Don't Forget to Vote For WOMAN SUFFRAGE [suffrage handbill]
Suffrage handbill published by the New York State Woman Suffrage Party. Printed by the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Co. <br /><br />Text: <br />Don't Forget to Vote For WOMAN SUFFRAGE First <br />Your President asks you to vote for it.<br />Your Governor is for it. <br />Your party has endorsed it. <br />Woman suffrage is coming the world around; don't let New York lag behind.
M 71 <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vcu-cab/vircu00081.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Women's Suffrage Printed Ephemera Collection</a><span> Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries</span>
National Woman Suffrage Pub. Co.
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Your Vote [suffrage handbill]
New York State Woman Suffrage Party handbill that seeks to persuade men to vote for woman suffrage in November 1917. <br /><br />Text:<br /><br />"Your Vote<br />Was handed to you when you became twenty-one years old.<br />You didn't have to ask for it. <br />You didn't have to prove that you were qualified for it. <br />Our Government considers you are a thinking being and therefore can judge better than others what laws will be best for your welfare. <br />Why shouldn't women be given this right too? <br />Why shouldn't women be given this right too? <br />Should not their opinions count when it comes to framing laws concerning them? <br />Can YOU possibly imagine any one objecting to YOUR being allowed to vote? <br />Yet fifty chances to one you would not have been permitted to vote if you had lived about a hundred and fifty years ago. <br />You had to own a required amount of land and be a church-going Protestant. <br />Only one of every fifty men could meet this requirement. <br />In the early Colonial days men had no voice in the Government.<br />Laws were made by the Governor and his council.<br />Today practically every man may vote.<br />YOU didn't have to work to bring about this change. <br />The men before you, who believed in democracy, secured you YOUR vote. <br />Will you in turn, further democracy and give woman the political freedom which you yourself have received? <br />Vote for Woman Suffrage in November, 1917!"
<span>M 71 </span><a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vcu-cab/vircu00081.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Women's Suffrage Printed Ephemera Collection</a><span> Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries</span>
1917
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Interracial News Service, vol. 9, no. 4, June 1938
A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. <br /><br />The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. <br /><br />Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.'<br />The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches." <br /><br />Articles and topics in this issue include:<br /><br />"New Contracts Will Protect Sharecroppers" describing provisions under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. (p. 1)<br /><br />"Ethiopia's Farewell" about the defeat of Haile Selassie and the conquest of Ethiopia by Italian fascists. (p. 1ff)<br /><br />"Submits After 15 Days of Picketing" The Kroger Stores, Inc. hire the first African American clerk in the city of Dayton, OH (p. 2)<br /><br />"Yale U. Awards Fellowship to Young Teacher" recounts the awarding of a fellowship to Miss Lucille Sarah Baker, the first fellowship in general studies given to an African American. (p. 3)<br /><br />"34 Are Awarded Rosenwald Fellowships" (p. 3)<br /><br />"Uses Wife as Model; Wins Art Institute Award" about Thurmand Townsend's sculpture of his wife made in mud. (p. 4) <br /><br />The section, Race Issues in Church Circles, includes "Church Vs. Christianity," "Brave White Friends Need of Our Race," and "Negro and White Churches Must Unify." (p. 4)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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June 1938
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Interracial News Service, vol. 10, no. 1, January 1939
