History Makers, Part II: The Congressman's mistress
BREAD LOAF INN, 1895. Images courtesy of the Collection of the Henry Sheldon Museum From the Sheldon Museum Archives: Last year we published several articles about remarkable local women in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted most American women the right to vote. In this two-part series, we focus on two amazing women who challenged the status quo of late nineteenth-century life. Their stories offer just a glimpse of what is hidden in our archives. This is the second article published in this series. Read the first ...
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