"Ma" Ferguson becomes 1st female Texas Governor...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Jan. 20, 1925



* Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson

* 1st female governor of Texas



The front page has a two column heading: "WOMAN GOVERNOR, INAUGURATED IN TEXAS, DECLARES TEAM WORK HER ADMINISTRATION'S MOTTO" (see images) First report coverage on the Miriam A. Ferguson becoming the first female governor of the state of Texas.

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First woman nominee for VP on Democrat ballot...

The KKK - The DNC decides position in 1924...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 28 & 30, 1924 (a two-issue set)



The front page of the June 28th issue has the 2-line, full-banner heading: "COMMITTEE DEADLOCKED OVER ANTI-KLAN PLANK - BITTER FIGHT CERTAIN ON CONVENTION FLOOR", with related subheading and considerable details of the convention. The front page of the June 30th issue has the full-banner: "BATTLE OF BA... See More  

French actress Sarah Bernhardt death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1923



* Sarah Bernhardt death (1st report)

* French stage actress - plays

* The Queen of the Pose

* Princess of the gesture



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BERNHARDT DIES IN HER SON'S ARMS IN PARIS, AGED 78" with subheads and illustration. Lengthy 1st report coverage continues in page 8 with photo.

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First woman to serve on a state high court...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 1922 



* Florence Ellinwood Allen election

* First Woman elected to state supreme court



 The top of page 10 has a notable item in the efforts of the women's movement with a column headed; "Woman Elected To Supreme Bench" "Judge Florence E. Allen of Ohio First of Her Sex To Serve in A High Court" with a related arti... See More  

1st woman U.S. senator selected....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 4, 1922



* Rebecca Latimer Felton

* 1st United States Woman senator

* Historic political item



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GEORGIA WOMAN, 87, IS NAMED AS SENATOR", "Mrs. W.H. Felton Is Appointed by Governor Hardwick to Fill Watson's Place", "FIRST OF SEX SO HONORED" and m... See More  

A wealth of inventions and period ads...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 1, 1922, from New York, New York.



This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: How America's Male and Female Workers Earn Their Daily Bread;  World Crops for America; Applying the Lessons of Industry to the Theater; Articulated Trains; The Tomb of an Egyptian Queen; The Motor-Driven Commercial Vehicle; other articles and ads. This issu... See More  

Nellie Bly death... NYC journalist...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, January 28, 1922



* Nellie Bly Death

* Elizabeth Jane Cochrane

* New York World journalist



Page 14 has one column headings: "NELLIE BLY, NOTED WRITER, IS DEAD", "Newspaper Woman Achieved Fame in Trip Around World". This is 1st report coverage on the death of famed New York World journalist, Nellie Bly.



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Actress model Evelyn Nesbit suicide attempt...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 29, 1921



* Evelyn Nesbit suicide attempt

* American actress, model, chorus girl



The front page has a nice banner headline: "EVELYN NESBIT TRIES SUICIDE" with subhead. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins with a few small tears, generally good.... See More  

Fatty Arbuckle.... Virginia Rappe murder...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 15, 1921 



* Actress Virginia Rappe 

* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indicted 



The front page has one column headlines: "$100,000 READY TO BAIL FATTY", "Manslaughter Trail Expected, Although Prosecutor Has Not Yet Decided", "Indictment Is Up Today".



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Very early on actress Helen Hayes...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York City, Oct. 28, 1920. See the photo below for the very early photo of Helen Hayes with the small bit of text reading: "Helen Hayes. Who plays the leading role in "Bab". Her work in the "Dream Girl" with William Gillette elevated her to stardom." Ther are photos of other motion picture stars as well on this double page spread. You get the complete issue which is in... See More  

Alabama and Mississippi killer tornadoes...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 22, 1920 



* Alabama & Mississippi killer tornadoes 



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Atlanta Woman Killed By Storm Which Cost 150 Lives in South" with subheads. (see)



Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.



wikipedia notes: The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 was a... See More  

Women's Suffrage ratified in Massachusetts...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, June 26, 1919



* Women's Suffrage - Woman



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "STATE LEGISLATURE RATIFIES WOMAN SUFFRAGE" and more (see photos). This contains coverage on the ratification of Women's Suffrage in the state of Massachusetts.



