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Georgia Historical Society to Dedicate New Historical Marker Recognizing Susie King Taylor – African-American Educator, Nurse, and Author
Savannah, Ga., March 21, 2019 – The Georgia Historical Society, in conjunction with the Waters Foundation, Inc., and the Susie King Taylor Women’s Institute &…
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Collection Highlights: Letter from Helen Dortch Longstreet encouraging Frances Perkins, United States Secretary of Labor
Letter from Helen Dortch Longstreet to Frances Perkins, United States Secretary of Labor under FDR, 1934, Helen Dortch Longstreet papers…
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Marker Monday: Home of Alice Harrell Strickland — Georgia’s First Woman Mayor
Inspired by the theme presented by the National Women’s History Alliance, for National Women’s History Month (NWHM) 2019, “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence,” and in partnership with…
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Collection Highlights: Health Center Nurses in 1922
Health Center nurses in front of a building at Charlton and Drayton, Foltz Photography Studio (Savannah,…
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Marker Monday: Charity Hospital
Inspired by the theme presented by the National Women’s History Alliance, for National Women’s History Month (NWHM) 2019, “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence,” and in…
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Classroom Connections for Georgia Studies: Women’s History in Georgia’s Classrooms
Inspired by the theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2019, #Balance for Better, and in partnership with the League of Women Voters Coastal Georgia for…
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Collection Highlights: 1968 NAACP Newsletter
Inspired by the theme presented by the…
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Marker Monday: Georgia Civil Rights Trail: The Albany Movement
Inspired by the theme presented by the National Women’s History Alliance, for National Women’s History Month (NWHM) 2019, “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence,” and in…
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Georgia Historical Society to Commemorate “The Weeping Time,” The Largest Slave Sale in US History, with Two Events This Weekend
Savannah, Ga., February 26, 2019 – The Georgia Historical Society invites the media and the public to attend two events this weekend commemorating the 160th anniversary of…
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Marker Monday: Moore’s Ford Lynching
To further explore this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “The United States Constitution: Ensuring Liberty and Justice for All,” and in recognition of Black History Month, February’s #MarkerMondays discuss amendments…
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