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Victorian Era Games: Peter Coddle’s Trip To New York
Victorian Era Games: Peter Coddle’s Trip To New York
The Victorian Era Game, Peter Coddle’s Trip To New York, was all the rage at parties and social gatherings in Read More>...
Fun With Easter Eggs: Tapping, Shackling, Dancing
Fun With Easter Eggs: Tapping, Shackling, Dancing
People have had springtime fun with eggs for centuries. Fun with Easter egg tapping, shackling, and dancing have all provided springtime Read More>...
Aida Overton Walker Broke Stereotypes: Victorian Era Stage
Aida Overton Walker Broke Stereotypes: Victorian Era Stage
Aida Overton Walker broke stereotypes of the Victorian Era Stage both as an African American and as a female musical Read More>...
Victorian Era Vinegar Valentines: Hate Mail Or Tough Love?
Victorian Era Vinegar Valentines: Hate Mail Or Tough Love?
Were Victorian Era Vinegar Valentines hate mail or tough love? They offered a tart or spicy alternative to the sweet Read More>...
Queen Victoria’s Wedding Broke Some Rules
Queen Victoria’s Wedding Broke Some Rules
Queen Victoria’s wedding broke some rules and undoubtedly raised a few eyebrows on February 10, 1840. Like so many famous Read More>...
Could Elizabeth Bisland Have Won Nellie Bly’s Race?
Could Elizabeth Bisland Have Won Nellie Bly’s Race?
Could Elizabeth Bisland have won Nellie Bly’s race around the world if Joseph Pulitzer had not chartered The Miss Nellie Read More>...
Did Nellie Bly And Joseph Pulitzer Rig The Race?
Did Nellie Bly And Joseph Pulitzer Rig The Race?
Did Nellie Bly and Joseph Pulitzer rig the race on the final stretch across the United States? Bly set sail Read More>...
Cracking The Codes Of Victorian Era Accessories
Cracking The Codes Of Victorian Era Accessories
Cracking the codes of Victorian Era accessories could be a daunting task. During the Victorian Era, young women were not supposed to Read More>...
Flirtation Cards: Social Media Of The Victorian Era
Flirtation Cards: Social Media Of The Victorian Era
Flirtation Cards were the Victorian Era’s answer to social media. It was a time when proper men and women did Read More>...
PostTraumatic Growth: Nellie Bly Bounced Forward
PostTraumatic Growth: Nellie Bly Bounced Forward
Nellie Bly could be a case study in posttraumatic growth from the Victorian Era. In spite of all the loss and trauma she Read More>...
How Christmas Stole Presents From New Year’s Day
How Christmas Stole Presents From New Year’s Day
Until the Victorian Era, gift giving happened on New Year’s Day rather than Christmas. Many people think that it was Read More>...
New Year’s Eve Rocked The Victorian Era
New Year’s Eve Rocked The Victorian Era
New Year’s Eve Rocked the Victorian Era. From the Victorian Era’s version of First-Foot superstitions on New Year’s Eve to Read More>...
Victorian Era: Bad Boy Yule Lads Get Santa Makeover
Victorian Era: Bad Boy Yule Lads Get Santa Makeover
Since, the Victorian Era the Bad Boy Yule lads got a Santa Makeover. Iceland’s 13 Yule Lads of today are Read More>...
Bisland Races Nellie Bly To Close Gender Pay Gap?
Bisland Races Nellie Bly To Close Gender Pay Gap?
Women are merely inching forward in the race toward income parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) recent report Read More>...
Rule Breaker Nellie Bly Raced Around The World
Rule Breaker Nellie Bly Raced Around The World
November 14, 1889. Nellie Bly. She was the original social media influencer and trendsetter. She was the stunt journalist who Read More>...
