Lycoming College - Lycoming County Women's History

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  • Subject = Education
  • Location Covered = United States, Pennsylvania, Lycoming County, Williamsport

About This Collection

Williamsport Women: Voices, Images, Actions-Source material related to the history of women in Lycoming County from Lycoming College, the Lycoming County Historical Society, and the J.V. Brown Library. Documents selected highlight the history of local women in volunteer and reform organizations, education, the arts, the workplace, and private lives. The first part of the collection will cover the time period 1875-1925. "This material will have national, perhaps international, significance as it relates to women's history and studies during a time period when there is a scarcity of materials about women's contributions to local communities. All three cooperating facilities are very limited in staffing and available hours, so the materials will reach users who either cannot physically come to the collections or did not previously know of their existence. This collaborative project is funded through an LSTA grant.
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Franklin Hosiery Mill hosiery weaving class for local students
Women textile workers -- Pennsylvania, Women -- Employment -- Pennsylvania, Hosiery industry, Classes (Groups of students), Women--Vocational education, Education -- Pennsylvania -- Williamsport, Work, Education
"Girls learn hosiery weaving at the Franklin Hosiery Mill....The special class was conducted by the Williamsport School District in conjunction with the employment committee of the local chamber of commerce. More than 40 young women were enrolled in the class; 25 were later hired as employees of Franklin." Description from Lycoming County's Industrial Heritage by Robin Van Auken and Louis E. Hunsinger Jr.
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