Bombs Away!
Many plant workers during World War II were female. On March 24, 1942, construction began on the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant near Grand Island. Bombs and cannon shells were produced there throughout World War II.
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What We Found
G.I. Josephine
Editor's note, January 2024: "G.I. Josephine" Ruth Diamond Levinson's army jacket is currently displayed in the "Nebraska Unwrapped" exhibit at the Nebraska History ...
Ten Reasons Why Women Don’t Want the Right to Vote
For much of Women's History Month, we have been highlighting the contributions of women like Ada C. Bittenbender and Harriet S. Brooks to the fight for women's suffrage. ...
From the Kitchen Table to Congress: Doris Royal’s Tax Campaign
“Do you realize I haven’t contributed a dime to this farm today according to the IRS?” Doris Royal told her husband after a twelve-hour day pitching hay and feeding ...
Women of the Great War: WWI Posters
By David L. Bristow, Editor
World War I was fought not only with weapons but also with pictures and words. After the United States declared war on Germany in April ...
Nebraska Next: The Fight to Enfranchise Nebraska Women
The photograph and artifacts featured above are just a sample of the items relating to the movement to ensure a woman’s right to vote in History Nebraska’s collection. ...
Influential Women Artists of Nebraska
Nebraska's women artists that were active between 1880 and 1950 left a huge legacy, but you might not know that at first glance.
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Louise Vinciquerra, Nebraska’s Bootlegger Queen
“Queen Louise” thumbed her nose at the law throughout the Prohibition era, usually avoiding punishment despite frequent arrests across the state. Her story provides new ...
Dress Codes & Curfews: NU Women in the 1960s
Pre-Title IX University of Nebraska had some pretty ridiculous rules for women students. In this blog post, History Nebraska Board Member Elieen Wirth explores her ...
Nebraska’s Women Photographers
Most research on Nebraska photographers has concentrated upon well-known figures such as William Henry Jackson, Frank A. Rinehart, Solomon D. Butcher, and Louis ...
12-Star Suffrage Flag, 1911-1917
The first US flag had 13 stars. Why does this one have only 12?
This flag from the Nebraska History Museum collections bears a star for each of the states in which ...
No Votes for Women—Nebraska Anti-Suffrage Propaganda
Photo: “Woman’s Rights #2,” detail of 1902 stereograph image by Omaha and Lincoln photographer J.M. Calhoun. History Nebraska RG3279-2
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