This blog post series looks at the history of the 1905 firing of Mary L. Jones as Los Angeles City Librarian. It reveals the sexism that influenced the library’s Board of Directors and shaped their…
Chances are if you have heard of any of the early women City Librarians of Los Angeles Public Library, you may know about Mary E. Foy, the first female City Librarian (1880-1884), or Tessa Kelso, the…
The comic book world has long been the domain of men. Both in readers and writers. That is slowly changing, and it’s good news! Women now make up 37% of comic book buyers according to statistics from…
As March is Women’s History Month, it is only appropriate to celebrate some of the women who helped document Los Angeles – big events and small moments – for all to see. The photos below, which can be…
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) is widely recognized both as the most important American woman composer of the Twentieth Century, and as a major figure in the study and preservation of American folk…
For many, the predominant image of the post-War woman is the suburban mother and consummate homemaker as immortalized in television characters of the period such as Donna Stone (The Donna Reed Show)…
March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a global celebration that has taken place yearly since the early 1900s. IWD celebrates women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements and…
Who hasn’t received that notice in the mail—the one that commands you to report for jury duty at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center? As you moan and groan and prepare to wait a very…
The post-War era brought exponential growth to the San Fernando Valley, transforming the region into the quintessential suburbs. Much of this development was enabled by the aerospace industry and…
Banned Books Week offers the opportunity to introduce one of the most colorful librarians in city history and her battle with the moralistic mugwumps of fin de siecle Los Angeles.Publicist and…
