, revealing how the other half lives. Next on American History tv s artifacts, we learn about the life of the danish born journalist, social reformer and , photographer. This program is just under an hour. This exhibition reveals how is a copresentation with th museum of the city of new york. It is the first time that the collections of the library of congress and the papers have been married with the photographs and stellar collection at the museum of new york. We picked the word copresentation carefully because the exhibition here follows an exhibit that was at the museum of new york and that exhibit was slightly different. In a slightlyis different way, concentrating more on his biography, more on his photography. Ase we are looking at riis the journalist, because that is the strength of our collection. The papers here number 3000 in the Manuscript Division are featured well and come to the forefront. We also really wanted to emphasize the combination of the photographs and manuscri
This program is just under an hour. Ima curator of this exhibit. This exhibition is a copresentation with the museum of the city of new york. It is the first time that the collections of the library of congress and the papers have been married with the photographs and stellar collection at the museum of new york. We picked the word copresentation carefully because the exhibition here follows an exhibit that was at the museum of new york and that exhibit was slightly different. It looks at riis in a slightly different way, concentrating more on his biography, more on his photography. Here we are looking at riis as the journalist, because that is the strength of our collection. The papers here number 3000 in the Manuscript Division and are featured here. We also really wanted to emphasize the combination of the photographs and manuscripts in terms of jacob riis career as a photojournalist. Often people think of him as either a writer or a photographer. We are emphasizing the combination
Youre looking at a timelapse video recorded by the library of congress showing the process of constructing the exhibition jacob riis revealing how the other half lives. Next on American History tvs american artifacts, we visit the exhibit in the librarys Thomas Jefferson building to learn about the life of the danishborn journalist, social reformer, and photographer. This program is just under an hour. Im cheryl regan, exhibit director in the interpretive office at the library after congress. Im barbara baier, curator, al this exhibit and historian in the Manuscript Division of the library of congress. This exhibition, jacob riis revealing how the other half lives, is a copresentation with the museum of the city of new york. It is the first time that the collections of the library of congress, the jacob riis papers, have been married with the photographs that are stellar collection at the museum of the city of new york. And we pick the word copresentation very carefully because the exh
Born journalist, social reformer and photographer. This program is just under an hour. Im cheryl regan, im an exhibit director and im an exhibit director at the library of congress. Im barbara bear, the curator of this exhibit and the manuscript. Its a copresentation with the museum of the city of new york. It is the first time that the collections of the library of congress, the jacob riis papers, have been married with the photographs that are stellar collection at the museum of the city of new york. We picked the word copresentation very carefully. Because the exhibition here actually follows an exhibit that was at the museum of the city of new york and really that exhibit which was called jacob riis revealing new yorks other half, was slightly different. It looks at riis in a slightly different way and sort of concentrating more on his biography, more on his photography. Here we are looking at riis as the journalist because thats the strength of our collection. The papers here, whi
Im going to talk a little bit about their cartoons that she did once they won the right to vote. Started working towards the equal rights amendment. This particular piece is called protection, and one of the early issues that the National Womans Party was working for and really publicizing a lot is protection of women so how the equal rights amendment would lend itself to increased protection of women who were trying to raise their children. Independence for mothers who werent necessarily married or widowed mothers. Equal pay. This is one of those pieces that is demonstrating how the equal rights amendment will lend itself to increased protection for women. One of the big opposing arguments was that protective labor legislation would be negatively impacted if the e. R. A. Were to be passed. This one would have also been published around 1923 or 1924. These women now have the right to vote, and theyre presenting to susan b. Anthony the bill of rights, and she is this image is not captio