Allen County Women's History

Badge, Identification
2007.43.1
General Electric Employee Identification Badge
Circular metal disk with pin on back holding picture of woman with glasses and red, white and blue paper with labels "GENERAL ELECTRIC TAYLOR STREET FORT WAYNE." Worn by Grace I. Smith, mother of donor, who worked in the supercharger plant at... View Full Record
Bracelet
95.28.1
Equal Rights Amendment Bracelet
Nickel-Silver band with ERA in center; oval shape; marked: LWVUS NICKEL SILVERSold by local League of Women Voters during the Equal Rights Amendment Campaign. See League Records, 95.28 ... View Full Record
Badge, Membership
41.86 (DUP11)
Badge, bronze pin bar with "FCL" attached to red, white and blue striped ribbon; bronze cross attached with loop on to ribbon, "WOMANS RELIEF CORPS 1883" with the groups emblem in center.... View Full Record
Poster
80.3.14
Newspaper Ad about voting for women's suffrage. Soldier in picture.... View Full Record
Uniform, Military
82.61.5
Dark blue wedge shaped hat; label inside "Made and Sold Under Authority of U. S. NAVY/WAVES." Donor was a member of the WAVES (Women's Appointed Volunteer Emergency Service) Naval Reserve Unit in Seattle, Washington in the 1950's. This hat was p... View Full Record
Uniform, Law Enforcement
84.71.1
Canvas cloth; dark brown brim and headband; gray crown. Five point star, silver plated, mounted on front. Star is stamped: "Allen County Police Dept." Inside, top of crown marked "Originals by Sara W.!" Size medium. Used by the donor in t... View Full Record
Quilt
2003.12.1
Pink quilt top; white, cotton bottom; 30 commemorative blocks with embroidered illustrations and women's names embroidered below including Helene Foellinger, Alice Hamilton, Margaret Ann Keegan, etc. Bicentennial project by the AAUW of Fort Wayne,... View Full Record
Banner
2009.36.3
White silk with yellow tape border; yellow fringe at V-shaped bottom; five loops at top for hanging rod; 11" wide fringed blue panel stitched to back of top. Gold & blue shield and lamp emblem in center. Lettered "Pi Omicron National Sorority." ... View Full Record
Button
2011.37.1
White rectangular plastic; pin on back. Purple lettering "International Women's Day 100th Annual IWD Celebration Fort Wayne, Indiana." Pin worn during International Women's Day program, "Celebrating a Century in Health in Unity," 3 March 2011.... View Full Record
Flag
HE 8
Silk flag with 34 stars painted onto a blue field. "Shiloh," "Corinth," "30th REG...." painted onto red stripes. Flag made by Ft. Wayne women and presented in 1861 to the 30th regiment Ind. Volunteer Infantry. The first one to be recruited at... View Full Record
Negative
P 1541
Negative of a black and white photograph of nine players from the Fort Wayne Daisies 1952 team; women pictured in uniform standing in a row with baseball bats on grass; woman on far right holds glove instead of bat; Pictured from right to left: Dotti... View Full Record