Historic Newspapers: Search Results

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 27, 1879

• Rare publication
• Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 29, 1817

• Former Woman slave Pamela Sparhawk
• Newton, Massachusetts petition for estate

In 1818 a woman named Pamela Sparhawk petitioned the Mass. General Court to be

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 22, 1817

• Former Woman slave Pamela Sparhawk
• Newton, Massachusetts petition for estate

In 1818 a woman named Pamela Sparhawk petitioned the Mass. General Court to be

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 22, 1922

• Rebecca Latimer Felton
• White supremacist & Democrat
• 1st United States Woman senator
• Historic political item

The first column of page 10 has a report in the first woman

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1930

• Woman aviator pioneer Amy Johnson
• 1st Woman solo flight from England to Australia

The top of the front page has two column headings: "England Thrilled by Lone Flight

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 -

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 16, 1865

• President Jefferson Davis captured
• Irwinville, Irwin County, Georgia
• Very rare illustration w/ overcoat

An interesting graphic on the front page with a

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 22, 1922  The first column of page 10 has a report in the first woman taking the oath of office as a Senator - Mrs. W. H. Felton of Georgia. Quite historic.

Note: Although

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 22, 1855

• Activist Susan B. Anthony
• Women's rights petition

Page 6 has an article headed: "Woman's Rights" concerning the appeal--led by Susan B. Anthony--to the law-makers of

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 15, 1984

• Best "Woman in Red" film advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere
• Romantic comedy - Stevie Wonder song fame
• Actor & director Gene Wilder

A terrific issue on the

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Michigan, June 20, 1963

• Valentina Tereshkova - 1st woman in space
• Vostok 6 - Russian spaceship

This 48 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 19, 1963

• Valentina Tereshkova - 1st woman in space
• Vostok 6 - Russian spaceship

This 36 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "2 Reds Sail

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, June 21, 1879

• Rare publication
• Women's suffrage
• Woman's rights

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 6, 1928

• Woman aviator Amelia Earhart
• About to make history
• Airplane "Friendship"

The ftpg. has a nice photo captioned "Amelia M. Earhart and Wilmer Stultz" and headed:

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Aug. 23, 1879

• Rare publication
• Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, May 24, 1879

• Rare publication
• Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary

THE SUFFRAGIST, Washington D.C., Jan. 30, 1918

• The Women's Suffrage movement
• 19th Amendment sought
• One of the last issues we have

A very significant publication which was, as noted in the cover, the

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 4, 1852  Page 6 has 2 reports of  early woman's rights conventions, headed: "Pennsylvania - Woman's Rights Convention" at West Chester, which lists the attendees including

THE NATIONAL CITIZEN & BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, June, 1879

• Rare Woman's suffrage (short-lived) publication

A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper that lasted less than 3 1/2 years under this

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 23, 1990

• Best "Pretty Woman" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
• American romantic comedy film - Julia Roberts

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion

THE OBSERVATOR, London, March 19, 1683

• Rare publication w/ Woman publisher
• Hold something from the 17th century in your hands

This is a handsome dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a

WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Chicago & St. Louis, 1879  As noted at the top of the front page: "...devoted to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal and political Equality and

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 19, 1953

• Jacqueline Cochran breaks the sound barrier
• 1st ever woman to do so - jet airplane

The front page has a one column heading: "Sonic Barrier Bows 1st Time to a Woman"

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1939

• Jane Bolin 1st day as judge (NYC)
• 1st African-American black Woman
• Best publication to be had ?

Page 21 has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading: "Woman

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 1, 1885

• Inventor Sarah E. Goode
• 1st African American Woman
• To receive a United States Patent

Sarah Goode is not a name from history remembered by many, but she was

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 3, 1898

• 3rd USGA Woman's Open announced
• Amateur Golf Championship - Ardsley Country Club
• 2 years prior to the first woman's professional championship

Page 5 has: "GOLF -

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 8, 1928

• Woman aviator Amelia Earhart

• About to make history
• Airplane "Friendship"

Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment,

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 19, 1983

• Sally Ride in space
• Space shuttle Challenger
• 1st U.S. Woman

The front page has a headline: "Shuttle deploys satellite" with subhead and photo of takeoff.  Article

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 27, 1998

• Bill & Hillary Clinton lies to the World
• "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"
• White House intern Monica Lewinsky

The top of the front page has a two

THE 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

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 25, 1934

• John Dillinger death trap
• The Woman in Red (Anna Sage)

The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Dillinger 'Girl in Red' Found; Identifies Picture in Watch"

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 30, 1785

• Letitia Ann Sage balloon flight
• First Woman to make ascent

The back page has abandoned accounts of the June 29, 1785 launch of the balloon by Vincenzo

PATTERSON EVENING NEWS, New Jersey, March 20, 1899

• Martha Place dies in electric chair
• First Woman executed this way
• Early, same day report - Sing Sing Prison

The Paterson Evening News was a

THE 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

THE WORLD, New York City, June 7, 1928

• Woman aviator Amelia Earhart

• About to make history
• Airplane "Friendship"

Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1971

• Tennis player Billie Jean King
• Very 1st Woman athlete to earn $100,000

The sport's section (page 58) has a one column heading: "MRS. KING POSTS EARNINGS RECORD"

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass. March 5, 1912

• Woman police officer Isabella Goodwin
• 1st female detective in New York City

The top of the front page has a two column photo with heading: "Mrs. Isabella

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE January 13, 1932

• Hattie Wyatt Caraway
• 1st Woman U.S. Senator elected
• Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
• United States Supreme Court Justice
• Announces retirement

Page 4 has a significant

FITCHBURG DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. June 5, 1928

• Woman aviator Amelia Earhart

• About to make history
• Airplane "Friendship"

Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 29, 1935

• re. John Dillinger's assassination
• Anna Sage - Ana Cumpănaș
• "Woman in Red" deportation

The front page has a one column heading: "U.S. to Deport Dillinger

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 31, 1869

• Women's Woman's Suffrage Convention
• Concord, New Hampshire

The front page has an article: "Woman's Suffrage Convention" at Concord, New Hampshire. The report mentions

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1930

• Neva Paris killed (1st report)
• Great Neck NY Woman aviator

The front page has one column headings: "NEVA PARIS KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE" "Great Neck Woman Flier

THE WORLD, New York City, 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

SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Jan. 17, 1978

• Stanford University student Sally Ride
• Selected to be a possible future astronaut
• First American Woman to fly in space fame
• Future NASA space program icon w/

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 30, 1985

• "Kiss of the Spider Woman" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere
• Brazilian prison drama

Page 55 has a nice

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 4, 1934

• Evangeline Booth - British theologist
• 1st Woman General of Salvation Army

The front page has a one column heading: "EVANGELINE BOOTH IS SALVATION CHIEF" with

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Aug. 29, 1926

• Amelia Gade Corson - female long-distance swimmer
• Successful crossing of the English Channel (20.9 miles)

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Jan. 10, 1878

• National American Woman Suffrage Association

The front page has half a column taken up with: "Woman's Suffrage National Convention" with a nice account

THE WORLD, New York, June 6, 1928

• Woman aviator Amelia Earhart

• About to make history
• Airplane "Friendship" - 1st stage flight

The ftpg. begins with a two column head: "Miss Earhart Plans Atlantic

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