchi
="Melinda

Rankin, Melinda
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Rice, Martha Baker
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Fox, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Irons Folsom
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Esque, Eliza (Davis)
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Moratz, Palma
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Hawkins, Julia Bee
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Kessler, Clara Louise
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Christian, Elizabeth Jane Mitchell
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Dodge, Flora Pennell
="Dorothy

Gage, Dorothy Louise
="Jane

Hendryx, Jane Frankeberger
="Louise

Muxfeld, Louise
="Lura

Eyestone, Lura
="Marie

Litta, Marie
="Edith

Neville, Edith

Potter, Mary
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Colby, Dr. June Rose
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Henderson, Effie
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Saltzman-Stevens, Minnie
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Scott, Charlotte Ann Perry
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Stevenson, Helen Davis
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Stevenson, Letitia Green
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Thompson, Jennie
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Wagner, Grace B.
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Wickizer, Jennie MacDonald
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Kimball, Luella
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Paist, Maria Dawson
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Ela, Frances Harriet Rowell
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Withers, Sarah
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Northrup, Rose Whipp
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Loomis, Emily Hanks
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Dyson, Nancy “Nannie” McCullough Orme
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Vrooman, Julia Scott
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Schroeder, Baroness Maria von Buchau
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Cotting, Katherine M.J. Vanderpool
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Trotter, Georgina
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Fell, Hester Vernon
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Dillon, Martha Fisher
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Annette, Madame
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Becker, Augusta "Gussie"
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Belt, Edith Pressler
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Burnham, Almira Sarah Ives
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Christian, Annie May
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Davis, Sarah
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Fitzwilliam, Sarah Raymond
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Funk, Florence Mae Risser
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Howard, Emily
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Huggins, Sophia
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Kaywood, Florence Stevens
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Kessler, Frances
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King, Mary Reed
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Livingston, Hilda
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Marmon, Mary Ann
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McCurdy, Helen Clark
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Milner, Angeline Vernon
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Stewart, Grace Huddleston
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Stokes, Ella Lee
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Jones, Eva

Blog

3 items

Mount Hope Ladies Aid Moore’s Mill Marker, August 1968

Carolyn Cameron ‘Miss Bloomington’ 1950

McHistory: Multitalented suffrage leader promoted women’s health and the vote

Events

1 item

Crafting History: Remembering Rag Rugs

Farming in the Great Corn Belt

4 items

1946 to 2000: Larger Farms

Home Bureau

Farm Wives

Social Groups, Organized Groups, and Associations

Finding Aids

17 items

May Christian Collection

Finley, Ada Collection

Baas, Bea Diaries

Bloomington-Normal Junior Women’s Club

Early Social Services Collection

Hodge Fuller Collection

Gathman Collection

Clarke, Marguerite E.

Selk, Mary

Kinser, Betty

Annette, Mme

Cornett, Roseanna Eureka Williams

Daughters of the American Revolution

Laurenti, Luellen

Quinn, Jean Family

Siebert, Dorothy Softball

Softball

Making a Home

5 items

The Orendorffs

Samuel Hayes

O'Neil Family

Brown Family

Maria del Socorro Luna del Real

Speakers Bureau

4 items

Lucy's Girls: Lucy Orme Morgan and the Girl's Industrial Home

Women Called to Action: Women in World War II

Hellraisers & Heroines

Artists, Advocates, Acrobats, and More! Women Who Made McLean County History

Videos

2 items

Artists, Advocates, Acrobats, & More! Women Who Made McLean County History

Social Justice History Walking Tour

Working for a Living

14 items

Providing for a Regional Market

Merchandising Expands Dramatically

Changing Healthcare Attitudes

Providing Services

Circus Performers

Changing Shipping Practices

Service Providers

Demand for Communication Services Increased

Insuring the Automobile

Punch Cards and Computing

Applying Innovations

Fair Labor Practices Improve

Urban Expansion Created Jobs

Merchants Move to Bloomington’s East Side
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Rayburn, Jennie
="Grace

Austin, Grace Jewett
="Susan

Anthony, Susan B.
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Jones, Annie Ethel
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Crothers, Dr. Marie Louise
="Sophia

Bach, Maria Sophia
="Mary

Elder, Mary
="Mary

Merchant, Mary Arenz
="Susan

Sanders, Susan Pike
="Judith

Bradner, Judith Ann
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Calcote, Matilda
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Claxton, Belle Blue
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Colby, Celestia Rice
="Lucinda

Barton, Lucinda
="Ruby

Edwards, Ruby
="Carolyn

Geneva, Carolyn Schertz
="Ida

Porter, Ida
="Lucy

Morgan, Lucy Orme
="Dr.

MacGillivray, Dr. Margaret
="Mary

Gridley, Mary
="Helen

Hall, Helen Ross
="Ethel

Hanson, Ethel Hamilton
="Mary

Hartmann, Mary J.
="Beulah

Locher, Beulah Baker
="Alice

Smith, Alice Orme
="Julia

Scott, Julia Green
="Sarah

Jackman, Sarah Farnum Sargent
="Julia

Holder, Julia
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Murray, Ethel
="Emily

Noble, Emily Vecchi
="Melinda

Rankin, Melinda
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Rice, Martha Baker
="Crude

Fox, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Irons Folsom
="Headstones

Esque, Eliza (Davis)
="Palma

Moratz, Palma
="Julia

Hawkins, Julia Bee
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Kessler, Clara Louise
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Christian, Elizabeth Jane Mitchell
="Flora

Dodge, Flora Pennell
="Dorothy

Gage, Dorothy Louise
="Jane

Hendryx, Jane Frankeberger
="Louise

Muxfeld, Louise
="Lura

Eyestone, Lura
="Marie

Litta, Marie
="Edith

Neville, Edith

Potter, Mary
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Colby, Dr. June Rose
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Henderson, Effie
="Minnie

Saltzman-Stevens, Minnie
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Scott, Charlotte Ann Perry
="Helen

Stevenson, Helen Davis
="Letitia

Stevenson, Letitia Green
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Thompson, Jennie
="Grace

Wagner, Grace B.
="Jennie

Wickizer, Jennie MacDonald
="Luella

Kimball, Luella
="Maria

Paist, Maria Dawson
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Ela, Frances Harriet Rowell
="Sarah

Withers, Sarah
="Rose

Northrup, Rose Whipp
="" ="Rectangular

Loomis, Emily Hanks
="Nannie

Dyson, Nancy “Nannie” McCullough Orme
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Vrooman, Julia Scott
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Schroeder, Baroness Maria von Buchau
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Cotting, Katherine M.J. Vanderpool
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Trotter, Georgina
="Hester

Fell, Hester Vernon
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Dillon, Martha Fisher
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Annette, Madame
="Augusta

Becker, Augusta "Gussie"
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Belt, Edith Pressler
="Almira

Burnham, Almira Sarah Ives
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Christian, Annie May
="Sarah

Davis, Sarah
="Sarah

Fitzwilliam, Sarah Raymond
="Florence

Funk, Florence Mae Risser
="Emily

Howard, Emily
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Huggins, Sophia
="Florence

Kaywood, Florence Stevens
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Kessler, Frances
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King, Mary Reed
="Hilda

Livingston, Hilda
="Mary

Marmon, Mary Ann
="Helen

McCurdy, Helen Clark
="Angie

Milner, Angeline Vernon
="Grace

Stewart, Grace Huddleston
="Ella

Stokes, Ella Lee
="Eva

Jones, Eva