Civil WarWomen
Collections that focus on the lives and activities of Missouri’s women.
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BEYOND TLC: Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions Contributed by: Becker Medical Library, Washington University Pioneering and prominent Missouri women of the 20th century are featured in this collection about professions in the health sciences. The site both profiles individual women and explores women’s contributions to the development of health science professions. |
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Constance Fauntleroy Runcie Collection Contributed by: Missouri Western State University This manuscript collection of Missouri woman writer Constance Fauntleroy Runcie includes many original letters she wrote and received and materials that were used by the Runcie Club in St. Joseph that she organized. |
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Diary of Nancy Holmes Corse Contributed by: Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri - Kansas City Personal diary of Nancy Holmes of Enosburgh, Vermont from her eighteenth birthday on March 27, 1858 until May 4, 1859. |
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Domino Danzero Family Photograph Collection Contributed by: Missouri State University, Special Collections This collection of 1056 images is part of a collaborative effort between the Missouri State Archives, which digitized the Missouri and Ozarks images, and the Missouri State University’s Special Collections and Archives Department, which houses the entire collection. |
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Ellinor Dale Runcie Collection Contributed by: Missouri Western State University Library Ellinor Dale Runcie (1871 -1935) was the only daughter of Constance Faunt LeRoy Runcie, founder of the oldest existing women’s social club, The Runcie Club located in St. Joseph, Missouri. A teacher, Ellinor was a world traveler and prolific writer like her mother. The collection features samples of her letters, poetry, and short stories. |
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Getting Physical: Women's Athletics at MU Contributed by: University Archives, University of Missouri-Columbia An exhibit showing history of women's sports and women's athletics at University of Missouri. |
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Lindenwood University Contributed by: Lindenwood University, Mary Ambler Archives Included in the materials from the Mary Ambler Archives is the House of Bethany Journal. The House of Bethany was a Christian sisterhood organization formed to visit the families of soldiers and all others who needed special attention. |
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Nelly Don Collection Contributed by: Kansas City Public Library Nell Donnelly built a multi-million dollar business - the Donnelly Garment Company and the Nelly Don clothing label, "a stylish, feminine frock" at a reasonable price. Many women of the 1930s and '40s owned a Nelly Don dress. These few photos are mostly group employee shots. |
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Stephensophia Contributed by: Stephens College The Stephensophia, the yearbook of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, highlights life and community at one of the state’s preeminent women’s colleges. |
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Stillwell Murder or A Society Crime by Minnie T. Dawson Contributed by: Hannibal Free Public Library Digital copy of the book's 2000 reprint with biographical notes. |
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University City Image Collection Contributed by: University City Public Library Photographs from newspapers, magazines and promotional materials published by Edward Gardner Lewis including the Winner (1899, renamed the Woman's Magazine in 1902), the Woman's Farm Journal (1901), the Woman's National Daily (1906), Beautiful Homes (1909), the St. Louis Star (1909), and the Woman's National Weekly (1911). |
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Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection Contributed by: Miller Nichols Library, Department of Special Collections, University of Missouri - Kansas City A collection of 229 Victorian and vintage original photographic prints dating from the mid 19th Century to the early 20th Century. |
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Women's Work: Portraits of 12 Scientific Illustrators from the 17th to the 21st Century Contributed by: Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology This collection brings together the work of a group of six historic women scientific illustrators and demonstrates the strong foundation they built by also presenting the work of six contemporary women. |
