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A woman in Philadelphia “solves the problem” of haircuts for black women, turning their hair into works of art.

In Mississippi, a white planter is sentenced to life in prison because he attacked a black woman.

Girls who have promised to stay single until their thirties dress up in their brother or fathers clothes, as men, pranking the women with whom they flirt.

The article describes multiple educated women’s lives, including the duchess of Westminster and women of Wellesley college who study sewing, writing, and reading.

“By way of emphasizing her determination,” a woman takes over the train and drives full speed ahead without stopping for passengers.

After testifying as a victim against a black man, a white woman’s guilt forces her to confess her perjury.

The female department of the Knights of Pythias visits Washington and Lee University after appointing a new court.

Margaret E. Sangster, the main advocate of birth control at the time, voices her opinion that women and girls must learn how to cook and clean in order to be “considered well educated.”

The only female bank owner during this time lives in New England, and is the owner “on the basis of her masculine ability.”

An article from “Success Magazine” excitedly shares the progress of women in the past half century, using the new medical colleges for women as a primary example.