Women of the Commons
Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Across The CommonsThe Commons provides a wealth of photos of the half of the world being celebrated today, International Women’s Day — every one of them uncommon and important in her own way.
| Wilhelmina Drucker, women’s rights pioneer, is portrayed by Truus Claes on the occasion of her seventieth birthday (1917). |  Nationaal Archief |
| Gwyneth Richards, the only girl in the YFC taking part in sheep shearing competitions in Wales (1944). |  National Library of Wales |
| Eileen Power, Professor of Economic History from 1931 to 1940, London School of Economics (1930s). |  LSE Library |
| Co-eds with hoes: The county experimental hop yard recruited Oregon State College coeds for a quick job of hoeing (1944). |  Oregon State University Archives |
| An unnamed 14-year-old striker, actress and political activist Fola La Follette, and prostitute-turned reformer Rose Livingston (1913). |  Library of Congress |
| Rita Trudget (or Trudgett), wicket keeper, in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia (1930s). |  State Library of New South Wales |
 Field Museum Library |
 U.S. National Archives |
 U.S. National Archives |
 New York Public Library |
Tags: Field Museum, International Womens Day, Library of Congress, LSE, National Library of Wales, Oregon State University Archives, State Library of New South Wales, U.S. National Archives
March 8th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
[...] a wonderful selection of photos to commemorate International Women’s Day over at indicommons. Check out her post for more Women of the [...]
March 8th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
[...] a wonderful selection of photos to commemorate International Women’s Day over at indicommons. Check out her post for more Women of the [...]
March 9th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Love this, a beautiful selection. Wish there was more!
March 9th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
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March 9th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Thanks, Maya! There’s such a wealth of historical photographs of women in the Commons – these are just a few picked out from a search limited to those collections!
March 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
A beautiful selection. It shows that beauty and brains can exist in the same body and that women are forever a force in our society.
March 9th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Lovely idea Stephanie.
Very impressive series…
the first image 1917 portrait getting done..wow such along time ago..and a photograph that survived the time..
thanks for sharing
March 9th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Fantastic, thank you!…I’m so glad I’m a woman.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Really great group of photos, Stephanie. Nicely done. (I put a link on my Twitter.)