Female Mountaineers through the 1800s were as daring as their male counterparts. Safety gear and high-tech clothing did not exist for anyone, but the female mountaineers had an additional challenge. Most achieved spectacular ascents while wearing restrictive corsets, perilous petticoats and long heavy skirts. They were a
Inventions and Discoveries of the Industrial Revolution defined today’s world.
Strange nineteenth-century customs, holidays and events echo in today’s world.
Victorian Age fashion pushed forward into greater freedom.
Advances in the Industrial Era spawned secret places, many of which you can still visit.
Nellie Bly and other Victorian Era visionaries blazed trails to your future.
Explore pets, plants and other 19th century natural wonders and people who protected them.
Rival journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland raced around the world in 1889. Facing treacherous…
