A group of women wearing traditional dresses and wide-brimmed hats, sitting and standing inside a room next to a large window, possibly participating in a social or community gathering.

“Rest Hour” (Columbia Teacher’s College – 1912)
Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Line drawing of four women in different dresses, labeled 1 to 4.

Item on the 1959 New York State Regents High School Comprehensive Homemaking Examination

A black-and-white photo of a busy library or bookstore with women browsing and reading books, shelves filled with books, and signs labeled 'Sociology' and 'Philology' on the shelves.

Emily McPherson College Library, Russell St., circa 1960s, Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash

An 1814 map of New York State showing county boundaries, lakes, rivers, and geographic features.

1814 Carey Map of New York State
(Prints of Old NYS Maps)

Three women dressed in vintage clothing with wide-brimmed hats decorated with feathers, sitting or standing in a Victorian-style room. One woman is reading a book, another is holding an antique telephone, and the third is with her eyes closed, holding an item. The room features ornate wallpaper, framed pictures, a fireplace, and a table with a lace cloth.

5th plate of Racheal. One peace [i.e. piece] of background
(The Leon Abdalian Collection at the Boston Public Library)

An antique rotary telephone with a pink and gold finish, sitting on a wooden table. The phone has a rotary dial and a coiled cord connecting the handset to the base.

Photo by Louis Hansel on Unsplash

Vintage tabletop radio with a wood frame and a speaker grille in the center, sitting on a dark surface in front of a yellow wall.

Photo by Michal Balog on Unsplash

A black and white photo of a classroom with students sitting at desks around a table, some reading or writing, with bookshelves and bust sculptures on top of cabinets, large windows, and a chandelier in the room.

Group of young women reading in library of normal school, Washington, D.C by Frances Benjamin Johnston, Library of Congress

Black and white photo of a classroom with a teacher helping students with reading, students sitting at desks reading books, blackboard in the background.

Part of classroom with teacher. Prairie Farms, Alabama. Library of Congress