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Women--United States--History--19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010118664

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Amy Harriet Pepys diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0163
Abstract

Amy Harriet Pepys' diary dates betweenn 1886 and 1893 with descriptions of interactions with friends and family, weather, and social functions.

Dates: 1886-1893

Journal for the year 1857

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0039
Abstract

This journal belonged to Mary A. H. Hoskins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and contains accounts of her domestic life during the year 1857. The daily entries, mostly concerning social activities and family matters, give insight into the everyday life of a young, upper middle class woman in mid-nineteenth century Philadelphia.

Dates: 1857