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Women’s History

Montage of women, all in historical outfits.
National Women's History Project
The National Women’s History Project began in Sonoma County and grew into a national movement promoting women’s history
A feminist garage women mechanics.
Sonoma County Women’s Oral History Collection
Material relating to the history and development of the women’s movement in Sonoma County (1970-2008)
Headshot of a woman.
Nellie Tombs Papers
Late 19th century ephemera saved by a young girl living in Healdsburg (1885-1888)
Lynn Woolsey
Lynn Woolsey Congressional Papers
Official papers of a former U.S. Congresswoman who represented the North Bay (1993-2013)
a woman holding a newspaper, sitting in an office. A typewriter and phone are behind her.
Gaye LeBaron Collection
The working papers of a distinguished Sonoma County journalist and historian (1800s-2022)
Brenda star comic panel
Brenda Starr Comic Collection
Syndicated comic strip art created in 1947 by Dale Messick
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