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 |
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