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1846: Portrait of
the Nation
Online exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery highlights what
was happening in 1846 America.
Women
in History, 1820-1842
First-person documents available online written by women and their
experiences upon arriving in America. Topics include courtship and marriage,
employment, education, race, religion, and health.
Women
in History
Includes biographies, an essay on winning the vote, and the texts of
the Seneca Falls Declaration and Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman"
speech.
Godey's Lady's
Book
An opportunity to examine a "lady's book" from the 1850s.
Godey's Lady's Book
Online
Godey's Lady's Book was one of the most popular lady's books of the
19th century. Each issue contained poetry, beautiful engraving and articles
by some of the most well known authors in America.
American Lives: Dorothea Dix
Memorial to
the Massachusetts Legislature (1843)
This site contains a short biographical sketch about Dorothea Dix and
then contains the complete text of her speech to the Massachusetts Legislature
in 1843.
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