The 19th century was an era of both romanticism and rapid change. It was a time when the public's perception of power and beauty was shaped by the masterful brushstrokes of a portrait artist. Yet, as ...
Willimantic's Textile and History Museum will reopen with a new senior curator and a new exhibit on women's undergarments in ...
“Americans never move until the fifty-ninth minute of the eleventh hour. The fifty-ninth minute is now upon us.“ —Matilda Joslyn Gage, “The Dangers of the Hour” (1890) From her first public speech, at ...
Clara Alma Cox McDiarmid was Arkansas' foremost 19th-century women's reformer. She supported suffrage, temperance, women's education and the women's club movement. Active locally and nationally and ...
In 18th- and 19th-century Ireland, it was common for courting couples to exchange gifts to mark their developing relationships. Many of these items are familiar gifts today: books, cards, items of ...
The Finger Lakes region of New York was instrumental in the 19th-century Women's Rights Movement. Various events and locations in the area provide opportunities to honor Women's History Month. The ...