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What Legendary 19th-Century Women Really Looked Like vs. Their Idealized Paintings

As we scroll through our social media feeds today, we’re bombarded with countless images enhanced by modern photo editing tools. But the desire to perfect one’s appearance isn’t new. In the past, ...
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Ballantine mansion recalls Black Women of the 19th Century

Reimagine America dining room at Ballantine House. Ballantine House, a 19th Century beer mansion that's part of the Newark Museum of Art. Apart from the 19th Century B\W exhibit, the mansion's ...
Hyperallergic

After Her Work Was Misattributed to Men, a 19th-Century Woman Gets Her Due

Caroline Louisa Daly, “A Whale Stranded In Tracadie Harbour, North Side Of P.E.I” (September 1858), watercolor on paper (courtesy Confederation Centre Art Gallery) Daly, who lived from 1832 to 1893, ...
The Conversation

How English women wrote about their travels in the 19th century

Victoria Puchal Terol does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...