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 Search Result : 21 items found
Stone Inscription of Thaingathu's Daughter
Stone Inscription of Thaingathu's Daughter
The inscriptions on the stones are about an unnamed woman who lived around the year 628 Myanmar Era (AD 1266) and portrays herself through the status of her father and her husband. She was the wife of a King and a daughter of Counselor Thaingathu of the Royal Palace in Bagan. There are two stones with inscriptions about Thaingathu’s daughter: a…
Manuscript (MSS 25) of Syair Siti Zubaidah Perang China
Manuscript (MSS 25) of Syair Siti Zubaidah Perang China
Syair Siti Zubaidah Perang China (Malay for Poem of Siti Zubaidah's War on China, often abbreviated Syair Siti Zubaidah) is a 19th-century syair (poem) by an unknown author. The manuscript (MSS 25) of the syair is held at the National Library of Malaysia. Other institutions also hold manuscripts including the National Library of Indonesia (MI…
Seven Little Australians Manuscript by Ethel Turner
Seven Little Australians Manuscript by Ethel Turner
Ethel Turner (1870 – 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. Her best known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians. The original 1893 manuscript is the tangible embodiment of Turner’s creative process. The novel Seven Little Australians was first published in 1894 and has been in print longer…
Archives of Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement)
Archives of Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement)
Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement) was launched by President Park Chung Hee. It was a community-driven development program pursued during the 1970s and was a key long-term economic development program in the Republic of Korea. The Archives of Saemaul Undong are in the custody of two institutions and include presidential speeches, government…
Gertrude Bell Archive
Gertrude Bell Archive
Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) was an influential British woman who travelled widely. She was an archaeologist, writer, explorer and political agent who worked in the British administration of Iraq during the early 1920s. She had a profound impact on the modern world through her legacy in the Middle East, especially in the formation of Iraq. The…
Nita Barrow Collection
Nita Barrow Collection
The Nita Barrow Collection documents the career of Dame Nita Barrow (1916-1995) who was an international advocate for gender equality and empowerment, anti-racism, poverty alleviation and healthcare education and improvement. It is a complete collection of Dame Nita’s personal working manuscripts, speeches, correspondence and personal collection of…
Qiaopi and Yinxin Correspondence and Remittance Documents from Overseas Chinese
Qiaopi and Yinxin Correspondence and Remittance Documents from Overseas Chinese
Qiaopi, also known as ‘Yinxin’, refers to the remittances, letters, reports, account books and remittance receipts, resulting from communication in the 19th and 20th centuries between the many men who left China’s southeast coast to work overseas and their families and relatives living in Southeastern China. “Qiao” means emigrants and “pi” means…
1893 Women's Suffrage Petition 
1893 Women's Suffrage Petition 
The 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition – Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine, was signed by close to a quarter of the New Zealand female adult population. It led to legislation that resulted in New Zealand becoming the first self-governing nation where women gained the same right as men to vote in general elections. The petition inscribed on the New…
Permanent Collection of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
Permanent Collection of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was an American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, and is the longest-serving First Lady of the United States. Most of the permanent Collection of the Eleanor…
Aletta H. Jacobs Papers
Aletta H. Jacobs Papers
The Aletta Jacobs Papers offer a rare insight into the struggle for women’ s rights. They show how Aletta Jacobs used her position as a medical doctor to fight for women’ s social and political rights. They also highlight how transnational feminist networks worked together in the fight for suffrage, education, birth control, labour rights and…
term* : Right Truncation. The wildcard search: docu* would match docu, document, documents, documentary

*term : Left Truncation. The wildcard search: *man would match woman, human, man

*term* : A phrase is a group of words surrounded by double quotes such as *Gender Equality*

A&&B : Requires both terms on either side of the Boolean operator to be present for a match

color !blue : Requires that the following term not be present

 Search Result : 21 items found
Stone Inscription of Thaingathu's Daughter
Stone Inscription of Thaingathu's Daughter
The inscriptions on the stones are about an unnamed woman who lived around the year 628 Myanmar Era (AD 1266) and portrays herself through the status of her father and her husband. She was the wife of a King and a daughter of Counselor Thaingathu of…
Manuscript (MSS 25) of Syair Siti Zubaidah Perang China
Manuscript (MSS 25) of Syair Siti Zubaidah Perang China
Syair Siti Zubaidah Perang China (Malay for Poem of Siti Zubaidah's War on China, often abbreviated Syair Siti Zubaidah) is a 19th-century syair (poem) by an unknown author. The manuscript (MSS 25) of the syair is held at the National Library of…
Seven Little Australians Manuscript by Ethel Turner
Seven Little Australians Manuscript by Ethel Turner
Ethel Turner (1870 – 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. Her best known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians. The original 1893 manuscript is the tangible embodiment of Turner’s creative…
Archives of Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement)
Archives of Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement)
Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement) was launched by President Park Chung Hee. It was a community-driven development program pursued during the 1970s and was a key long-term economic development program in the Republic of Korea. The Archives of…
Gertrude Bell Archive
Gertrude Bell Archive
Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) was an influential British woman who travelled widely. She was an archaeologist, writer, explorer and political agent who worked in the British administration of Iraq during the early 1920s. She had a profound impact on the…
Nita Barrow Collection
Nita Barrow Collection
The Nita Barrow Collection documents the career of Dame Nita Barrow (1916-1995) who was an international advocate for gender equality and empowerment, anti-racism, poverty alleviation and healthcare education and improvement. It is a complete…
Qiaopi and Yinxin Correspondence and Remittance Documents from Overseas Chinese
Qiaopi and Yinxin Correspondence and Remittance Documents from Overseas Chinese
Qiaopi, also known as ‘Yinxin’, refers to the remittances, letters, reports, account books and remittance receipts, resulting from communication in the 19th and 20th centuries between the many men who left China’s southeast coast to work overseas and…
1893 Women's Suffrage Petition 
1893 Women's Suffrage Petition 
The 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition – Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine, was signed by close to a quarter of the New Zealand female adult population. It led to legislation that resulted in New Zealand becoming the first self-governing nation where…
Permanent Collection of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
Permanent Collection of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was an American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, and is the…
Aletta H. Jacobs Papers
Aletta H. Jacobs Papers
The Aletta Jacobs Papers offer a rare insight into the struggle for women’ s rights. They show how Aletta Jacobs used her position as a medical doctor to fight for women’ s social and political rights. They also highlight how transnational feminist…