Learn about the Sisterhood

A collage of Fannie Barrier Williams and the Synecdochal Whole.

Black Women and the 1884 World’s Fair

A plaque stating "Presented to the Southern Art Union Library in the name of the Women Writers of the United States by Maud Howe".

Maud’s Sisterhood in Library History

A photo of the Octagonal Building in New Orleans.

The 1884 New Orleans World’s Fair

A gathering of the women of the sisterhood sitting in a living room.

News About the Sisterhood

Text saying "Report and Catalogue of The Woman's Department of The World's Exposition, Held at New Orleans, 1884-1885".

Julia Ward Howe’s Report to Congress

Text saying, "The Woman's Department of Catalogue of Literary Department. Miss Maud Howe, Chief of Department."

The Original Woman’s Literary Department Catalog (from Howe’s Report)