Read about Catharine Macauley, the first Englishwoman to become a historian, Lucy Aikin, and her pursuit to rewrite histories that had been told about women, and more, here: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/65

We're dedicated to celebrating the extraordinary achievements of women, not just today, but every day. Our Women & History Spotlight Series focuses on women’s contributions to history, taking us through the work of many prolific women authors.

🌟 Happy #InternationalWomensDay from the WPHP! 🌟 In the spirit of Women’s History Month, we invite you to explore our comprehensive database of women’s contributions to print and publication in the long C18. Here at the WPHP, every month is Women’s History Month!

Check out Dr. Levy’s essay on the detailed history of Wheatley’s work in this special issue of Eighteenth Century Life: The Manuscript Book in the Long Eighteenth Century, co-edited by Dr. Betty Schellenberg, and also featuring work from many friends of the WPHP!

This act of continuing and collaborative recovery is much like the data we capture in the WPHP. A few years ago, RA Amanda Law diligently made our Wheatley records as complete as possible—check it out here: womensprinthistoryproject.com/person/3814

Dr. Levy investigates the discoveries of librarians, scholars, and collectors almost two and a half centuries following Wheatley’s death to contribute new evidence about a final, posthumous proposal that provides a clearer picture of Wheatley’s archive as it existed in 1784.

📣 We are thrilled to give a special shoutout to our PI, Dr. Michelle Levy, on the publication of her article “A Volume of Manuscript Poems &c”: Phillis Wheatley Peters's Lost Book and a Found Proposal” with Duke University Press! 📖👏 read.dukeupress.edu/eighteenth-c...

Catch a glimpse of a romantic acrostic nestled within the text—each letter detailing the essence of a Happy Valentine’s Day. 💌 See all the titles in our database that await your romantic “feels,” ready to set the perfect mood. 📚💘

Certain title page and/or paratextual self-id's can give us clues on the author’s gender, and ultimately uncover a woman’s involvement in the production of a work. 🕵️ Read more on how we source Contributor data (even if the contributor is unknown) here: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/119

Today, we are looking at “Every Lady’s Own Valentine Writer; in Prose and Verse.” While the identity of the author remains unknown, the info we capture, such as the title, suggests they intended to cater to women (the text even contains a preface that is addressed “To the Ladies”)!