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tracts (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Johns Hopkins University "May 1968" protests collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0678
Abstract

The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France. At the height of its fervor, it virtually brought the entire advanced capitalist economy of France to a dramatic halt. This artificially-created collection contains posters, protest leaflets, tracts, and photographs from these student protests in May 1968.

Dates: 1968

Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0857
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection documents the history of the women's suffrage movement both in the United States and abroad from 1879 to approximately 1970, with the bulk of the material dating from 1900 to 1920. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.

Dates: 1879-approximately 1970s; Majority of material found within 1900-1920

Théodore Tilton tract, "Fallen Women"

 Collection — Box BW-14: [Barcode: 31151034443824], Folder: 3
Identifier: MS-0860
Abstract

This collection consists of a tract published by Theodore Tilton in 1871 which criticizes Christian attitudes toward prostitutes. Tilton was a newspaper editor, poet, women's rights advocate and abolitionist, known for his involvement in the Tilton-Beecher scandal.

Dates: 1871