A Newly Acquired Amelia Earhart Letter Headlines a Curated Selection of Women’s History Documents at Raab
March is Women’s History Month. What better time to explore documents related to female innovators and trailblazers, royals and political figures. Chosen by Rebecca Barry, this curated selection of historical documents includes letters and signed documents of women like Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Dorothy Dix, as well as those of men like Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, who supported women’s causes. Below are some highlights; click here to view the entire selection.
“I’m enthralled by the powerful and poetic words Earhart uses in this letter. It’s also so interesting to see her, at the height of her fame, corresponding with another very accomplished woman. The fact that Earhart references Bourke White’s iconic photograph of the George Washington Bridge is the cherry on top.”
“As presidents go, Theodore Roosevelt is one of my favorites. For one, he was an early supporter of women’s rights. Related to that, as this letter attests, he understood that, in governing, one needs the input of the constituents when legislation directly affects them; in this case, women and their right to vote.”
Susan B. Anthony Lobbies Congress to Gain Women the Right to Vote in an Expanding Nation
“Susan B. Anthony’s legacy as a tireless advocate for suffrage is perhaps unparalleled in American history, but this notable letter tells me something new about her: her deep knowledge of the political landscape, and the ways in which she worked and lobbied behind the scenes to attain these goals.”
“This is a fascinating document. To look at it alongside the one noted above and realize that 45 years had passed in the interim; decades in which Susan B. Anthony, here with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, originated and continued the work on behalf of women’s rights is really special.”
“As if we needed another reason to cherish Abraham Lincoln, we see this prime example of his early work as a lawyer representing women at a time when women had little such support in seeking justice.”
Much like the Earhart letter above, this selection includes documents signed by women who blazed a trail in their respective fields, be it medicine, literature, or politics, such as Dorothea Dix, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
We also look at other women in positions of power, from Queen Isabella to Queen Victoria, from Civil War spy Rose O’Neal Greenhow to National Security Advisor and UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, among others. There’s also an exquisite depiction of St. Barbara in a 15th-century illuminated missal.
Click here to view the entire selection.
This selection was created using Search & Curate, Raab’s refined search experience where collectors can filter their results by signer, date, price, category, and more, and then email the curation to themselves to peruse at a later date. Click here to learn more about Search & Curate.
