This is an image of Congressman John F. Lacey's daughter, Bernice, goofing around on the family tennis court circa 1900. Women's apparel around 1900 was not the most comfortable, especially if playing a sport like tennis, as seen here. Congressman…
From the middle of the 19th to the early 20th Centuries, women were organizing and discussing topics ranging from abolition to temperance. Literature was another topic many women enjoyed meeting together to discuss. Pictured here is Bernice Lacey,…