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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State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Main administrative building at the State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, PA), now the State Correctional Institution (Muncy). Photograph was most likely taken in the 1940s.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Area view of the campus of the State Correctional Institution at Muncy. Most likely taken in the 1980s.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Sewing class for African-American inmates at the State Industrial Home for Women at Muncy, PA.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Band, most likely of community members, performing at the State Industrial Home for Women at Muncy, PA
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Canned goods prepared by the inmates at the State Industrial Home for Women at Muncy, PA. Inmates canned 47 varieties of fruits and vegetables. In 1926, they processed 15,000 quarts of fruits, vegetables, jams, and sauces.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Cannery at the State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.)
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Cannery at the State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.)
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Chicken houses. These were built in the early years of the Home. Inmates raised many variities of fowl.
Private lives, Social reform, State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.)
Photograph of young children at the State Industrial Home for Women. Some inmates were able to have their young children stay at the Home while they were there.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Cottage at the State Industrial Home for Women in Muncy, Pennsylvania, later the State Correctional Institution. The cottages housed inmates.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Cribs for the children of inmates at the State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.)
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Dining room in one of the cottages. Note linens and table settings.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Dining room in the original farmhouse at the State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.)
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Easter pageant at the State Industrial Home for Women at Muncy, PA
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Female inmate weaving at the State Industrial Home for Women in Muncy, PA Inmates made many of the furnishing for the Home, including some rugs.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Harvest at the State Industrial Home for Women at Muncy, PA.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Infirmary at one of the cottages at State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy,Pa.)
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Inmate private room in one of the cottages. Inmates decorated the rooms themselves.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), State Correctional Institution at Muncy (Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Room in one of the cottages at the State Industrial Home for Women in Muncy, Pennsylvania.
State Industrial Home for Women (Muncy, Pa.), Private lives, Social reform
Inmates at the State Industrial Home for Women near Muncy, Pennsylvania demonstrate the various occupations for which they might receive training: Housekeeping, nursing, laundry work, and cooking.