Alongside her husband, British designer Charles Frederick Worth, Marie Vernet revolutionized the fashion industry.

Prohibition aimed to curb male violence. Instead, it gave rise to female bootleggers, policy advocates, and a cultural shift ...

Museums are great places to escape to. That’s obvious. An antidote to the daily grind, to highways and traffic jams and to current affairs, they have air conditioning, clean bathrooms, cafes. You ...

Explore this list of 12 collectible, vintage powder jars worth snatching up at thrift stores, including stunning pieces from ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

From heartfelt 19th-century letters to Swiftie bracelets, a UC Berkeley American studies course looks at the ways we’ve found ...

Photos have a magical way of bringing the past to life. Whether it’s an iconic moment in history or a candid shot of a woman ...

A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands.

NEWS AND VIEWS 27 May 2025 The diet crazes of the nineteenth century Far-out food fads, and scientists commemorate the discovery of benzene in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Curator and Art Historian Camille Morineau On Finding the Women Artists of the American West "There is evidence, in every century, of women artists being great and successful, having markets and ...

Welcome to Women of the Century, a commemoration of the 19th Amendment, a major step toward the universal right to vote in the United States. Here you will find interviews with trailblazing ...

Now a richer history of Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks has lifted the lid on what everyday life for women was like at the former female immigration depot and asylum during the 19th century.