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- Women's Global GT Panoz Racing School Shirt, circa 1999 - Lyn St. James, 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, used her success to inspire and train other female race car drivers, like those who autographed this shirt. In 1999, she and Don Panoz organized the Women's Global GT, and all-women racing series. Though the series lasted only two seasons, it provided a platform for female racers to begin or continue their racing careers.
- circa 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Women's Global GT Panoz Racing School Shirt, circa 1999
Lyn St. James, 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, used her success to inspire and train other female race car drivers, like those who autographed this shirt. In 1999, she and Don Panoz organized the Women's Global GT, and all-women racing series. Though the series lasted only two seasons, it provided a platform for female racers to begin or continue their racing careers.
- Calendar, "Honoring Women in Motorsports," 2006-2007 - The Lyn St. James Foundation created this calendar honoring women in racing. Featured racers included Janet Guthrie, first woman to start the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500; Shirley Muldowney, four-time NHRA Top Fuel champion; and Desire Wilson, only woman to win an F1 race of any kind. Proceeds from the calendar's sale supported the foundation's mission to advocate for women in motorsports.
- 2006-2007
- Collections - Artifact
Calendar, "Honoring Women in Motorsports," 2006-2007
The Lyn St. James Foundation created this calendar honoring women in racing. Featured racers included Janet Guthrie, first woman to start the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500; Shirley Muldowney, four-time NHRA Top Fuel champion; and Desire Wilson, only woman to win an F1 race of any kind. Proceeds from the calendar's sale supported the foundation's mission to advocate for women in motorsports.
- Women in Racing -
- February 25, 2020
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Women in Racing
- Three Women in Sports Clothing, 1885-1895 - Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. Tintypes democratized photography. Beginning in the mid-1850s, they gave more people than ever before the chance to have a real likeness of themselves--capturing unique glimpses of how everyday Americans looked and lived.
- 1885-1895
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Three Women in Sports Clothing, 1885-1895
Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. Tintypes democratized photography. Beginning in the mid-1850s, they gave more people than ever before the chance to have a real likeness of themselves--capturing unique glimpses of how everyday Americans looked and lived.
- Course in Automobile Maintenance and Safety for Women, 1972 - The brochure contains instructions for dealers on how to organize four-week classes in auto safety and maintenance for women. Suggestions and tips for success of the classes include "avoid talking 'down' to the students" and "clean up the service department."
- 1972
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Course in Automobile Maintenance and Safety for Women, 1972
The brochure contains instructions for dealers on how to organize four-week classes in auto safety and maintenance for women. Suggestions and tips for success of the classes include "avoid talking 'down' to the students" and "clean up the service department."
- Letter from Marjorie Mulock to Eleanor Ford regarding Donation for Women in Industry School, April 20, 1932 -
- April 20, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Marjorie Mulock to Eleanor Ford regarding Donation for Women in Industry School, April 20, 1932
- Women in Classical Dress, 1790-1810 - Mehetabel Wingate (1772 - 1846) likely painted these fanciful images as a school girl, before her marriage in 1792. They represent an idealized vision of classical antiquity that was the height of taste in the years following the Revolution, when Americans viewed themselves as the inheritors of the ideals of the ancient world--democracy from Greece and representative government from Rome.
- 1790-1810
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Women in Classical Dress, 1790-1810
Mehetabel Wingate (1772 - 1846) likely painted these fanciful images as a school girl, before her marriage in 1792. They represent an idealized vision of classical antiquity that was the height of taste in the years following the Revolution, when Americans viewed themselves as the inheritors of the ideals of the ancient world--democracy from Greece and representative government from Rome.
- Four Women in a 1931 Ford Model A Sport Roadster - The 1931 model year was the last for Ford's Model A. The final cars featured new radiator shells and, starting mid-year, optional laminated safety glass. Prices ranged from $490 for the standard coupe to $630 for the town sedan. The Great Depression halved Ford's annual production to 541,000 cars -- enough for total 1928-1931 Model A production to approach 5 million.
- November 25, 1931
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Four Women in a 1931 Ford Model A Sport Roadster
The 1931 model year was the last for Ford's Model A. The final cars featured new radiator shells and, starting mid-year, optional laminated safety glass. Prices ranged from $490 for the standard coupe to $630 for the town sedan. The Great Depression halved Ford's annual production to 541,000 cars -- enough for total 1928-1931 Model A production to approach 5 million.
- Women in a Ford Model N Roadster, circa 1907 - American women welcomed the automobile's mobility and implied freedom. Cars arrived at a time when women were increasingly breaking away from the traditional domestic sphere and making new inroads in the workplace and in civic engagement. The automobile accelerated that social change.
- circa 1907
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Women in a Ford Model N Roadster, circa 1907
American women welcomed the automobile's mobility and implied freedom. Cars arrived at a time when women were increasingly breaking away from the traditional domestic sphere and making new inroads in the workplace and in civic engagement. The automobile accelerated that social change.
- Reproduction World War II Poster, "We Can Do It!," 1998 - During the Second World War, all of the national governments of the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. The advertising technique of these posters followed the innovative style developed during the First World War. By appealing to the viewer's emotions this poster helped the U.S. to rally the home front workers and consumers.
- circa 1942
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Reproduction World War II Poster, "We Can Do It!," 1998
During the Second World War, all of the national governments of the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. The advertising technique of these posters followed the innovative style developed during the First World War. By appealing to the viewer's emotions this poster helped the U.S. to rally the home front workers and consumers.