undated
GUSN-320472
Originally purchased in 1883 by Miss C. L. W. French of Roxbury and Boston from Mlle Camille Lipman of Rue Drouot, Paris. "A tantalizing bit of evidence suggests that Miss French may have been a suffragette, for this dress was worn in 1920 by a relative at a celebration of the Nineteenth Amendment awarding women the vote." This photograph came with the dress along with a copy of the program from the 1920 celebration.
Source: "Cherished Possessions," pg. 86-87
dresses (garments)
black-and-white photographs
1 black and white photograph
PC004
Personal photographic collection
PC004.01.P.0900.001
Bachrach (Photographic studio)
black-and-white photographs
Item
Invoice from Mlle. Camille Lipman to Miss Caroline Louisa Williams French, 1883
Originally purchased in 1883 by Miss C. L. W. French of Roxbury and Boston from Mlle Camille Lipman of Rue Drouot, Paris. "A tantalizing bit of evidence suggests that Miss French may have been a suffragette, for this dress was worn in 1920 by a relative at a celebration of the Nineteenth Amendment awarding women the vote." This photograph came with the dress along with a copy of the program from the 1920 celebration.
Source: "Cherished Possessions," pg. 86-87
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