A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. <br /><br />The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. <br /><br />Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.'<br />The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches." <br /><br />Articles and topics in this issue include:<br /><br />p. 1 "Editor Fears Results of Educational Equality" discusses a statement made by Virginius Dabney, editor of the Richmond <em>Times-Dispatch</em> that admitting African Americans to institutions of higher education would be harmful to racial relations in Virginia. <br /><br />p. 2 "Birmingham is Scene of Liberal Conference" about the Southern Conference for Human Welfare, held Nov. 20-23, 1938. <br /><br />"Negroes Denied Ballot Indians Vote Freely" a case from Clinton, NC<br /><br />p. 3 "Truck Driver Lynched for Asking Favor" regarding the death of Wilder McGowan in Mississippi<br /><br />"White Women of South Condemn Lynch Evil" the Mississippi Council of the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching condemned McGowan's lunching. The article relates, "One-fourth of Wiggins [Mississippi] took part in the lynching party. 'It was very orderly,' contends Sheriff S. C. Hinton." <br /><br />"Negroes and Anti-Semitism"<br />"What About Lynching?"<br />"Negroes Pray for Jews"<br />"Shall We Hate the Jews?" <br /><br />p.4 "The German press has retaliated to American protests as quoted by the N.Y <em>Herald-Tribune</em> for Nov. 16th and 20th... 'The "Voelkischer Beobachter" said that 'the Americans, who continue to treat their Negroes as second class citizens and in whose country lynch justice is, so to speak, good manners, are the least warranted to take upon themselves the role of moral sympathizers'"<br /><br />"F.D.R. Told of Ban on Skilled Negro Workers" <br /><br />"Steps Toward Solving the Negro Problem" discusses the increasing poverty, incarceration, and tuberculosis of African Americans in Washington, DC. <br /><br />"Working Condition, Wages Large Factors in Life Expectancy" regarding the disparity between the life expectancy of blacks and whites as reported by the Surgeon General of the United States.
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1939 January
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Interracial News Service vol. 9, no. 5, February 1938
A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. <br /><br />The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. <br /><br />Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.'<br />The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches." <br /><br />This issue contains tributes to James Weldon Johnson following his death in an automobile accident. Also marked is the death of Arthur A. Schomburg, America's foremost collector of books on African Americans and curator of the largest and rarest collection of its type in the United States. <br /><br />Other topics and articles include:<br /><br />"K.U. Medical School Opens Doors to Negro Students" <br />"Ask American Bar to Admit Negro Lawyers" <br />"Ga. Governor Removes Shakles in Prison Reform" (also removed from Georgia prisions were the sweat-box, and whippings with cat-o-nine tails) <br />"Blue and Gray Vets Gather at Gettysburg" (75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg) <br />"Cotton Picker May Displace Negro Workers" (regarding the Rust Brothers cotton picker)<br />"Italians 'Aryan' Race Purity Urged" (regarding the purge of Jews from Italy)<br />"Vassar Pact Pledges Aid to Minorities" (World Youth Congress at Vassar College)
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1938 February
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Learn more: <br /><em><a href="https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/browse?tags=Southern+Frontier" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Issues of The Southern Frontier">The Southern Frontier</a>,</em> Social Welfare History Image Portal <br /><a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/eras/civil-war-reconstruction/jim-crow-laws-andracial-segregation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Jim Crow Laws">Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation</a>, Social Welfare History Project <br /><a href="https://newspaperarchives.vassar.edu/cgi-bin/vassar?a=d&d=vq19381001-01.2.6" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Vassar Peace Pact">Vassar Peace Pact</a> (1938). <em>Vassar Quarterly</em>, Volume XXIV, Number 1, 1 October 1938, Vassar newspaper archives.
