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Eudora Welty House, Jackson, Mississippi Information courtesy of National Park Service Eudora Welty was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Welty lived in this house from 1925 until her death in 2001, and wrote all of her major works here, including the short stories that initially brought her critical acclaim and [...]

Mary Muldoon (1885-1958), educator – Waverly Junior and Senior High School Information courtesy of National Park Service The Waverly School is known for its association with Mary Muldoon, a pioneering educator and administrator who served as the school’s principal for 22 years. The school, typical of educational designs of the period with its use of [...]

Edith Wharton (1862-1937), novelist – The Mount Information courtesy of National Park Service The Mount, designed by Edith Wharton in 1902, documents the wide ranging talents of one of the finest American novelists of the 20th century. In 1897, Edith Wharton, the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction, co-authored The Decoration of [...]

Women Made History at the Elmira College Old Campus Information courtesy of National Park Service The nine brick and stone buildings of the Elmira College Old Campus represent an important milestone in the history of women’s struggle for equality. Before the rise of female-centered institutions such as Elmira and Vassar, seminaries were the standard-and only-access [...]

Maria Mitchell (1818-1889), astronomer Information courtesy of National Park Service – Women Who Made History Section Maria Mitchell – Astronomer – Property of the National Park ServiceMaria Mitchell, astronomer, professor and the first woman elected to both the Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, was born on Nantucket in 1818. The [...]