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Women's Residence Hall, Arkansas State College, Yee Tin-Boo
Women's Residence Hall, Arkansas State College, Yee Tin-Boo
Women's history in Arkansas
Color postcard of the Women's Residence Hall at Arkansas State College in Jonesboro.
Girl's Tennis Team At Central College And Conservatory In Conway
Girl's Tennis Team At Central College And Conservatory In Conway
Sports in Arkansas
This is a page from the Central College and Conservatory's annual, "The Centralian." The images show tennis at the all female college in Conway. Names written on the page at top are: 1. Willie McKinley, 2. Bertha [?], 2. Bessie McCauley, 4. Bessie Riley, 5. [?], 6. Ruby Vaughn, 7. Edith Spradler, 8. Chloe Grace, 9. Winnie [?], 10. Louise Henry, 11. Bess Dean, 12. Otis McDuffin, 13. Frances Moore, 14. Olie Whitroe, 15. Leona Roberts.
Girl's Sports At Central College And Conservatory In Conway
Girl's Sports At Central College And Conservatory In Conway
Sports in Arkansas
This is a page from the Central College and Conservatory's annual, "The Centralian." The images show sports at the all female college in Conway. Names listed include at top: 1. Chloe Grace, 2. Edith Skradlin, 3. Jeneve Ackrin, 4. Ruby Vaughn, 5. L(?) Henry, 6. Muriel Rogers, 7. Bess Dean, 8. Leo Burton, 9. Otis McDuffin, 10. Willie McKinley; bottom left: 1. Elizabeth Tate, 2. Olie Whitroe, 3. Julia Freeman, 4. Bertha Stinson, 5. Louise Henry, 6. Bess Dean, 7. Hattie Riley, 8. Leo Burton, 9. Ruby Vaughn, 10. Louise Lewelyn, 11. Frances Moore, 12. Grace Cunningham, 13. Leona Roberts, …
Ticket, Arkansas Lassies Vs. Men's Faculty Basketball Game
Ticket, Arkansas Lassies Vs. Men's Faculty Basketball Game
Sports in Arkansas
This is a ticket to a basketball game played between the Arkansas Lassies Basketball team and the Men's Faculty at an unknown place. The Arkansas Lassies were a nationally known women's basketball team who frequently played male faculty at colleges and schools. The team was owned by Linda Yearby.
Jane Justus Richardson Feeding The Hogs
Jane Justus Richardson Feeding The Hogs
Farming in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of Jane Justus Richardson feeding hogs in a barnyard.
Arkadelphia Ladies Library
Women's history in Arkansas
Color postcard of the Arkadelphia Ladies Library.
Charlotte Stephens
Women's history in Arkansas
Black and white print photograph of Charlotte Stephens, the first African American teacher in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Women's City Club In Little Rock
Women's City Club In Little Rock
Women's history in Arkansas
Color postcard of the Women's City Club at 4th and Scott Streets in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Geraldine Jones Jefferson
Women's history in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of Mrs. Geraldine Jones Jefferson posed sitting in a chair wearing a dress, coat, and hat and holding a purse.
Hattie Caraway
Women's history in Arkansas
Black and white photographic portrait of Senator Hattie Caraway.
Medora Hampton Kitchens Making Rugs With Friends
Medora Hampton Kitchens Making Rugs With Friends
Women's history in Arkansas
Black and white photographic negative of Medora Hampton Kitchens and her friends showing rugs they are making. Medora is standing with a rug labeled, "Daisy Scroll." The seated women are unnamed but the titles of their rugs are listed left to right: "Gift of Love," Bow, Knot and Roses," "Paradise Garden," "Hearth Rug," and "Arcadia."
Narrative, Origins Of Arkansas's State Flag, Willie K. Hocker
Narrative, Origins Of Arkansas's State Flag, Willie K. Hocker
Women's history in Arkansas
This is Willie K. Hocker's narrative about the origin of Arkansas's state flag. The first four pages are handwritten on Pine Bluff letterhead by Hocker, designer of the flag, but the last page is typed.
Convent Of Mercy, Little Rock
Women's history in Arkansas
This is a pencil sketch of the Convent of Mercy at 7th and Louisiana Street in Little Rock, unknown date.
Women's Suffrage Lesson Plan
Lesson plans
This unit explores the Women's Suffrage Movement in Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will read newspaper articles and pamphlet excerpts to understand the goals and history of the movement. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teachers the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use and adapt as needed.
This lesson plan was produced for 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.
Caroline Laine With Woodstove
Farming in Arkansas
Image of Caroline Laine, wife of Rufus Laine, standing by her primary cooking tool, a wood burning stove.
