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

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 ...

In June, our art critic toured seven art museums from Detroit to Kansas City. National turmoil crept into the frame.

A rare 19th-century musical game - one of only three known to still be in existence and the only invention of any kind to be patented by a woman in that year - is to go on display to the public ...

Considering her scandalous reputation during her life, no one has slipped under history’s radar quite like Jane Digby. A shameless adventuress in the first degree, Digby’s story is full of ...

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.

The birth of the 19th came in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 electoral loss — and a growing frustration that traditional news media wasn’t equipped to cover women in political life.

Ballantine mansion. An exhibit on Black women of the 19th Century is at the Ballantine House, a 19th Century beer mansion that's part of the Newark Museum of Art. Apart from the 19th Century B\W ...