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Copy of a handbill announcing the 50-year anniversary (jubilee) of the Woman’s Union Missionary Society (WUMS), 1910. Started in 1860 by women in Boston and New York, WUMS provided a source of support for single women who wished to go overseas as missionaries. The poster appears to be done in "Le style Mucha." Alphonse Mucha was a very highly regard Czech graphic artist who worked in the United States from 1906-1910.
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Title:
Women's National Foreign Missionary Jubilee
Date Created:
1910
Description:
Copy of a handbill announcing the 50-year anniversary (jubilee) of the Woman’s Union Missionary Society (WUMS), 1910. Started in 1860 by women in Boston and New York, WUMS provided a source of support for single women who wished to go overseas as missionaries. The poster appears to be done in "Le style Mucha." Alphonse Mucha was a very highly regard Czech graphic artist who worked in the United States from 1906-1910.
Subjects:
Church work with women Missionaries Women missionaries
Location:
New York City, New York
Source:
Collection 379: Women's Union Missionary Fellowship (Folder 48-2), Wheaton Archives & Special Collections, Wheaton College, IL.
Source
Preferred Citation:
"Women's National Foreign Missionary Jubilee", A Sign Unto You, Wheaton College Archives and Special Collections
Reference Link:
https://exhibits.archives.wheaton.edu/a-sign-unto-you/items/poster_051.html
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In the public domain: This work is not copyrighted in the United States because copyright is expired or not applicable.
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