A Fair Huntress and Her Timely Record
A historical portrait highlights Maria Mitchell as a pioneering astronomer with a sharp mind. The piece contrasts societal views of women in science with her achievements and framed talent.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1896
Page
3
Hunting Wife and Woman’s Progress Headline Mosaic
Mrs Mary Whipple a Wisconsin hunting enthusiast charts an adventurous river voyage from St Paul to St Louis with bear hopes in Arkansas and New Orleans plans. Separately, commentary notes women’s rise into education, teaching, and public life shaping a broader social role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mary Whipple
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mississippi
Arkansas
Bear Fields
New Orleans
St. Paul
St. Louis
Mr. Bear
St. Louis Republic
Secret of a Graceful Old Age in Society Circles
A 93 year old Lansing woman serves as secretary of a local women’s club and is praised for charm, tact, and modernity. The piece argues that aging need not dull dignity, stressing courteous manners, steadiness, and quiet strength as keys to aging gracefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
William Cullen Bryant
Noble Maria Mitchell shown through student observation
Mrs Frances Fisher Wood of New York recounted how Professor Maria Mitchell shared credit for a Jupiter satellite observation. Mitchell urged Wood to study, illustrate, and publish the notes, demonstrating selfless leadership and generous mentorship at Vassar in a quiet, exemplary way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Fisher Wood
New York
Buffalo
Maria Mitchell
Vassar
Mitchell
Gray dress fashion notes from a Philadelphia Times piece
A Philadelphia Times fashion excerpt describes a dress in coarse poplin delaine with gray silk dots, a godet skirt, pale gray faille trim, and dark ecru lace vest. It warns against altering gowns that are wide in back and narrow in front, noting fitting challenges and potential consumer dissatisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Fashion notes on pannier style silhouettes for autumn gowns
Dressmakers push pannier silhouettes as Parisian advance styles for autumn. The pannier favors extremely slim figures and those with pronounced curves, transforming the look of women with and without pronounced hips.
Pannier Influence Shapes 19th Century Fashion
The article notes panniers greatly improve appearance by broadening the silhouette and tailoring to individual needs. It cites Dresden china figures and fan designs as examples and contrasts panniers with the shorter basque bodice now popular, deemed unflattering for many body types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
China
New York Post
Mrs. Junk Runs Large Chicago Brewery
Chicago correspondence profiles Magdalena Junk a self described brewer who supports her family while managing a substantial operation. She oversees horses in her stables, controls process details from amides to boiling, and personally signs checks from 7 to 2 each day ensuring spotless plant conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalena Junk
Chicago
Junk
Boston to bid for federation meeting in 1898
Omaha Women's Club votes unanimously to host federation delegates, offering meeting rooms and entertainment. Boston plans a strong bid without arranging entertainment, while Omaha delegates will extend invitations with the goal of showing goodwill to the federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Omaha Women’s Club
Omaha
St. Paul Globe
Antidress League Proposed by London Women
Fashionable women in London push a movement to curb excess and limit yearly dress purchases for members. The plan aims to create a uniform dress allowance under charity, applying rules to both rich and poor society. The most active proponents, however, avoid joining the league themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Enid Yandell Heads American Art Group in Paris
Enid Yandell, sculptor and president of the American Art Association of Paris, is noted for two statuettes shown now. The 12 inch platine and bronze works depict her sister and Miss McPherson of Washington, praised as perfect reproductions reviving a lost art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid Yandell
American Art Association of Paris
Impasse du Main
Whative
Louisville
Paris
Miss. McPherson
Washington
Tenegra
Yandel
Women voting debate compares arms and birth duties
A Auburndale resident argues that the standard men cannot bear children yet still vote mirrors the claim that women cannot bear arms. The piece contrasts these male and female capacities to question voting eligibility in the Boston Woman's Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburndale
Mass
Boston Woman’s Journal
Women shooters excel at Minneapolis Gun Club contests
The Minneapolis Gun Club features two female members, Mrs. W. P. Shattuck and Mrs. 8. B. Johnston, who participate actively at the traps and have beaten their husbands in 16 yard events. Mrs. Day of the Central Gun Club also performs well, beating other clubs in matches and enjoying the sport enthusiastically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
First Woman Professor in Russia Named at Saint Petersburg College
Mme Kerschbaumer, appointed chair of ophthalmology at a women’s medical college in St. Petersburg, becomes Russia’s first female professor. Born Russian, she married an Austrian physician and founded an eye infirmary at Salzburg in 1875, later running the institute. Her studies were chiefly in Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Kerschbaumer
St. Petersburg
Russia
Salzburg
Switzerland
Strength to Battle and Israel’s King in Psalms and David
The commentary emphasizes divine Spirit guiding the Psalms, urging recognition of the Bible as God breathed. It links David’s triumphs and future messianic reign to God's deliverance, mercy, and the millennial judgment, urging patient suffering for believers and ultimate fulfillment of Davidic promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Israel
Saul
Christ
Pters iii
Isa
Messiah
Zion
Jehovah
God
Absalom
Shimer
Abishai
Thes
Ezek
Earth
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UNION
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Acton
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Sudbury
E.G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
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Shawmut Ave
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Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
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Lake George
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Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
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Bufalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
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Robert W. Carter
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