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61Title:  Woman suffrage: history, arguments, and results : a collection of six popular booklets covering practically the entire field of suffrage claims and evidence : designed especially for the convenience of suffrage speakers and writers and for the use of debaters and libraries    
 Creator:  Maule, Frances, 1879-1966 
 Porritt, Annie Gertrude Webb, 1891-
 Publication:  National Woman Suffrage Pub. Co, New York,1916. 
 Call #:  B 8882 
 Extent:  235 p. ; 16 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women -- Suffrage -- United States | Women -- Suffrage -- History | Women -- Suffrage
 
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62Title:  All the daring of the soldier: women of the Civil War armies    
 Creator:  Leonard, Elizabeth D. 
 Publication:  W.W. Norton & Co, New York,c1999. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-359) and index. 
 Call #:  E628 L581 
 Extent:  368 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States. -- Army -- Women | Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Women | Women soldiers -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Women spies -- United States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
 
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63Title:  Fourteenth Ward Women's Republican Club Records     
 Creator:  Fourteenth Ward Women's Republican Club 
 Dates:  1934-1943 
 Abstract:  The Fourteenth Ward Women's Republican Club was a political and social organization founded in a predominantly Polish-American ward in Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1934. The collection consists of a minute book which records attendance and discussion topics. 
 Call #:  MS 4071 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Fourteenth Ward Women's Republican Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | Women in politics -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Polish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Political activity | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government
 
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64Title:  Woman's Missionary Society of Bucyrus, Ohio, Records     
 Creator:  Woman's Missionary Society of Bucyrus, Ohio 
 Dates:  1871-1888 
 Abstract:  The Woman's Missionary Society of Bucyrus, Ohio, was founded on April 4, 1871 by the ladies of the local Methodist Episcopal Church as an auxiliary to the Cincinnati Branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. The collection consists of the constitution, bylaws, a list of members, and meeting minutes of the society. 
 Call #:  MS 1121 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Woman's Missionary Society of Bucyrus, Ohio. | Methodist Episcopal Church. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. | Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Bucyrus. | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Bucyrus. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Bucyrus. | Charities -- Ohio -- Bucyrus. | Women -- Ohio -- Bucyrus -- Societies and clubs.
 
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65Title:  League of Women Voters of Cleveland Photographs     
 Creator:  League of Women Voters of Cleveland 
 Dates:  1912-1969 
 Abstract:  The League of Women Voters was formed in 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, by former suffragists and members of the Woman's Suffrage Party. The League is nonpartisan and has endorsed various legislation, including laws to protect female workers and improve child welfare and education. Its efforts include voter registration drives, assistance to election boards, demonstrations of registration and voting techniques, as well as sponsoring candidates debates. The collection consists of photographs of members and activities engaged in or sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Cleveland. Included in the photographs is a group portrait in front of the Woman Suffrage Headquarters, ca. 1912, that includes Belle Sherwin and Florence Allen. Other photographs are of the October 3, 1914, Ohio Women's Suffrage Parade in Cleveland, Ohio. Pictured are Mrs. George F. Forest, the Men's League for Equal Suffrage, the Progressive Party float, and the Ohio County Committees for Women's Suffrage. Photographs of League displays and buildings include views of the National League of Women Voters building, a straw vote display, and various voter registration displays. Group portraits, taken at League activities, include Carl Stokes, Mary Jayne Willis, Anthony Celebrezze, Robert Montgomery, Mrs. John C. Lee, Mrs. Charles Bing, Mrs. Malcolm McBride, Mrs. Maz Hellman, Mrs. Howard Law, Mrs. Melvin Ott, Mrs. Durrell Haag, Mrs. William Merriman, Mrs. Norman Davies, Mrs. Duane Willis, Miss Grace Treat, and Judge Mary B. Grossman. 
 Call #:  PG 055 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  League of Women Voters of Cleveland -- Photograph collections. | Ohio Woman Suffrage Association -- Photograph collections. | Woman Suffrage Party of Greater Cleveland -- Photograph collections. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | Voter registration -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women -- Suffrage -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Parades -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- Photographs. | Voting -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
 
