The 19th century was an era of both romanticism and rapid change. It was a time when the public's perception of power and beauty was shaped by the masterful brushstrokes of a portrait artist. Yet, as ...

“Americans never move until the fifty-ninth minute of the eleventh hour. The fifty-ninth minute is now upon us.“ —Matilda Joslyn Gage, “The Dangers of the Hour” (1890) From her first public speech, at ...

“As the first national women’s reform organization, [the American Female Moral Reform Society] showed that there was power in women organizing to address societal problems,” says rhetorician Lisa J.

Willimantic's Textile and History Museum will reopen with a new senior curator and a new exhibit on women's undergarments in ...

In a six-year-long research effort, researchers have reshaped the narrative of Finnish music history by introducing overlooked female composers from the 19th and early 20th centuries University of the ...

Mademoiselle M. F. Daniel, “A Rustic Bridge over a Brook Shaded by Trees” (19th century), etching (all images courtesy the New York Public Library unless noted) In the 19th century, Henrietta Louisa ...

Doing research for everyday homeowners has introduced me to some fascinating narratives that don’t always come up in the course of local history. One such thread is the surprisingly large number of ...

Hidden in American history, all women's medical schools began to appear in the mid 19th century long before women had the right to vote or own property. "Daring Women Doctors" highlights the intrepid, ...