Interracial News Service, vol.9 no.3, April 1938
A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. <br /><br />The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. <br /><br />Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.'<br />The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches."<br /><br />Articles and topics include: <br /><br />"War Preparations Bring Up Race Issues" <br />"Bill May Open Army Units to Race" <br />"The Anti-Lynching Bill" <br />"Residential Segregation" <br />"Connecticut Whites Fight to Oust Doctor" <br />"Md. Cafe Jim Crows Girl" <br />"Alabama Planter Indicted for Peonage" <br />"Singer Barred from Hotel" (regarding Marian Anderson) <br />"Wins National Novel Contest" (regarding Richard Wright) <br />"Girl, 6, Wins Again at N.Y. Philharmonic" (regarding child prodigy Philippa Schuyler) <br />"School Inequalities" <br />"Close Colored Schools in Mississippi"<br />"Upsetting the Stereotypes"
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Federal Council of Churches
1938 April
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Jewish Children’s Home Tell-A-Vision
Details from a brochure, Jewish Children’s Home Tell-A-Vision, highlighting the founding of the Isidore Newman School for the children of the Jewish Children’s Home and of New Orleans. <br /><br />In the 1840s and 1850s a series of yellow fever epidemics in New Orleans brought forth a need for homes for destitute widows and children. During this period, private and religious groups established a number of orphanages and asylums. <br /><br />In 1855 the Jewish community of New Orleans organized the “Jewish Orphans’ Home,” as a part of the Hebrew Benevolent Society, and on March 14, 1855, the state granted a charter to the institution. The original Home was on Chippewah Street, but in 1887 it moved to a new building at 5342 St. Charles Avenue. <br /><br />The name of the organization has changed several times: from April 6, 1880 to February 28, 1905, it was “The Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows & Orphans,” from February 28, 1905, to February 4, 1924, “The Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows & Orphans of New Orleans,” and after February 4, 1924, the “Jewish Children’s Home.” While the legal name remains the Jewish Children’s Home, the organization has operated as the Jewish Children’s Home Service since April 1958.
<a href="https://specialcollections.tulane.edu/archon/?p=collections/findingaid&id=25&q=&rootcontentid=1265#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="finding aid">Jewish Children's Home records, 1870-1981</a>, Collection 180, Box 35, Folder 3, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University
1940
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Interracial News Service, vol. 9, no. 2, February 1938
A news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. <br /><br />The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of Protestant denominations in the United States founded in Philadelphia in 1908. It merged with other ecumenical bodies in 1950 to form the present day National Council of Churches. <br /><br />Masthead: "Gleanings from press releases and other sources to inform busy but sincere people of some of the things affecting the lives of racial minorities. Let's do away with walls ! 'We are all one in Christ Jesus.'<br />The Material in the News Service is given for information and is not to be construed as declarations of official attitudes or policies of the Department of Race Relations or the Federal Council of Churches."<br /><br />Articles summarized include:<br /><br />p. 1 "The Struggle is Not Over" about a filibuster by Southern Senators against a federal anti-lynching bill.<br /><br />p. 2 "Red Caps of Three Races Form National Brotherhood" discusses the formation of the International Brotherhood of Red Caps in Chicago.<br /><br />p. 2 "White Student Group Defies Jim Crow" by inviting African American students to share their special coach "as other white passengers looked on in speechless amazement."<br /><br />p. 3 "Solid Ranks Against Fascism" regarding an editorial about the Nanking Massacre.<br /><br />p. 3 "Film Studios Distort Facts About Race, Insists Robeson" includes a quotation from Paul Robeson about his decision to join a work-class theatre group instead of making films.<br /><br />p. 3 "White Students Aid Boycott of Theaters" reports on a student boycott of theatre owners who oppose the appearance of African American actors in scenes with white people on equal basis.
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1938 February
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Spider-Man and Power Pack [National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse comic book]
Marvel giveaway comic book produced in cooperation with the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse. Children are urged to tell a trusted adult if something has happened, and to know that there are phone numbers to call if you need help. While speaking to one young boy whose babysitter has abused him, Spider-Man reveals that he too was abused as a child. <br /><br />Letter inside front cover is signed by Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse:<br /><br />"The purpose of this book is to teach you how to protect yourself from sexual abuse and what to do if it happens to you. I shows you that even people you know and trust can touch you in ways or in places that feel uncomfortable or yukky or just not right. Or, they can make you touch them in private places. And this book tells you that if this happens, it's not your fault--you can say no--and there is help out there."<br /><br />Back cover: "The National Education Association recognizes this publication as a viable attempt to education children about the problem of child sexual abuse."