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66Title:  A history of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc    
 Creator:  Rawalt, Marguerite, 1895- 
 National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
 Publication:  National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Washington, D.C,1944-] 
 Notes:  Cover title. Vol. 2 compiled by Marguerite Rawalt. 
 Call #:  HQ1903 N277H5 
 Extent:  v. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs | Business -- Women -- Societies, etc | Professional employees -- Women -- Societies, etc
 
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67Title:  Send us a lady physician: women doctors in America, 1835-1920    
 Creator:  Abram, Ruth J. 
 Publication:  Norton, New York,c1985. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographies and index. 
 Call #:  R692 S474 
 Extent:  255 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women physicians -- United States -- History | Medicine -- United States -- History | Physicians, Women history United States
 
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68Title:  Erie history--the women's story    
 Creator:  Freeman, Sabina Shields. 
 Tenpas, Margaret L.
 American Association of University Women Erie, Pennsylvania Branch.
 Publication:  Published by Benet Press for Erie, Pennsylvania Branch, American Association of University Women, Erie, PA,c1982. 
 Notes:  Includes index. Errata sheet inserted. Bibliography : p. 241-248. 
 Call #:  F11Y E68F85 
 Extent:  260 p. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County | Erie (Pa.) -- History | Erie County (Pa.) -- Biography | Erie (Pa.) -- Biography
 
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69Title:  Decades of discontent: the women's movement, 1920-1940    
 Creator:  Scharf, Lois. 
 Jensen, Joan M.
 Publication:  Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn,1983. 
 Notes:  Includes index. Bibliography: p. [299]-304. 
 Call #:  HQ1121 D291 
 Extent:  viii, 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Women -- Employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Feminism -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Women in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century | United States Women's liberation movements, 1920-1940
 
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70Title:  The free women of Petersburg: status and culture in a southern town, 1784-1860    
 Creator:  Lebsock, Suzanne. 
 Publication:  Norton, New York,1985, c1984. 
 Notes:  Includes index. "An essay on sources:" p. [250]-260. 
 Call #:  HQ1423 L454 
 Extent:  xx, 326 p. : 1 map ; 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women -- Virginia -- Petersburg -- History -- 19th century | Women -- Virginia -- Petersburg -- Social conditions | Women -- Virginia -- Petersburg -- Economic conditions | African American women -- Virginia -- Petersburg -- History -- 19th century | Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- 19th century
 
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71Title:  Trials and triumphs: women of the American Civil War    
 Creator:  Culpepper, Marilyn Mayer. 
 Publication:  Michigan State University Press, East Lansing,1991. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-427). 
 Call #:  E628 C968 
 Extent:  x, 439 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
 
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72Title:  Women in Cleveland: an illustrated history    
 Creator:  Morton, Marian J., 1937- 
 Publication:  Indiana University Press, Bloomington,c1995. 
 Notes:  "An encyclopedia of Cleveland history project." Includes index. 
 Call #:  F34ZSM M892 
 Extent:  xvi, 245 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions
 
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73Title:  History Club Records     
 Creator:  History Club 
 Dates:  1906-1984 
 Abstract:  The History Club (f. 1907) was established by a group of women in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, who were interested in the study of history. The organization's purpose is to promote interest in the study of history, current events, and to review pertinent literature. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes, membership list, financial records, correspondence, yearbooks, memoranda, and newspaper clippings. 
 Call #:  MS 4242 
 Extent:  0.80 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  History Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | History -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Societies and clubs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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74Title:  United States women in aviation, 1919-1929    
 Creator:  Brooks-Pazmany, Kathleen L. 
 Publication:  Smithsonian Institution Press, For sale by Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O, Washington, D.C,1983. 
 Notes:  "Appendix A. National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 24 Aug.-2 Sept., scheduled closed-course events open to women" : p. 54-55. Includes bibliographical references (p. 57). 
 Call #:  Pam. B1544 
 Extent:  iii, 57 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women air pilots -- United States -- History | Women in aeronautics -- United States -- History
 
