Women at work in a Minneapolis macaroni factory

Women at work in a Minneapolis macaroni factory

Women at work in a Minneapolis macaroni factory, 1892.

Photograph of women celebrating Somali Independence Day.

Women celebrating Somali Independence Day

Women celebrate Somali Independence Day in Minneapolis on July 9, 2016. The holiday is observed in Somalia every year on July 1. It celebrates the creation of Somalia through the unification of the former Italian Somaliland and the former British Somaliland on July 1, 1960. Photograph by Flickr user Fibonacci Blue. CC BY 2.0.

Women in Minneapolis History: Eva McDonald Valesh

Eva McDonald Valesh was a journalist and labor rights activist in late 1880s Minneapolis. Hear what she has to say about her work in this video.

Women in Minneapolis History: Gratia Countryman

Gratia Countryman became the director of the Minneapolis library system in 1904. Hear what she has to say about her work in this video.

Women in Minneapolis History: Nellie Stone Johnson

Nellie Stone Johnson was a labor organizer, activist, and the first Black elected official in Minneapolis. Hear what she has to say about her work in this video.

Black and white photograph of women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul, 1925.2

Women in the Jewish Home for the Aged

Women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul, 1925. Photograph by Norton & Peel.

Black and white photograph of women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul, 1925.

Women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul

Women in the Jewish Home for the Aged, St. Paul, 1925. Photograph by Norton & Peel.

Women inmates at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater

Women inmates at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater

Women inmates at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1909.

Women Invite Women catalog

Women Invite Women catalog

The catalog of Women Invite Women, an invitational exhibition presented at WARM Gallery between 1977 and 1978. From box 5 (152.F.1.1B) of the Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) organizational records. Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Black and white photograph of women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike, 1917.

Women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike

Women marching with American flags, Street Railway Company strike, 1917.

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