Eighteenth Century Education
These excerpts from Milcah Martha Moore’s textbook reveal the tennets of an eighteenth-century Quaker education.
These excerpts from Milcah Martha Moore’s textbook reveal the tennets of an eighteenth-century Quaker education.
This skillfully painted hide demonstrates the craft and artistry of Quapaw women, and provides clues about the Quapaw’s relationship with French settlers and neighboring tribes.
Puritan leader Cotton Mather gives young women advice on appropriate dress and behavior.
The story of a Revolutionary era woman who became an American legend.
The story of an activist and composer who fought tirelessly for Native American rights and citizenship. A companion art activity accompanies this resource.
The story of a brilliant and prolific MIT-trained chemist who fought for healthier homes and communities through the home economics movement.
The story of America’s first self-made Black female millionaire and how she built a beauty empire that celebrated and empowered Black women.
A document that outlines the differences between male and female education at coeducational land grant colleges like the Agricultural College of Utah.
Three outfits representative of the fashions designed to support women as they engaged in new forms of recreation, including bicycling and exercise classes. A companion art activity accompanies this resource.