CHICAGO, March 2, 2009 - In observance of Women's History Month, the Newberry Library celebrates the work of four twentieth-century female journalists in Hidden Then Found: Women's Stories from the Newberry's Manuscript Collections. Georgie Anne Geyer, Hazel MacDonald, Kay Ashton Stevens, and Emily Hahn were confronted with tremendous obstacles both personally and professionally as a result of sex discrimination. Their papers, on view in the R.R. Donnelly gallery, reveal the struggles and triumphs of these intrepid figures and foreshadow subsequent legal and social battles over equality.
This free exhibition contains approximately 25 objects related to the lives and work of these women. It includes personal letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and reel-to-reel audiotape.
Our Spotlight Exhibit Series introduces visitors to the Newberry's collections with small displays that highlight a wide range of humanities topics through rare books, original manuscripts, maps and archival materials.
Following Hidden Then Found, our Spotlight Exhibition, Fakes and Forgeries will be shown from March 25 through mid-May 2009. In conjunction with the yearlong centennial celebration of the Plan of Chicago, Daniel Burnham in the Philippines will be on display from June 1 through July 15.
Location and Travel Information
The Newberry Library is at 60 West Walton Street, on CTA bus lines #22 and #70, and close to several "L" stops. For more travel information, call the RTA Travel Center Hotline, (312) 836-7000, or visit www.transitchicago.com.
Hours and General Information
The Newberry Library's exhibition rooms are open Monday, Friday, and Saturday from 8:15 am to 5:30 pm and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:15 am to 7:30 pm.
For information about using the Library's collections, call (312) 255-3506 or visit our Web site at www.newberry.org.
RELATED PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Why Diamonds Really Are a Girl's Best Friend and Other Things You May Not Know about American History
Saturday, March 7, 11 am
SPEAKER: Linda K. Kerber, The University of Iowa
How have the Constitution and the Supreme Court protected women's rights as citizens? Kerber argues that during the nineteenth and most of the twentieth centuries rights under law provided American women unreliable protection for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Collecting Histories: Preserving and Cultivating African American and Women's Histories
Saturday, March 14, 11:00 am
PANELISTS: Christine Stansell, University of Chicago (moderator); Martha Briggs, The Newberry Library; Tamar Evangelistia-Dougherty, Black Metropolis Research Consortium; Mary Ann Johnson, Chicago Area Women's History Council
Join archivists, a public historian, and an historian of women in a conversation about collecting, preserving, and using papers of African Americans and women.
ABOUT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY
The Newberry Library provides a home to a world-class collection of books, manuscripts, and maps, and also to a growing community of readers. Our collections, spanning many centuries, feature a wide range of materials, from illuminated medieval manuscripts to rich genealogical resources, and from early printed books to the personal papers of Midwest authors. The Newberry offers highly acclaimed programs for serious readers: fellowships for scholars, seminars for undergraduates, professional development activities for teachers, and a variety of adult education seminars, public lectures, and workshops. Visit us online at www.newberry.org or in person at 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL.