City Life Old “Ladies’ Entrance” Signs Blur the Lines Between Gender Bias and Bar Ephemera Kiki Volkert goes bar hopping across the city to find old signs that signal a history of sexism and the progress made towards women’s rights
History Taking it to the Streets: Open-Air Meetings of the 1911 Suffrage Movement in Philadelphia Chris Mengel uncovers pivotal outdoor protest locations of Philly’s suffrage movement in the 1900s
History Bryn Mawr College Marks Centennial of its Summer School for Working Women Kimberly Haas dives deep into the history of the Summer School for Women Workers in Industry
Preservation Historic Jewish Women’s Shelter Transformed Into Lux Apartments Stacia Friedman takes us to 5th and Spruce where a former women’s shelter has been renovated for residential use
Preservation Boutique Hotel Makes Room for History at Former Women’s Empowerment Club An adaptive reuse project on Locust Street honors women’s history and the New Century Trust
History Bigotry in the Quaker City and the Burning of Pennsylvania Hall Amy Cohen recounts the abolitionists who built Philadelphia’s “Temple of Free Discussion” and the ignorance that burned it down
History Archaic Expectations: Freeing Female Roles From A Dollhouse In Society Hill In this essay Mickey Herr examines women’s roles and social norms through the history of a dollhouse spanning seven generations
History Queen of The Rats: How One Female Scientist Colonized The Modern Lab Mickey Herr takes a look at the Wistar Rat, a true Philly original, and the groundbreaking female biologist that helped standardize science
