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  • Tags: Women's Rights

A student projectabout the essays of Mary Sheldon, an 1852 graduate of Oberlin College who was an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. While at Oberlin, Sheldon was a member of the Ladies' Literary Society and the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society

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A student curated collectionthat explores the correspondence between four Pennsylvania sisters, all of whom attended Oberlin College in the 1850s. The four wrote about daily life at the college.

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A student projectabout the 1850 scandal involving Emily Pillsbury Burke, the principal of the Ladies' Department at Oberlin College. Burke, a widow, was accused of kissing a male student and was dismissed. This project includes several documents…

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A student project about a nearly half century of correspondence between Henry Woodstock, an Oberlin Theological Seminary graduate and a pastor in New England and Kansas, and his wife, sisters, and daughters. The letters address temperance and…

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Lesson-WS-Perspectives-on-Womens-Suffrage.pdf
"Students explore how events throughout the women’s suffrage movement shaped public opinion about women’s role in society and their rights. They conduct research to make claims – supported with evidence – about the impact of individual events on…

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Eleanor "Bumpy" Stevenson was first lady of Oberlin College from 19461956. She and her husband, Bill Stevenson, had served I with the Red Cross in Europe and North Africa during World War II. While at Oberlin, Eleanor used her free time to become a…

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This student projectexplores the different conferences and workshops focused on issues of gender and sexuality that were held at Oberlin during the 1970s and 80s. Drawn from the Dean of Students papers, the documents show changing priorities, methods…

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Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954), renowned internationally for her achievements as an educator, writer, lecturer, suffragist, and civil rights leader. This exhibition of materials from the Oberlin College Archives explores the life and work of Mary…

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On ongoing digital project by the Oberlin College Library that focuses on the role Oberlin alumni, students, faculty, and staff played in the fight for women's suffrage and documents opportunities suffrage inspired toward women’s full participation…

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Lucy Stone.jpg
In 1847, Lucy Stone graduated from Oberlin College, becoming the first women from Massachusetts to earn a bachelor's degree. Stone was a staunch advocate of both abolition and women's rights and she became one of the most important 19th century…

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Antoinette Brown Blackwell.jpg
The first women in the United States to be ordained as a minister by a recognized religious denomination, Antoinette Brown Blackwell was a lifelong crusader for women's rights. A graduate of Oberlin College, she also advocated against slavery and for…

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