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Tough To Be Free. A Message About Sniffing From SAFE
Educational comic book sponsored and distributed by Solvent Abuse Foundation for Education (SAFE). Created and produced by Custom Comic Services.<br />Artwork by Mike Roy.<br /><br />A message from The Solvent Abuse Foundation for Education (SAFE) is printed inside the front cover. <br /><br />"Boys and Girls,<br />Every day you make choices. Some choices are easy -- like choosing what to wear or eat. Other choices are more difficult -- like choosing your friends or how to spend your time.<br />At some point in your life, someone may try to get you to make a choice you know is wrong. Saying no to them can be tough. But you must be <em>tough</em>, if you want to stay <em>free.</em> <br />Sometimes choices are easier to make when you know how they will affect your life. We hope the facts in this book will help you choose to use chemicals safelyt and correctly."
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1987
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American Honda presents DC Comics' Supergirl : in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation's national safety belt campaign
Educational comic book produced and distributed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Safety Belt Campaign.<br /><br />A message from Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation is printed inside the front cover. <br /><br />"I know you're all looking forward to gettin gyour driver's licenses soon. But driving a car is a big responsibility. So here are a couple of questions for you to think about. How important do you feel it is to buckle up your safety belt when you get into a car? Do you think you or any of your friends will bever be involved in an accident? Maybe you've never thought about it, but you should. Every ten seconds, someone is injured in a crash. And every ten minutes, someone is killed. You can expect to be in an accident at least once in your life. If you use your safety belt, you more than double your chances of surviving."
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1987
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Sparky's Second Chance. Fire Safety for Everyone
Educational comic book sponsored and distributed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA. Created and produced by Custom Comic Services. Finished artwork by Mike Roy.
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1988
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Dennis the Menace Takes a Poke at Poison
This giveaway comic book seeks to educate children and their parents about the poisonous nature of many items commonly found in the home. It urges parents to "Poison Proof Your Home."<br /><br />A publication created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration.<br />HHS Publication No. (FDA) 81-7005. <br /><br />Text on back cover:<br /><br />"Most products are made to look attractive so people will buy them--even products that can be poisonous. But things made attractive for consumers are also attractive to children. Many poisonings that occur involve children who are too youg and innocent to 'know better.' Children often can't recognize danger signals such as label warnings, strange odors, or peculiar tastes. Actually many poisonous things are attractive to children because the taste or smell GOOD, such as lemon scented furniture polish."
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1981
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<span>¡</span>Los Amigos Conservan A Sus Amigos Con Vida!
Spanish-language educational comic book created for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). <br /><br />Inside front cover contains a letter from Micky Sadoff, President, MADD National. <br /><br />Founded in 1980, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that seeks to stop drunk driving, provide services for those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and work for stricter laws related to impaired driving.
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MADD/Custom Comic Services
1989
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Rex Morgan, M.D. Talks About Your Unborn Child!
Educational comic book about the dangers of drinking while pregnant and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.<br /><br />Sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Inside front cover contains a letter signed by G. R. Dickerson, Director of the ATF. <br /><br />Plot: An pregnant woman comes into the hospital having injured her hand badly after drinking and falling at a party. Dr. Morgan speaks to her about the danger alcohol presents to her unborn child.<br /><br />Excerpts:<br /><br />From letter: "The unborn child gets its nourishment from the mother. What she eats or drinks, the infant share - - including alcoholic beverages. Research has shown that women who drink heavily during pregnancy risk giving birth to infants who suffer from a variety of physical and/or mental defects, a condition known generally as "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome."<br /><br />From comic: "A woman should remember one thing! <strong>The womb that your baby grows in for nine months before birth can be more important than any other home your child will live in during its lifetime!</strong>"
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Field Newspaper Syndicate
1980
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Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs, No.1 April 1994: High Heat
1990 giveaway comic book published by Marvel Comics in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. <br /><br />Captain America helps a young baseball player who has come under the influence of an alien and turned to illegal drugs. <br /><br />Script: Peter David<br />Pencils: Sal Velluto<br />Inks: Keith Williams<br />Colors: Bob Sharen<br />Letters: Rick Parker
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Marvel Comics
1990
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I Pledge Allegiance [American Legion comic book]
Educational comic book created and distributed by the American Legion. Aimed at elementary aged children, this comic book explains the meaning of the words of the Pledge. Simple puzzles and activities reinforce the lessons. <br /><br />Excerpts:<br /><br />"One Nation Under God,<br />Our nation is great and powerful! But many of our people believe in a higher power.<br />God means many things to many people. In our country, we have the <strong>Freedom to Worship </strong>as we please, or not to if we choose."<br /><br />"Indivisible,<br /><strong>Indivisible </strong>means that our country can't be divided or broken up. We're strongest when we are all together. <br />So when we pledge allegiance we all agree to stick together. That's right! Even if we disagree, we promise to stay together as one nation."
