Description
The Women at Work Collection (circa 1900-1960) contains 39 black-and-white photographs (mostly postcards) featuring women
working as telephone operators, a wrestler, mill workers, beauty salon operators, secretaries, farm workers, entertainers,
and other occupations. Included in this collection are images of Gene Stratton-Porter (writer and silent film producer) Clementine
Compton (singer), Conchita Cintron (bullfighter), Kathi Gultini (juggler), and Valentini Tereshkova (Russian cosmonaut).
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.