Explores the creation and significance of an exhibit hall at the 1893 world's fair that contained more than 8,000 volumes of writings by women.

Excerpt from A List of Rhode Island Literary Women, (1726-1892), With Some Account of Their Work: Prepared at the Request of the Rhode Island Women Commissioners of the World's Columbia Exposition Almy, (mrs.) Annie Whittier. Nat. Early Poems affectionately dedicated to Her Dear Son in the Far West. 1866. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.