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1995
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New York State Department of Mental Hygiene presents Chic Young’s Blondie
Educational comic book promoting sound emotional health, particularly within families. A letter written by Newton Bigelow, M.D., Commissioner of Mental Hygiene for the State of New York is printed inside the back cover. <br /><br />Excerpts: <br />"As Blondie said, there is no magic formula, no set of rules for mental health. BUt there are some underlying principles that it helps to know about, especially in our relations with our children and with other people....applying them wherever possible to ordinary everyday situations, you may find that life is more satisfying, a little pleasanter for you, your children and the people around you.<br /><br />You will understand yourself and others a little better and you will feel more inner contentment."<br /><br />From front cover "The New York State Deptartment of Mental Hygiene presents Chic Young's Blondie in Scapegoat; Love Conquers All; Let's Face it; On Your Own. Produced by Joe Musial"
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King Features
1950
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Charlene's [poster]
Advertisement for Charlene's bar. "New Orleans 1977 - 1999"<br /><br />Charlene Schneider was an early and vocal advocate for LGBTQ causes in the 1970s. The center of her world was Charlene's, the bar she ran at 940 Elysian Fields in New Orleans from 1977 until early 1999. It became world-famous not only because of Ms. Schneider's effusive personality but also because, in its early years, Charlene's represented something rare: a safe place for lesbians when attitudes toward them were less tolerant. Besides giving women a place where they could socialize and dance, Ms. Schneider had live music by female entertainers, including Melissa Etheridge. <br /><br />Ms. Schneider opened the bar after a series of odd jobs, including stints at Western Union and The Times-Picayune, where she was a hot-type operator. Along the way she had firsthand experience with discrimination. In the mid-1960s, after being arrested in a raid on a gay bar, Ms. Schneider lost her job as a cryptographer, as well as her security clearance with NASA at Michoud. As a result of her experiences, one of her causes was the anti-discrimination ordinance, which the New Orleans City Council passed in 1991. <br /><br />After closing her bar, Ms. Schneider and her companion, Linda Tucker, moved to Bay St. Louis, where she operated an establishment called On the Coast.<br /><br />Poster inscribed:<br />"To Jody & Marilyn<br />How can I tell the importance of your friendship. <br />Love<br />Charlene<br />99"
<p>Collection NA-201, Oversize Folder 1, <a href="http://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/9/resources/2847" target="_blank" title="Finding aid, Marilyn McConnell papers" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marilyn McConnell papers</a>, Newcomb Archives, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University</p>
1999
Tulane University
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Learn more: <br />Zarrelli, Natalie (2016). <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-lost-lesbian-bars-of-new-orleans" target="_blank" title="The Lost Lesbian Bars of New Orleans" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Lost Lesbian Bars of New Orleans</a>. <em>Atlas Obscura </em>(September 14).
