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A mad woman kills her sister over jealousy towards her unfaithful husband, and her defense in court is that “she was so goaded to desperation by her heartless husband.”

A young girl and her male teacher physically fight each other in the classroom after “war was declared” between them, the girl proving “that the American girl is abundantly able to take care of herself.”

The whole world takes notice when Miss Alice Roosevelt is married because “it is not every day that the daughter of the president gets married.”

Maggie L. Walker lectures to women at Swansboro Baptist Church.

The only black female physician in Virginia passes away at her home after building up “a large and devoted patronage” through her work.

A contest offers a chance for a free trip to the St. Louis Worlds Fair for three  “colored” women.

A Northern agent advertises for young women “to do plain cooking, ironing and washing for families in and around New York. Nice homes and good wages."

A Woman Engineer”: “Miss Nora Stanton Blatch” is the only woman to graduate “Cornell University” with an engineering degree.

A professor is searching for a good looking young woman to work as his secretary. The application must be accompanied by a photograph.

Women are told that curves are no longer in style, and that skinny is now considered beautiful.