Fashion Glamp on MSN7d
A Century of Women's Tattoos: From Taboo to Trendsetter
Tattoos have long been a form of self-expression, and over the past 100 years, women have embraced this art form in various ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2mon
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 ...
PBS3mon
Origins of Violence Against Women
This "rule of thumb" prevailed in England and America until the late 19th century. Many feminists claim violence against women is the result of a deeply entrenched patriarchal culture that ...
The Engineer21d
Late great engineers: Henrietta Vansittart - tragic trailblazer for women engineers
Henrietta Vansittart, née Lowe (1833 - 1883) English engineer and inventor - GL Archive / Alamy stock photo During the nineteenth century it was rare to find women practising as ... this orbit only ...
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The 19th Amendment was a key step for women's rights in the U.S.
Though local suffrage slowly opened to women in many states, suffragists continued their fight for national voting rights through the 19th century. Mocked, jailed, beaten, and force-fed ...
culture.pl2mon
19th-Century Polish Women's Cookbooks: The Hatching of a Social Monster
Polish women only began to write cookery books and guides in the 19th century, whereas previously, they had been only readers. These also served as a vehicle for their own views – sometimes ...
BBC2y
Improving public health in the late 19th century
By the late 19th century, the industrial revolution was finally bringing benefits to the working class. Laws had been passed limiting hours of work and improving working conditions. Higher wages ...