Louisiana Lesbian and Gay Political Action Caucus (LAGPAC) Voter Registration Poster
<p>Poster published by the Louisiana Lesbian and Gay Political Action Caucus (LAGPAC) announcing extended voter registration hours. <br /><br />The <a href="https://specialcollections.tulane.edu/archon/?p=creators/creator&id=805" target="_blank" title="Tulane University Special Collections" rel="noreferrer noopener">Louisiana Lesbian and Gay Political Action Caucus (LAGPAC)</a> was created on August 8<sup>th</sup>, 1980, by a group of activists committed to attaining legal and social equality for Louisiana’s gender and sexual minorities. Based in Alexandria, LAGPAC was a political organization that investigated the beliefs and stances of candidates running for public office and, through mailing lists, editorials (<em>The Voter’s Guide</em> and <em>The Lagniappe</em>), and phone banking, galvanized its members to vote for candidates that were supportive of the LGBTQIA community. Meanwhile, it aimed to sway the larger Louisiana population to support equality for the state’s gender and sexual minorities. At its peak, LAGPAC also had chapters in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Acadiana, and made a significant impact on numerous elections. LAGPAC ceased operations in 2002, but Equality Louisiana is considered a successor of the organization.<br /><br />Poster text: <br />"The Only Safe Closet is the Voting Booth!"<br /> <br />"Bring something with your signature, i.e., Driver's License, cancelled Check, etc." <br /><br /></p>
Manuscripts Collection #1099, Oversized folder 1, <a href="http://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/3/resources/3223" target="_blank" title="Finding aid, Stewart Butler papers" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stewart Butler papers</a>, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University
Tulane University
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Lorena Weeks with typewriter
Lorena Weeks had worked as a Southern Bell telephone operator for many years when she was denied a higher paying position as a company switchman on the basis that the job was only open to men, citing a Georgia state rule that women employees could not be made to lift anything heavier than thirty pounds. She filed a legal appeal but lost in district court. Weeks then began writing all reports by hand, refusing to carry her thirty-four-pound typewriter to her desk in protest, which resulted in her suspension. <br /><br />Weeks brought her case to the National Organization for Women (NOW), through which attorney Sylvia Roberts was assigned to represent her before the Fifth Circuit. Roberts won the case on appeal in 1969, arguing the idea that no woman could lift thirty pounds was absurd, given that many women routinely carry children weighing thirty pounds or more. <em>Weeks v. Southern Bell</em> marked an important early legal victory in the fight against gender-based workplace discrimination.
Collection NA-282, Box 10, Folder 19 of 24. <a href="http://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/9/resources/2913" target="_blank" title="Finding aid: Sylvia Roberts papers" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sylvia Roberts papers</a>. Newcomb Archives, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University.
ca. 1963-1968
Tulane University
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Escape from Fear
Giveaway comic book distributed by Planned Parenthood Federation of America Publications. Revised edition of a 1956 publication. <br /><br />Fear of an unwanted pregnancy makes intimacy stressful for the Harpers. Learning about contraception from Planned Parenthood helps them plan for children and eases their fears.<br /><br />Cover teaser "Joan and Ken Harper's marriage was on the rocks--because they loved each other!"<br /><br />Final panel: Joan Harper says, "Planned Parenthood helped us save our marriage. Someday when our children are older, we may want another baby. That's why planned parenthood is so wonderful. It doesn't mean not having children-it means spacing them so they come when we can give them the kind of love and care they deserve!"<br /><br />Back cover lists six regional Planned Parenthood-World Population centers. The address for The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood (2009 Monument Ave., Richmond 20, VA.) is stamped at the bottom of the page.<br /><br />"This publication was prepared by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America under the supervision of Dr. Gordon W. Perkin, Associate Medical Director, for the use of persons who are married or 21 years or older. If you want birth control advice consult your doctor, your public health department, the clinic at a hostpital or the doctor at your local Planned Parenthood Center...."
M 333, Box 1, <a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vcu-cab/vircu00108.xml" target="_blank" title="Finding aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood records, 1935-2004.</a> James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
1965
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Students washing hands before lunch, old Cary Street School (Madison School).