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75Title:  Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II     
 Creator:  Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter 
 Dates:  1955-1983 
 Abstract:  The first Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of B'nai B'rith Women--the original name of Jewish Women International--was founded in 1933. In 1995, the organization changed its name to Jewish Women International. Prominent issues addressed by Jewish Women International include anti-Semitism, reproductive rights, and domestic violence. The collection consists of agendas, applications, brochures, certificates, correspondence, lists, scrapbooks, scripts, and speeches. 
 Call #:  MS 5007 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Jewish Women International (Organization). Cleveland Chapter. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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76Title:  Women in baseball: the forgotten history    
 Creator:  Berlage, Gai. 
 Publication:  Praeger, Westport, Conn,1994. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references and index. 
 Call #:  GV880.7 B514 1994 
 Extent:  xiv, 208 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. 
 Subjects:  Women baseball players -- United States | Baseball for women -- United States -- History
 
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77Title:  Women's Law Fund Records, Series III     
 Creator:  Women's Law Fund 
 Dates:  1970-2003 
 Abstract:  The Women's Law Fund was a nonprofit organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972 dedicated to eradicating gender discrimination in employment, education, government benefits, and housing. Under the direction of Jane M. Picker and Lizabeth A. Moody, the organization secured attorneys and provided funding for litigation related to women's issues. Most notably, the fund supported LaFleur, et al. v. Cleveland Board of Education, et al., a case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark ruling concerning mandatory maternity leave for female employees. In the 1990s the fund focused on female age discrimination and discrimination faced by American women employed overseas by American companies. The Women's Law Fund disbanded in 2006. The collection consists of Women's Law Fund files related to one case of gender discrimination filed against the City of Cleveland regarding its fire department: Zamlen et al. v. City of Cleveland, et al. It includes appendices, balance sheets, brochures, cassette tapes, charts, consent decrees, contracts, correspondence, course catalogs, court documents, court opinions, court orders, depositions, dockets, exhibits, flyers, forms, handbooks, handouts, indices, journal articles, legal briefs, lists, magazines, manuals, memoranda, motions, newsletters, newspaper articles and clippings, notes, pamphlets, pleadings, printed case law, reports, statements, statistics, transcripts, trial summaries, VHS tapes, and workbooks. 
 Call #:  MS 5255 
 Extent:  19.80 linear feet (21 containers) 
 Subjects:  Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases. | Sex discrimination against women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sex discrimination against women -- United States. | Sex discrimination in employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women's rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women's rights -- United States -- Cases. | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. | Women in education -- Legal status, laws, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
 
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78Title:  Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Lakewood, Ohio, Records     
 Creator:  Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Lakewood, Ohio 
 Dates:  1909-1934 
 Abstract:  The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was a temperance society founded in 1905, by a group of women in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The collection consists of a list of members, minutes of meetings (1909-1921), and financial accounts (1925-1934). 
 Call #:  MS 2813 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Lakewood, Ohio) | Temperance societies -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Women -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Societies and clubs.
 
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79Title:  Women's Foreign Missionary Jubilee Committee Records     
 Creator:  Women's Foreign Missionary Jubilee Committee 
 Dates:  1910-1914 
 Abstract:  The Women's Foreign Missionary Jubilee Committee was an interdenominational fund-raising organization founded in 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio, which supported Christian missions. The collection consists of minutes of meetings, names and addresses of members, pamphlets, broadsides, and some correspondence relating to the jubilee-year celebration, 1911. 
 Call #:  MS 0995 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Women's Foreign Missionary Jubilee Committee (Cleveland, Ohio) | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in missionary work. | Missions -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Religious life and customs -- History -- Sources.
 
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80Title:  Woman: her rights, wrongs, privileges, and responsibilities: By L. P. Brockett    
 Creator:  Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 
 Publication:  L. Stebbins, H. Howe, Hartford, Conn, Cincinnati,1870. 
 Call #:  HQ1121 B86 
 Extent:  447 p. illus. 2l cm. 
 Subjects:  Women -- History | Women -- Suffrage | Women's rights | Ohio imprints 1870
 
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