How could such a simple substance like milk be a matter of life or death for infants? A special installation on view on the fourth floor of the New-York Historical Society through November, 28, 2021 explores how, at the turn of the 20th century, babies who were not breastfed faced mortal danger with every sip…
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Many Fronts, One Struggle: Native American Women’s Activism Since the 19th Amendment
August 24, 2020
The New-York Historical Society’s exhibition, Women March, commemorates the centennial of the 19th Amendment as it explores the efforts of a wide range of women’s collective efforts to expand American democracy in the centuries before and after the suffrage victory. While the Museum is temporarily closed, we are committed to sharing its ideas from afar. In…
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“Roe v. Wade” Turns 47: Reproductive Rights in the New-York Historical Collection
January 21, 2020
On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its final ruling in Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision with far-reaching consequences that still reverberate today. To mark the occasion, we wanted to take a look at some of the documents and objects from the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library that chart the history of reproductive…
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Female Remedies: A Little Show Draws a Big Response
June 10, 2019
“Female Regulating” “Relief at Last” “For All Female Complaints” “The Only Reliable Female Pill” “Female Renovating Pills” These cryptic phrases adorn small booklets, packages, and advertisements in an archival folder labeled “Female Remedies—Miscellaneous” in the New-York Historical Society’s library. They are part of a larger collection of material surrounding patent medicines: unregulated liquids, powders, oils,…
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