Lycoming College - Lycoming County Women's History

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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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1897 WCTU Convention
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Social reform
Extensive newspaper coverage of the 1897 State Convention of the Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union, held in Williamsport.
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ALMOST NINETY-FIVE. Mrs. Margaret Harris [Death notice]
English, John, Harris, Abraham, Harris, Margaret, Obituaries., Private lives
Newspaper article announcing the death of Mrs. Margaret Harris and describing her life in the West Branch Valley. Her father was John English, a soldier in the Revolution, and she was born outside of Jersey Shore, PA, where she married Abraham Harris and raised her family of eleven children. The article provides a glimpse into life in the early days of the county.
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Anti-Suffrage Organization is Effected in City
Women - Suffrage, Social reform
Newspaper article concerning the formation of an anti women's suffrage organization in Williamsport
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Application for charter is filed [Woman's Club]
Woman's Club (Williamsport, Pa.), Arts, Private lives, Social reform
Newspaper story on the application of local women to form a Woman's Club.
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AT REST IN WILDWOOD: Funeral of Mrs. Emeline Bentley Yesterday Afternoon.
Bentley, Emeline G., Obituaries, Private Lives
Newspaper article announcing the death and funeral arrangements for Mrs. Emeline Bentley, widow of the late Benjamin S. Bentley
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Aunt Jane Ross
Blacks in Williamsport, Pa., Ross, Jane, Slaves - Biography, Private lives, Social reform, Work
Newspaper article on an elderly Williamsport woman who was once a slave and was over 100 years old.
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BOONE, MISS SARAH [Deaths]
Boone, Sarah, Obituaries, Private lives
Newspaper article announcing the death of Miss Sarah Boone. She was a distant relative of the scout and hunter, Daniel Boone.
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Caldwell-Ambos Wedding
Caldwell, Boyd C., Caldwell, Julia M. Ambros, Wedding announcements, Private lives
Newspaper article announcing the wedding of Mr. Boyd Caldwell and Miss Julia M. Ambos. Details of the bride's dress, groomsmen, and guests.
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Catharine Barto Dies at the Age of 96 years
Barto, Catherine, Obituaries, Private lives
Newspaper article describing the life and death of Catharine Barto
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City and County; Death of an Aged Lady [Mrs. Hannah Tallman]
Tallman, Hannah, Obituaries, Private lives
Newspaper article announcing the death of Mrs. Hannah Tallman of Pennsville. She was the widow of Daniel Tallman.
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Clio Club Celebrates 25th Anniversary Today
Clio Club (Williamsport, Pa.), Women - Societies and clubs -- Pennsylvania -- Williamsport, Arts, Education, Private lives
Newspaper article about the 25th Anniversary of the Clio Club in Williamsport.
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Clio club seems determined to have a home of its own
Clio Club (Williamsport, Pa.), Arts, Education, Private lives
Newspaper story about the Clio Club's desire to have a clubhouse of their own.
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Death of an Aged Lady [Mrs. Mary Coder]
Coder, Mary, Obituaries, Private lives
Newspaper article announcing the death and funeral arrangements for Mrs. Mary Coder, who was probably the oldest lady in the county when she died at the age of 95 in 1883.
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Death of Mrs. G. W. Youngman.
Youngman, Anna Eliza Ludwig, Obituaries, Private lives
Newspaper story announcing the death of Anna Eliza Youngman.
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Death of Mrs. Mary Pollock.
Obituaries, Pollock, Mary Armstrong, Private lives
Newspaper article announcing the death of Mrs. Mary Pollock. The article provides a small amount of biographical information.
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Death of Mrs. Meginness, she Passes Away at an Early Hour This Morning
Meginness, Elizabeth A., Obituaries, Private lives
Newspaper article describing the life and death of Elizabeth Meginness, wife of the editor of the Gazette and Bulletin.
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DEATH OF MRS. NICE. Stricken Down in the Midst of Philanthropic and Humane Labors.
Nice, Elizabeth Nyman, Obituaries, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Williamsport, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Newspaper article announcing the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Lyman Nice. Mrs. Nice was the president of the local branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She was known for her philanthropic work.
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DEATH OF MRS. PETRIKEN RECALLS TRAGEDY
Obituaries, Petriken, Fannie B., Petriken, J. M. B., Private lives
Newspaper article on the death of Mrs. Fannie Petrikin, includes the fact that her husband was poisoned at the inauguration of President Buchanan.
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THE DEATH RECORD. MRS. ELIZABETH B. LLOYD DIES SUNDAY NIGHT.
Lloyd, Elizabeth B., Obituaries, Private lives
Newspaper article announcing the death and funeral arrangements for Mrs. Elizabeth B. Lloyd. She was the widow of Col. Thomas W. Lloyd
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Deaths and funerals [Mildred Elizabeth Hunt]
Hunt, Mildred Elizabeth, Obituaries, Private lives
Obituary of four-year-old Mildred Elizabeth Hunt.
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