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Lady Killers – The lives and crimes of eight 19th-century women
In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
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These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman
Many of his subjects were fashionable, bourgeois women, whom he depicted in an array of settings that reflected the many ...
Daily Mail10y
Pictures of 19th century Sydney reveal lives of women and Chinese immigrants
Amazing pictures of 19th century Sydney show life for women in an era when it was a 'rough man's town' The never before seen photographs show how women of all classes were able to mix for the ...
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Reading Jewish Women: Marginality and Modernization in Nineteenth-century Eastern European Jewish Society
A fascinating look at how the marginal status of Jewish women enabled them to become agents of modernization in 19th-century Eastern European Jewish society. In this extraordinary volume, Iris Parush ...
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19th century England is brought to life with newly acquired photograph collection
More than 8,000 photos that depict English architecture, landscapes and maritime history from the 1800s to the early 1900s have been given to Historic England. The Janette Rosing collection has one of ...