Art and handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 (1893)
Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948, Palmer, Potter, Mrs · Paris ; New York : Boussod, Valadon & Co. · leaf 21
nCompany had not funds enough to enable the managers to fit uptheir department and show their goods. Mrs. Howe then made adirect appeal to Congress, through some of her friends who weremembers of that body, and the sum of $ 15,000 was voted to theWomans Department in order to help them out of their… … IN THE WOMANS BUILDING. 11 was brought before the Worlds Fair Committee of Congress, Mr.Springer of Illinois willingly inserted the clause authorizing thecreation of the board of women, and championed it in the com-mittee and before the House, where it met with no seriousopposition. The Board of…
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) · Women artists · Art · Handicraft -- Exhibitions
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