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This shaving knife was made in Germany for the R. & C. Thompson Company of Baltimore, Maryland. It is their "Velvet Edge" model. Ca. 1920.

Harper Method scissors.

This small enameled pin designates graduates of the Harper Method course of instruction.

This small Harper Method comb, possibly used for teasing the hair, is made of hard rubber.

Harper Method brush.

Nancy Ann Wise used the Harper Method Beauty School Training Manual in 1955. It gives instruction for all Harper Method services, and includes anatomical drawings of the arteries, veins, muscles, and nerves of the head, face, and neck. Massage was an…

A card containing an unsigned pledge to abstain from the use and promotion of alcohol.

Gavel used at the second meeting of the Woman's Suffrage Movement, Unitarian Church, Rochester, NY.

Freeman Johnson's gustoweh. A gustoweh is a traditional Haudenosaunee fitted hat with feathers affixed to the top. It is worn by males and identifies the nation the man belongs to, depending on the placement of the feathers.

Frederick Douglass, International Council of Women, Washington, D.C., 1888

Frederick Douglass' speech is read by Djed Snead:

"Mrs. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:— I come to this platform with unusual diffidence. Although I have long been…