Carrie H. Lippincott, undated but ca. 1890s. Miss C. H. Lippincott seed company scrapbook, ca. 1893–ca. 1922, Sound and Visual Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Carrie H. Lippincott, undated. Miss C. H. Lippincott seed company scrapbook, ca. 1893–ca. 1922, Sound and Visual Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Carrie H. Lippincott, undated but no earlier than 1906. Miss C. H. Lippincott seed company scrapbook, ca. 1893–ca. 1922, Sound and Visual Collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

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

Copy of an information card, developed with input from Women’s Advocates, that St. Paul police distributed to women experiencing domestic abuse in the 1970s. From "Battered Women: The Hidden Problem," a report by the Community Planning Organization, Inc, 1976. Battered Women Resource Center, St. Paul Records, 1971–1981, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Program from a December 3, 1976 forum about battered women in St. Paul. From Women’s Advocates, Inc., Shelter Records, 1973–1984, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

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.

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.

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.