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Category Archives: women’s history
New Finding Aids: March 2020
We’re still busy as ever archiving and processing collections. Here’s another round of finding aides we’ve published so you can see what’s been added to our collections. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, Composers, Economic Geology, energy resources, Finding Aids, Geology, Hollywood history, International relations, mining history, motion picture history, newly processed collections, Politics, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Casper, Civil Engineering, Green Grass of Wyoming, Health Sciences, Israel, Mary O'Hara, My Friend Flicka, Palestine, Petroleum geology, Robert N. Olsen, The Catch Colt, Thunderhead, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, World oil
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Archives Rewind Vol. 5
Welcome back! It’s that time again — more highlights from rewinding our “Archives on the Air” series. Let’s get Volume 5 on rewind… Episode 163 – Wyoming Defends Woman’s Suffrage – Morton E. Post Famly Papers Women’s Suffrage has been … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, Archives on the Air, Blacklisting, Bolivian history, Communism, Gale McGee, Local history, Martin Luther King Jr., Motion picture actors and actresses, Politics, Suffrage -- United States, Women -- suffrage, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged 19th Amendment, Gale McGee, Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, Martin Luther King Jr., McCarthyism, Sesame Street, Suffrage, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming House of Representatives, Wyoming Public Radio, Wyoming Senate
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New Finding Aids: June 2019
We’ll we’ve been really busy this summer processing collections — so much so we’re publishing another round this quickly! As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. These aids help you find information about … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Agriculture, Digital collections, environmental history, Finding Aids, Local history, newly digitized collections, newly processed collections, Politics, Suffrage -- United States, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Women -- suffrage, women's history
Tagged Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society, Louisa Swain, Suffrage, women's history
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New Finding Aids: June 2019
We’re back for round three of Finding Aids updates — if you couldn’t tell, we’ve been busy processing collections! As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. These aids help you find information about … Continue reading
Posted in Composers, energy resources, Finding Aids, motion picture history, Natural resources, newly processed collections, popular culture, radio history, Science, television history, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Biochemistry, Democratic Party, Democrats, diaspora, Fraternity and Sorority Life, George Duning, Greek Life, John Hiestand, Mall, Movie Composer, oil, Pi Beta Phi, radio actor, radio announcer, Robert Helvey, Selenium – Physiological effect, Sheridan County, Shopping Malls, Sorority, Stephen Poll, Student Life, Television Composer, University of Wyoming, Wyoming
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Wyoming Legislator Liz Byrd’s Quest to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 21 is Wyoming Equality Day. Perhaps you wondered this morning as you sipped your coffee about how Wyoming Equality Day originated? Cheyenne native and Wyoming state legislator Harriett Elizabeth “Liz” Byrd was the guiding individual behind it, although a … Continue reading
Estelle Reel Day
In recognition of Estelle Reel, the first woman elected and to hold the office of state superintendent of public instruction in Wyoming and the second woman elected and to hold a statewide office in the United States, January 7 of … Continue reading
A New Year’s Tale: The Story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman
As a tribute to the new year, we’re featuring the story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman, a Hollywood couple who most assuredly would have hosted a rocking New Year’s Eve party. The story of Jean Howard and Charles Feldman … Continue reading
The Wyoming Art of Carrie Arnold
Carrie Arnold (1944-1998) was a Denver business woman with an active interest in Western history, which she expressed in drawings. She became a pen and ink illustrator for a number of Western books. She was commissioned by her friend Bill … Continue reading