Historic Newspapers: Women in the News
Shop original newspapers featuring both famous and infamous women in print, along with other noteworthy news involving women and items of female interest, arranged in chronological order - most recent first.
Found 1939 Results
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Item #653702ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, August 29, 1929
* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
* 1st to fly around the World (historic)
* Hugo Eckener
This 34 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Air Epic Completed as Zeppelin Lands Safely" with subheads that include: "DARING DASH ROUND WORLD ESTABLISHED NEW RECORDS"... Read full description -
Item #585127PRESCOTT MINER JOURNAL, Arizona, August 29, 1929
* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)
* 1st to fly around the World (historic)
* Hugo Eckener
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "GRAF VISITS AT AIR DERBY THEN COMPLETES TRIP" and more.
The front page also includes a banner headline "Death Toll Mounts As... Read full description -
Item #585330WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, August 27, 1929
* Graf Zeppelin around World flight (airship)
* Historic aviation feat near the end
This10 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ZEPPELIN TO FINISH LAST LEG OF WORLD FLIGHT TOMORROW" with subheads (see photos).
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #618411THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sport's section only, August 25, 1929
* Helen Wills (Moody)
* US Open tennis championships
The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "MISS WILLS VICTOR; RETAINS HER TITLE" with subheads and two related photos. 1st report coverage on Helen Wills winning the 1929 United States Open Tennis... Read full description -
Item #655457THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 20, 1929
* 1st Women's Air Derby begins
* "Powder Puff Derby"
* Marvel Crosson's crash & death
* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)
* 1st to fly around the World (halfway)
The front page has a one column heading: "WOMAN DERBY FLIER IS LOST IN ARIZONA" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Women's Air Derby... the first of its kind...
Item #653714TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 17, 1929
* Graf Zeppelin's "around the world" flight - passes over Taunton, Massachusetts
* Reported in a Taunton newspaper - with aerial photo
* Women's Air Derby - the 1st ever "female only"
The front page has the two line, four column heading: "GIANT AIR... Read full description -
Item #586846PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, August 8, 1929
* Graf Zeppelin around World flight (airship)
* Historic aviation feat begins (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "GERMAN GRAF SAILS AWAY ON FIRST AIR TOUR OF THE WORLD" with subhead. 1st report coverage on the initial start of the historic... Read full description -
Item #723284CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 21, 1929
* Etta L. Fairchild murder
* Witch's spell killing - wicca
* Eugene & Pearl Burgess
* Kalamazoo, Michigan
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "WIFE ASSUMES ALL BLAME IN WITCH KILLING" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the killing of Etta Fairchild by Eugene and Pearl... Read full description -
Item #688351THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1929
* Margaret Lawrence & Louis Bennison murder-suicide
* Early film and stage actress and actor
The front page has a two-column headline: "MARGARET LAWRENCE SLAIN BY LOUIS BENNISON, ACTOR, WHO ENDS LIFE IN HER HOME", with several subheadings. Coverage continues inside with two related... Read full description -
Item #677719THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1929
* Actress Joan Crawford
* Actor Douglas Fairbanks. Jr.
* Wedding - weds - married
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Fairbanks Jr., 19, Weds Joan Crawford Here; Pair Too Busy in Films for Honeymoon Now" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 64... Read full description -
Item #686373THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1929
* Joe Boxley Negro lynching in Alamo, Tennessee
Page 21 has one column headings: "NEGRO, 19, LYNCHED BY TENNESSEE MOB" "Youth Accused of Attacking Woman Is Taken From Jail at Alamo and Hanged" "SHERIFF'S HOME STORMED" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Joe Boxley in... Read full description -
Item #555651LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 28, 1929
* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married
* Anne Morrow
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "LINDBERGH'S PLANE LEAVES FOR SOME UNKNOWN POINT" with subhead.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #574381CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1929
* Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)
* New York Yankees star
This 24 page newspaper has a two column photo on the front page with caption: "Meet Mr. and Mrs. Babe Ruth" with some text.
Also a nice banner headline on page 10 that reads: "Babe Ruth Married to Former... Read full description -
Item #625893THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1929
* George Herman Babe Ruth
* Claire Merritt Hodgson
* Engagement
Page 31 has a two column heading: "Babe Ruth to Marry Mrs. Claire Hodgson; He and Former Actress Get License Here" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially this... Read full description -
Item #698328NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1929
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart
* Gets Airline Transport Pilot License
Page 16 has one column heads: " Permit For Miss Earhart" "She is Fourth Woman to Aviation Transport License".
