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Suffrage in Ohio - Hallie Quinn Brown
Hallie Quinn Brown was born on March 10, 1850 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of former slaves. Her family migrated to Canada and to the United States in 1870, settling in Wilberforce, Ohio....
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Suffrage in Ohio - Florence Allen
Florence Allen attended Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University), graduating with honors in 1904. After graduation, Allen traveled to Germany to further her music studies....
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Suffrage in Ohio - Harriet Taylor
Harriet Taylor was born December 17, 1853, in Ravenna, Ohio, the daughter of Ezra Taylor, an Ohio judge. In 1861 the Taylor family moved to Warren, Ohio.In 1880, Upton's father was elected to Congress...
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President Madison returns to Washington, a city of blackened and burnt ruins...
1814 White House on Fire. William Strickland, engraver. Library of Congress.I know not where we are in the first instance to hide our heads. James Madison, prepares to return to Washington, August 27,...
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New York painter James Henry Cafferty (1819–1869)
James Henry Cafferty (American artist, 1819–1869) Preparing to FishJames Cafferty, one of the 7 children of an Albany tailor, was in New York by 1839, working as a sign painter. In 1841, he began 2...
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Letter from 17 year old Jennie McCleary, a witness to the Battle of Gettysburg
Letter published in Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, July 02, 1938. Reportedly Jennie was 17 years old at the time of the battle. She is writing to her sister Julia, who lives back home in Kittanning...
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Sarah Barrett King's account of July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg Sarah Barrett King lived on the east end of Gettysburg at the time of the battle. On the first day's fighting she and her family are forced to abandon their home and seek shelter...
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Gettysburg Storekeeper Mary McAllister's account of the Battle
Mary McAllister was a citizen of Gettysburg who later in life gave her account of her experiences during the Battle of Gettysburg. Mary was a store owner in town, and in 1863 was unmarried at 41 years...
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Lydia Ann Meals account of the Battle of Gettysburg
Pickett’s Charge, Battle of Gettysburg 1863 by Charles Prosper Sainton.Lydia Ann Meals was 20 years old in July of 1863. This account was written late in her life, and is relatively short. In her...
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1884 Grover Cleveland & 19C Politics of Personal Destruction
Grover Cleveland was rumored to have had a few skeletons in his closet, or at least there were a lot of tales during his first presidential campaign. He was accused of consorting with prostitutes, and...
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Birth Control & Condoms in 18C-19C America
Birth control has existed at least since the Egyptian era, when people created their own barrier methods or suppository mixtures made of natural elements like honey or seaweed. It is known that around...
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Spectacular Renaissance gardens + a little Baltimore scandal - Château de...
The Château de Villandry, Indre-et-Loire, France.The Château de Villandry, Indre-et-Loire, France, was constructed in the 1500s, reportedly on the spot where King Philip II of France (1165-1223) once...
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19th-Century Women in Sports - "Nimble, Supple, & Vivacious Girls"
During the 19th-century, women began to participate in outdoor sports in public spaces. Clothing worn for sports began to change as well. This chronology traces that evolution. 1804 - Horseracing The...
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Esther Howland 1828–1904 & America's 1st commercial valentines
.New England Valentine Company (established by Esther Howland 1847) Howland's red H hallmark, with 5 underneath 1877Esther Howland (1828–1904) who was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, was the 1st to...
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Winter in 19C America - Charles Christian Nahl (German-born American artist,...
Charles Christian Nahl (German-born American artist, 1818-1878) The Dead Miner
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