Women working in a Minneapolis factory

Women working in a Minneapolis factory

Women working in a Minneapolis factory. Photograph by Ray Gordon, ca. 1940–1945.

Women working in the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota

Women working in the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota

Women working in the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota carry out quality-control tests on cans of SPAM. Printed in Life 7, no. 19 (November 6, 1939), page 58.

Women working in the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota

Women working in the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota. Printed in Life 7, no. 19 (November 6, 1939), page 58.

Color image of a World War I-era poster, 1917.

Women! Help America’s Sons Win the War

World War I-era poster, 1917.

The Way women’s softball team poses for a group portrait in Minneapolis ca. 1985. Photo by Charles Chamblis.

Women's softball team

The Way women’s softball team poses for a group portrait in Minneapolis ca. 1985. Photo by Charles Chamblis.

Women suffrage meeting at Rice Park in St. Paul

Women's suffrage meeting at Rice Park in St. Paul

Women's suffrage meeting in Rice Park in St. Paul, 1914.

Women’s Advocates building, 2024

Women’s Advocates building, 2024

Children gather outside the Women’s Advocates building in St. Paul, 2024. Used with the permission of Women’s Advocates.

Women’s Advocates buildings in St. Paul

Women’s Advocates buildings in St. Paul

The three buildings that make up Women’s Advocates Shelter, St. Paul. Photo by Emily Shepard, December 13, 2024. Used with the permission of Emily Shepard.

Women’s Advocates flyer

Women’s Advocates flyer

Women’s Advocates flyer created between 1971 and 1974. From Women’s Advocates, Inc., Shelter Records, 1973–1984, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Women’s Advocates house log

Women’s Advocates house log

Women’s Advocates house log, 1975. This notebook and others like it were used by staff and volunteers to document information about shelter residents. From Women’s Advocates, Inc., Shelter Records, 1973–1984, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

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