Complete in 48 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.
Note: While the major historic... Read full description -
Item #625787THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1929
* Woman aviator Amelia EarhartPage 7 has small one column headings: "Earhart Plane Upsets" "Noses Over and Cracks Blade as Woman Flier Lands on Muddy Field" (see)
* Roosevelt Field (Curtiss), Long Island
* Airplane crash landing in mud
* Herbert Hoover inauguration (day of)
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Item #692541LIBERTY magazine, New York, February 23, 1929 The color cover of this issue has an illustration of young pilots with the caption: "Give Her the Air!", with a related article on page 56. An inside article has: "Apes and Atheism in Arkansas", with another being: "King Horse Still Reigns... Read full description -
Item #693880THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 13, 1929
* Lily Langtry death
* Charles Lingbergh
The front page has a two column headline: "COL. LINDBERGH BETROTHED TO MISS ANNE S. MORROW; LANDS IN CUBA AFTER DELAY" with subheads (see photos). Coverage on the engagement announcement for Charles Lindbergh.
Also on the front page are... Read full description -
Item #683891NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 13, 1929
* Lily Langtry death
* Charles Lingbergh
The front page has one column heads: "Lily Langtry Dies on Rivera at 74" "Actress, Once Called World's Greatest Beauty, Succumbs to Heart Disease & Influenza" "Was Idolized By Society" "She Captivated England &... Read full description -
Item #573955CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, February 12, 1929
* Lily Langtry death
* British actress "Jersey Lily"
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines near the bottom of the front page: "LILY LANGTRY, ONE TIME NOTED ACTRESS, DEAD" "'Jersey Lily' Passed Away at Monte Carlo Following... Read full description -
Item #689271QUINCY EVENING NEWS, Mass., February 12, 1929
* Lillie Langtry death
* British actress "The Jersey Lily"
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "'Jersey Lily,' Noted Beauty, Dead In Europe" See image for very brief text here.
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #585149THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 12, 1929
* Lily Langtry death
* British actress "Jersey Lily"
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "LILY LANGTRY, BEAUTY, DEAD", "Famous for Her Friendship With King Edward VII When He Was Prince of Wales" with photos. This is a... Read full description -
Item #629521THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1929
* Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout
* Female aviator - aviatrix
* Airplane endurance flight record
* Los Angeles International Airporrt
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Miss Trout Sets Mark With 17-Hour Flight; Recaptures Record Miss Smith Took From Her" ... Read full description -
Item #618798THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1929
* Woman aviator Amelia EarhartPage 15 has a small and discrete heading: " Flying Lesson for Miss Earhart" (see)
* Takes first airplane flying lesson
* To obtain Airline Transport Pilot License
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, minor margin wear, nice... Read full description -
Item #622708THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1929
* Woman aviator Amelia EarhartPage 15 has a small and discrete heading: " Flying Lesson for Miss Earhart" (see)
* Takes first airplane flying lesson
* To obtain Airline Transport Pilot License
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, rag edition in very nice... Read full description -
Item #674379THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 31, 1929.
* Albert Einstein's Unified field theory
* Gravitation & electromagnetism
* Elinor Smith - Woman aviator
* New endurance airplane flight record
The front page has a one column heading: "Girl Pilot, 17, in Open Plane, Breaks Record" with photo of Elinor Smith on the back page. (see)
The top of page 4... Read full description -
Item #721488ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Sept. 23, 1928
* Amelia Earhart photo - Woman aviator
* National air races in Los Angeles, California
* 1st Woman to cross Atlantic by airplane
The bottom of the front page of this picture section has a 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches " with small heading: "Flying Flivver Appears:... Read full description -
Item #641207THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1928
* Al Jolson & Ruby Keeler
* Actress - actor - singer
Near the bottom of the front page has two column heading: "Jolson Secretly Weds Ruby Keeler, Actress" First report coverage on wedding of Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler.
