Why is this beautiful woman so ill at ease on her way to church ... that reflected the many facets of modern life in the late 19th century. In brightly colored paintings and intricate prints ...

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 ...

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 ...

He believed the ‘Gibson Girl’ was the embodiment of the 19th century woman, someone who’s graceful, independent and elegant—starting with the larger-than-life look. “It has a more ...