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Women's suffrage in 1917...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1917



* Fight for Women's Suffrage

* Disorder at the White House

* Demonstration - Picketing - Rioting

* Katharine A. Morey & Lucy Burns

* Woman Suffragist Nell Richardson



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ENRAGED CROWDS ATTACK SUFFRAGE PICKETS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condit... See More  

Christy Mathewson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 15, 1916



Note: As is typical for the later issues of Harper's Weekly, the color cover is not present.



In this issue, there are several articles including "Two Poems by Richard Le Gallienne; "The Five Ages of the Bowery"; "The Wilson Administration and the Wage-Worker" by William B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor; &q... See More  

Woodrow Wilson becomes engaged to Edith Bolling Galt...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, October 7, 1915



* President Woodrow Wilson's engagement



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "President Woodrow Wilson to Wed Mrs. Norman Galt of Washington" with subheads and photo (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the engagement of President Woodrow Wilson to Edith Bolling Galt.

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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, August 14, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration on it titled "The Condescending Man" by Enright.



In this issue, there are several articles including "Hunger in Mexico City" by Allene Tupper Wilkes; "Out Our Way" by Eugene Wood; "The Soul of Zionism" by Norman Ha... See More  

"The Protected Sex"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, May 8, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page there is a poem with illustrations by Oliver Herford titled "War", written by Mary Austin.



In this issue, there are several articles including "The Protected Sex in Wartime" by Aino Malmberg which includes photos; "The Protected... See More  

Great Britain attacked by Zeppelin for the first time...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 20, 1915  The front page has a four column wide, three line headline "Zeppelin Throws Bombs At Sandringham Palace; Airmen Brought Down" with subheads "Woman and Two Men Killed in German Raid on British Coast" "Warship Fires at Hostile Airmen" "Big Dirigible Brought to Earth Near King's Residence" "Shells Dropped at Sev... See More  

Displayable color cover... "The Call Of The Wild"...

LESLIES ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, July 30, 1914  This issue features a color illustration captioned: "The Call Of The Wild" on the front page, showing a woman in a nautical-style outfit raising an oar, with her other hand at her mouth, and a male companion in the background carrying a canoe on his back. Very displayable.

Complete in 24 pages, great condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, May 2, 1914



In this issue there are several illustrations including "Waitress in Quick Lunch Restaurant" by Everett Shinn; "Pen and Inklings--The Importance of Being Belasco" by Oliver Herford; "Chinese Lyrics" by Pai Ta-Shun; the double page center fold illustration which is titled "The Great American Game" by Ge... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, April 11, 1914  In this issue there are several illustrations including "Pen and Inkings--April" by Oliver Herford; "Lincoln Steffens" by James Montgomery Flagg; "What Easter Means to Them" by Ernest Fuhr plus there is a story titled "Fixing the Responsibility" by Curt Hansen, that has an illustration and there is a d... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated February 7, 1914.



In this issue there is an illustration titled "Captains of Industry--1. George Barr McCutcheon" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several articles in this issue including "What the South Americans Think of Roosevelt" by Travis B. Wells; "A Progressive at Large" by Neith Boyce; "The Attorney-Genera... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated January 31, 1914.



In this issue there is a photo titled "The Fuller Sisters" by Alice Boughton. There are several articles in this issue including "The Mystery of the Hated Man" by James Montgomery Flagg; "Woman in a New World" by Ellen Key; "New England Conscience in the South" by A. J. MecKelway; "Sales an... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated January 24, 1914.



In this issue there is an illustration titled "Colonel House" by James Montgomery Flagg. There are several illustrations in this issue including "This Man Pays $18,000 A Year for Music" by Guy Pene Du Bois; "Pen and Inklings" by Oliver Herford; the double page illustration which is titled "The Funny ... See More  

Nice displayable color cover...

SUNDAY MAGAZINE OF THE N.Y. TRIBUNE, New York, October 26, 1913  The cover has a nice a nice color print of a pretty woman eating an apple--very displayable (see). The complete issue, 3 small binding slits at the spine, nice condition.