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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
After the dissolution of her arranged marriage to a doctor in the Indian Civil Service, she moved to England ... women’s ...
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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 ...
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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 ... She began her collection ...