Caroline Laine With Waterpump
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of Caroline Laine, the wife of Rufus Laine, sitting in her kitchen by the water pump.
Arkansas Lassies Basketball Team
Arkansas Lassies Basketball Team
Women's history in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of the 1960 Arkansas Lassies basketball team. Linda Yearby is the second person to the far right. The photograph is signed by Marii Witt.
Ila Upchurch
Women's history in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of Jeanes Teacher's supervisor, Ila Upchurch. Upchurch worked as a Jeanes Teacher's supervisor in Prescott, Arkansas, for over 25 years and was the only Jeanes teacher in the area during her tenure.
1959 Arkansas State College Beauty Contestant
1959 Arkansas State College Beauty Contestant
Images
Black and white photograph of a young woman, possibly Fern Dean Bryan, posing for a glamor shot that was part of her entry into the 1959 Miss Arkansas State College Pageant. The picture was taken in Fordyce, Arkansas, which is most likely her hometown. An annual scholarship beauty pageant is still held at what is today known as Arkansas State University.
Jonesboro High School Cheerleaders
Jonesboro High School Cheerleaders
Sports in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of Jonesboro High School cheerleaders in the 1950s or early 1960s. Listed from top to bottom: Patty Pulliam, two unknown females, (?) Pratt, Carolyn Markle,unknown female, Melton, Marilyn Markle, unknown female
Letter, Women's Emergency Committee To Gov. Orval Faubus
Letter, Women's Emergency Committee To Gov. Orval Faubus
Women's history in Arkansas
Two-page typed letter to Governor Orval Faubus refuting his assertion that the desegregation of Washington D.C. schools was a good representation for why integration is bad. The committee included a page of statistics about Washington D.C. schools as well as a quote from a Washington D.C. school superintendent stating that his schools have not declined as a result of desegregation.
Jonesboro High School 1957 Cheerleaders
Jonesboro High School 1957 Cheerleaders
Sports in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of the 1957 Jonesboro High School cheerleaders. Listed from left to right: Roslyn Goodman Horner, Barbara Blanchard, Hannah Modelvesky, unknown, Joann Johnson, Betty Modelvesky, Mrs. Liz (Bob) Herring Harrison, Mona Housley.
Patricia Peacock, World Champion Duck Caller
Patricia Peacock, World Champion Duck Caller
Women's history in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of Patricia Peacock, world champion duck caller, at the age of 17.
Conway High School Girl's Basketball Team, 1955
Conway High School Girl's Basketball Team, 1955
Sports in Arkansas
This is a black and white photographic negative of an African American girl's basketball team in Arkansas. Although the title says Conway High School Girl's Basketball Team, Conway's public schools didn't integrate until the late 1960s. This might be Pine Street School in Conway, which was the all black school in Conway until integration. The girls' uniforms have "CHS" on them and there are no names with the photo.
Former First Ladies Of Arkansas, Johnny Jenkins
Former First Ladies Of Arkansas, Johnny Jenkins
Women's history in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of eight former First Ladies of Arkansas. The photograph does not have a list of names attached.
Bernie Babcock And Pauline Hoeltzel
Bernie Babcock And Pauline Hoeltzel
Women's history in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of Bernie Babcock receiving her honorary degree in Literature from the University of Arkansas in the spring of 1951. Seated next to her is Pauline Hoeltzel, who was a member of the University of Arkansas's Board of Trustees.
Malvern Colored High School Girl's Basketball Team
Malvern Colored High School Girl's Basketball Team
Sports in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of the 1950 girl's basketball team at Malvern Colored High School.
Letter To Pauline Hoeltzel From Marion Brown, Marion Brown
Letter To Pauline Hoeltzel From Marion Brown, Marion Brown
Women's history in Arkansas
Letter written to Pauline Hoeltzel from Marion Brown congratulating Pauline on her appointment to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. Pauline was the first woman appointed on the U of A Board of Trustees, serving from 1950-1960. This letter is one of an extensive series of congratulatory correspondence on her appointment.
Program, National Hospital Day - Lena Lowe Jordan
Program, National Hospital Day - Lena Lowe Jordan
Women's history in Arkansas
Program from the 1950 National Hospital Day honoring Nurse Lena Lowe Jordan. Jordan had worked as a nurse for 40 years and on her 66th birthday, the Lena Jordan Hospital honored her as part of National Hospital Day. The program is missing pages.
Three Unidentified African American Women
Three Unidentified African American Women
Women's history in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of three unidentified African American women standing outside a school.