A fascinating look into the lives of iconic 19th-century women, comparing their idealized portraits to the candid reality of early photography. The article explores how art was used to shape public ...

As we scroll through our social media feeds today, we’re bombarded with countless images enhanced by modern photo editing tools. But the desire to perfect one’s appearance isn’t new. In the past, ...

Influencers organizing around the hashtag #Tradwife have claimed the mantle of historical memory by tracing a line from Victorian wives and mothers to idealized 1950s housewives to themselves. They ...

JANESVILLE — Local women artists of a bygone era will be the focus of a program this weekend at the The Rock County Historical Society’s campus in Janesville. The Historical Society will present “19th ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. What was it like to be a Mormon woman in a polygamist marriage in 19th-century America? That's what historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich explores in her new book "A ...

A book offering a captivating account of the often-ignored and moving story of how Irish women dominated North American prisons in the 19th century is the perfect read this St. Brigid's Day Bank ...

Justice Samuel Alito appears spellbound by the 19th century. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the decision Alito wrote overruling 50 years of constitutional protection for women’s ...

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