Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman’s Party

The Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman’s Party, a Library of Congress site is one for the more visually inspired. This site provides nearly 500 digital pictures documenting the women who fought for suffrage as members of the National Woman’s party. The site shows only a small portion of the records available at the Library of Congress Manuscript Division dedicated to the National Woman’s Party. Visitors to this site will enjoy the large number of images available. They also have access to a timeline of the National Woman’s Party from 1912-1997, which provides images as well as hyperlinks to important figures in the party. A number of essays are also available as short excerpts that can be downloaded in full as PDF’s. Overall, this site has a wonderful balance of information and images that will keep any user’s attention.

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