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Nurse with Young Girl and Mother
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A nurse with a young girl and mother. The young girl is wearing gold bracelets commonly worn by children of more affluent families at the time, and her mother is wearing a "voluminous blouse of a sheer material" as Carrie Chapman Catt describes in her journal from the Philippines. The young girl is being held in her mother's lap while the nurse examines her hand.
1910
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Family Gathering Water
1910
Two girls, a boy, a woman, and an infant. Two children have pots on their heads which Carrie describes as a means to gather water in a number of journals. A third is carrying a pouch on her head. T...
Women and Girls
1910
During her travels, Carrie wrote about the conditions of women in the area, including their literacy, social status, working conditions, and ownership rights. She visited many schools and women's s...
Two Women with Flowers
1910
Two women surrounded by flowers in the Philippines. They are wearing "voluminous blouses of a sheer material," as Carrie Chapman Catt describes in her journal, which were commonly worn by women at ...
Two Girls
1910
Portrait of two girls wearing traditional clothing. In her journals, Carrie often wrote descriptions of how the local people dressed.
Young Woman in Traditional Sari
1910
A young woman wearing a traditional Sari. Carrie describes a number of Sari styles in her journal from India.
Older Girl Styling Younger Girl's Hair
1910
An older girl styling a younger girl's hair. Both girls are sitting on the floor wearing brightly colored blouses and skirts, and are barefoot. Both girls have their ears pierced. The younger girl ...