The back page has a large advertisement for Vitaphone by Warner Bros. The... Read full description -
Item #661615THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1928
* Polish actress Pola Negri
The front page has one column headings: "POLA NEGRI HURT; DEATH WAS FEARED" "Actress Injured When Thrown From Horse in Paris--Danger Passes in 36 Hours" "In Coma Most Of The Night" and more. Report continues inside with photo of Negri. (see)
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Item #647777THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, September 9, 1928
* Amelia Earhart - Woman aviator
* "20 Hrs., 40 Min." book published
* 1st Woman to cross Atlantic by airplane
The top of page 3 of this section has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART FINDS SEA FLIGHT STIRRING" with subheads and "Facsimile Of Miss Earhart's Log" (see)
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Item #654189THE DAY, New London, Conn., September 8, 1928
* Polish actress Pola Negri
The front page has a one column heading: "Pola Negri Is in Paris Hospital, Thrown by Horse" with photo of Negri. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, a few tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #640661THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1928
* Mary Garrett Hay death (1st report)
* Temperance worker & suffragist leader
The top of page has a one column heading: "MARY GARRETT HAY DIES SUDDENLY" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was... Read full description -
Item #654584THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, July 21, 1928
* Ellen Terry death (1st report)
* English Shakespearean actress
The front page has a one column heading: "Ellen Terry Dies Famous Actress Quit Stage in '21" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 16 pages, a few small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #619071FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 7, 1928
* Helen Wills (Moody) wins 2nd silver salver
* The Championships, Wimbledon
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HELEN WILLS RETAINS WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLE" with subheads. (see) She is known as the first American born Woman to achieve international... Read full description -
Item #652311THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
Page 26 has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART HAILS AMERICAN AIR PLANS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on Amelia Earhart being the guest of honor in England just after... Read full description -
Item #654970THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
Page 26 has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART HAILS AMERICAN AIR PLANS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on Amelia Earhart being the guest of honor in England just after... Read full description -
Item #652647THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
Page 23 has one column headings: " MISS EARHART SLIPS FROM HOST TO FLY" "Eager for the Air, She Takes Off at Croydon, Handling Controls Herself" and more. (see)... Read full description -
Item #704644NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
Page 3 has one column heads: "MISS EARHART GOES TO TOYNBEE HALL" "Cheers Great Her at Noted Settlement House in Slums of London" and more. This reports on Amelia... Read full description -
Item #698780NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has one column headings: "MISS EARHART SEES ALDERSHOT 'TATTOO'" "Motors From London for the Army's Great Annual Night Spectacle" and... Read full description -
Item #619303TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 21, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has one column headings: "AMELIA BUYS $1000 WORTH OF NEW CLOTHES" "But the Girl Flier's Needs Are Not Yet Met" and more.... Read full description -
Item #655806THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FRIENDSHIP CREW TO FLY TO HOLLAND" with many subheads. Lengthy text continues inside, too much to photograph all.... Read full description -
Item #618981THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 21, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has one column headings: "'CRANKS MENACE GIRL FLIER'S LIFE; LONDON ALARMED" "Scotland Yard Will Have Special Agent Guard... Read full description -
Item #619142FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 20, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has a two column heading: "AMELIA PLANS TO SAIL WITHIN A WEEK FOR UNITED STATES" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #618993THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 20, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has one column headings: "U.S. GIRL FLIES INTO HEARTS OF STOLID BRITAIN" "Excited Throngs Cheer in Thunderous Acclaim of Modest... Read full description -
Item #618989FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 20, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The front page has a two column heading: "MISS EARHART, LIKE LINDBERGH, WEARS BORROWED CLOTHES AS SHE RECEIVES ADMIRERS AT LONDON" with subhead. (see)
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Item #619327TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Masachusetts, June 19, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flies across the Atlantic Ocean
The front page has a nice three column headline: "COMPLETED THEIR AIR VOYAGE TODAY TO SOUTHHAMPTON" with subheads. (see) Coverage on Amelia Earhart's famous Atlantic Ocean flight.
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Item #680519THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 18, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart making history* Flies across the Atlantic Ocean
* During flight report
The front page has a three column headline: "'LADY LINDY' OUT OVER OCEAN WITH RAIN AND GALES IN PATH; MABEL BOLL MAY HOP TODAY" with subheads. (see) 1st... Read full description -
Item #618821THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 13, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart* About to make history in airplane "Friendship"
* Early aviation era original
Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has one column headings: ... Read full description -
Item #626418THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 13, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart* About to make history in airplane "Friendship"
* Early aviation era original
Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has one column headings: ... Read full description -
Item #692738THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., June 8, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart* About to make history
* Airplane "Friendship"
Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has a one column heading: "FRIENDSHIP HAS LEAKY... Read full description
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