Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Home economics ; Women -- Social aspects ; Women -- Social conditions ; lecture notes
Discusses a young woman's role in society, her social responsibility, and how she should conduct herself at gatherings. Lecture give to the YWCA in Los Angeles.
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm ; Iowa State College Department of Domestic Economy ; Home economics ; Women -- Education ; Technical education
Topics include subjects taught in domestic economy courses, measuring the work of women in the home, plea for the higher education of cooks, and the legitimacy of teaching domestic economy.
Chemistry; Laboratory; Equipment; Iowa State University;
A female student in a white lab coat using a Worburg apparatus. The Worburg apparatus was widely used in biochemical and biological research for measuring rates of reaction in which gases are involved. The student is noting readings in a lab record...
A chemistry class for women. A notation on the reverse reads: ""2nd Floor-East--Room now a corridor leading into PSRR (Physical Science Reading Room) on second floor of O & L Bldg. (Office & Lab Building). Class taught by Nellie Naylor."" Naylor, a...
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923; Presidents' spouses; Speeches; Presidents' spouses; Women missionaries
A speech given by Mary Welch to the W. H. M. (Woman's Home Missionary) Society. Welch discusses the society's missionary work throughout the southern and southwestern United States.
An unidentified woman wearing a white dress and holding a cat, sits sidesaddle on a saddle horse near one of the entrances to the Knoll. A good view of the building's brick foundation appears.
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Women -- Education ; Women -- Social aspects ; Home economics ; Housekeeping ; Housewives ; Women -- Suffrage
Lecture read before women's clubs in Los Angeles, California. Discusses the importance of a woman's role in the home, how a woman's education prepares her for life, how education has helped the women's suffrage movement, and the importance of...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two women at home. The left dress is blue silk with a double skirt, the longest being finished with narrow satin piping, a main work of the same extending on each side of the tunic. The Bertha collar is trimmed to correspond. The hair is dress...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Veterinary Medicine; Chemical Engineering; Iowa State University
A VEISHEA parade float from the College of Veterinary Medicine. Two female students in scrubs are on the float along with stuffed animals on exam tables.
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Iowa State College Department of Domestic Economy ; Home economics ; Cooking ; Domestic life ; Women--Education ; Home economics teachers ; Technical education
Describes the beginning of the Department of Domestic Economy, how Mary Welch pursuaded President Welch and the Board of Trustees that the department was needed, how she prepared for the position, and her training in cookery.
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Silos; Silage
Two workers are filling a temporary silo. One man is using a pitchfork, while the other maneuvers a silage unloader in order to fill the silo evenly. A tractor and car are near the silo. In the background cattle graze near the farm's...
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
Two snowy fields are separated by a barbed wire fence. A farm house, barn and other buildings are nestled near some tree and snow covered hills in the distance.
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Swine
Two researchers in white lab coats take measurements with equipment in a field. One researcher monitors gauges connected to a machine and board by wires, while the other researcher studies an object on the connected board. Pigs and their housing...
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Swine
Two researchers in white lab coats examine an object in a laboratory that also contains a scale, a jar full of stoppered and labeled vials, and a wood and glass piece of equipment. In the inset photo, a man kneels while one baby pig comes to see...
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Farm equipment
Two men who look dirty from their hard work stand talking by a farm machine, perhaps a hay baler, with two one-story farm buildings in the background with trees. Both men wear hats and glasses, and the older man wears overalls.