<p>Students from the old Cary Street School (Madison School) in Richmond, Va., demonstrate handwashing before having lunch. Washing hands regularly with soap and water remains one of the most important steps in preventing the spread of many illnesses.</p>
<p>The school was located at 219 W. Cary Street, Richmond, Va. The photograph was taken in the early-20th century.<br /><br /></p>
V.56.177.03, <a href="https://thevalentine.org/exhibition/pandemic-richmond-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Valentine</a>
The Valentine
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Learn more: <br />Bonis, R. (2010) <a href="https://theshockoeexaminer.blogspot.com/2010/05/madison-school-corner-cary-and-madison.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Madison School, Corner Cary and Madison St. (1872-1973) and Playground Kids, 1940s.</a> The Shockoe Examiner (blog).
Stop Polio Sunday [handbill]
<p>Promotional materials for "Stop Polio Sunday. Second Dose Jan. 19." A hand drops the vaccine onto a sugar cube.<br /><br />Text: "<span style="text-decoration:underline;">everyone</span> needs Sabin Vaccine. <br />For complete protection against polio, EVERYONE over two months old needs ALL THREE TYPES of Sabin oral vaccine. Sabin school clincis will be open JANUARY 19 from NOON TO 6 P.M. to offer you your second dose of Sabin oral vaccine. <br /><br />BE SURE AND ATTEND YOUR LOCAL SABIN CLINIC AND TAKE THE SECOND DOSE OF SABIN VACCINE. HELP TO BANISH POLIO FROM THE RICHMOND AREA FOREVER. <br />Check the other side for clinic nearest you."<br /><br />------<br /><br />The (near) elimination of polio is one of medicine’s great success stories. Jonas Salk (1914–1995) developed the first effective polio vaccine in 1953. Albert Sabin (1906–1993) developed an oral version of the vaccine in 1956. <br /><br />Polio cases dropped dramatically wherever the vaccines were used, and polio was eliminated in the U.S. by 1979. Through the efforts of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, formed in 1988, worldwide polio cases were down to 37 by 2016. <br /><br />Poliomyelitis vaccines were not without problems, though, especially initially. The Sabin version was more effective and easier to administer, but in very rare cases (1 in 2.9 million), it could produce a form of polio. It was abandoned in the U.S. by 2000. <br /><br />The Sabin vaccine required three doses, given six to eight weeks apart. In Richmond, Sunday vaccine drives were organized in the 1960s, leading to widespread city vaccination rates. <br /><br /></p>
FIC.037526, <a href="https://thevalentine.org/exhibition/pandemic-richmond-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Valentine</a>
c. 1964
The Valentine.
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Learn more:<br />Paul, Catherine A. (2017). <a href="https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/issues/sickness/polio/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Polio.</a> Social Welfare History Project.<a href="https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline?timeline_categories%5B%5D=52" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><br />The History of Vaccines</a>. An educational resource by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Whiskey prescription
Prescription for whiskey to be taken in milk 3 times daily. Filled at Purcell & Littlejohn pharmacy, Leesburg, Va.<br /><br />During Prohibition, the U.S. Treasury Department issued forms that authorized physicians to write prescriptions for medicinal alcohol.
<a href="http://archives.library.vcu.edu/repositories/3/resources/364" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Carl F. Emswiller, Jr. papers</a> (2011.02.02), Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, VCU Libraries
1924 November 28
Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, VCU Libraries
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<a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-prohibition-your-doctor-could-write-you-prescription-booze-180947940/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">During Prohibition, Your Doctor Could Write You a Prescription for Booze</a><span>, Smithsonian.com</span><br /><a href="https://prohibition.osu.edu/american-prohibition-1920/medicinal-alcohol" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Medicinal Alcohol</a><span>, Ohio State University</span><br /><a href="https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/exhibits/show/temperance-and-prohibition/gallery" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Discovery Set: Temperance and Prohibition</a>, Social Welfare History Image Portal<a href="http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/religious/the-temperance-movement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><br />Temperance Movement</a><span>, Social Welfare History Project</span>