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31 reactions · 68 shares | On this date in 1908, New York City aldermen passed the Sullivan Ordinance, which barred women from smoking in public; it was quickly enforced, and several women were arrested, until the mayor vetoed the law two weeks later. In the 1960s, tobacco companies used the women's lib movement to sell Virginia Slims with their slogan, "You've come a long way, baby." | Medical Heritage Library | Facebook

1.9K views · 36 reactions | Dana Angell, prints & photographs collection specialist, shares a little bit about herself and why your support is critical to helping the Library preserve and share Virginia’s history, government and culture. Please consider making a gift today at www.lva.virginia.gov/donate. #archives #thisisLVA #familyhistory #loveyourlibrary | Library of Virginia | Facebook

2.3K views · 28 reactions | Did you know October is American Archives Month? Come solve your research “problems” with help from the archival collections in the VMHC library. ⁠Plan your visit at https://virginiahistory.org/library. | Virginia Museum of History & Culture | Facebook

13 reactions | During the end of November in 1909, a group of white women met in Richmond on Franklin Street to formally organize the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia to fight for women's voting rights. Find more resources on this piece of local history at https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/wedemand/ | Library of Virginia | Facebook