About the Author --
Susan Glaspell
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Glaspell and Literary Theory
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Related
Resources -- Early 20th Century
Explore the following Web sites for more information
on the early 20th century.
The History of the
Horse Drawn Carriage
Carriage Tour
http://www.caaonline.com/
This site from the Carriage Association of America features
a tour of horse drawn carriages in the United States,
including references on the origin and use of carriages.
National Museum of
American History--Road Transportation
http://www.si.edu/nmah/youmus/ex27road.htm
This site offers a brief look at items from the National
Museum of American History, including historical notes
about horse drawn carriages and the transformation from
carriage to automobile.
Farm Life at the Turn
of the Century
American Memory
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html
A project of the Library of Congress, American Memory includes
many resources related to early farm life in the United
States. If you perform a search on the word "farm," you
will access original documents, photos and plays which explore
what life was like in the time period.
At Home in the Heartland
Online
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/
This site on life in Illinois from 1890 to
1920 sheds light on the industrial, economic, and social
changes and challenges of the time period.
Quilts and Quilting
Quilt History
http://www.quiltersbee.com/qbqhisto.htm
These excerpts from email related to the
history of quilting are well organized and informative.
Topics covered include slave quilting, quilts in New England,
and contemporary quilting practices. Each section includes
a bibliography of books on the topic.
Quilting
http://quilting.tqn.com/mbody.htm
Articles, history and links are found in
this extensive resource devoted to quilts and quilting.
World Wide Web Quilting
Page
http://www.quilt.com/MainQuiltingPage.html
This resource is filled with links to information
about the history of quilting and specific types of quilts.
Also included is a mailing list on how to quilt and quilting
history.
Votes for Women: Selections
from the National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Collection
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/rbnawsahtml/
This portion of the Library of Congress
American Memory site links to a wide array of primary
source materials which focus on women in society during
the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Women's History in America
http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm
This article from Compton's Encyclopedia
provides a good overview of women in America and includes
information on women's movements, from suffrage to current
day feminism, and women in the workplace.
Woman's Suffrage
http://www.history.com/minisites/womenhist/
An exhibit from the History Channel which
explores the woman's suffrage movement and includes biographies
of figures who were important to the cause.
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