Women had proven their mettle as spies for centuries. So when a 23-year-old widow named Kate Warne responded to an ad
Victorian Strongwomen were heavy lifters of the changing female body image of their day. Women were still discouraged from any exercise
The Scandalous Pie Girl Dinner of 1895 is not a dusty history lesson. Rather, it was a lesson never learned. What
It was an era of monumental change. Life was moving faster each day. Bicycles promised new freedoms. Automobiles promised even more.
Cyclists were still fighting for the right to wear bloomers. The concept of “rational dress” for female athletes remained fertile ground
Bicycles meant improved health and independence, particularly for women in the late 1800s. But “wheeling” came at a high price according
Charles Courtney Curran (13 February 13, 1861 – November 9, 1942) was an enormously prolific and successful painter for nearly five
Elizabeth Nourse defied all odds by carving out a successful full-time career as a female painter in the late 19th and
Only a few details from the life of Caroline Otero can be authenticated. In her 1927 autobiography, My Story, she says,
Have you heard the one about the Victorian couple whose corsets were so tight they couldn’t laugh? Yes, much of 19th
Victorian Umbrella Defense offers a viable form of Self-Defense to this day. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, hatpins doubled
The “New Woman” was emerging into public places—either alone or in groups. She was independent, brave and self-reliant. It was the
Like so many circus performers in the Victorian Era, the details from the life of the Flying Zedoras Human Arrow vary
Despite fake news stories to the contrary, the magnitude of the later Victorian Era plume trade continued to escalate. By the
Feathered Victorian hats were gorgeous creations thanks to the millions of birds slaughtered in the name of fashion. Feathers had been
Women had proven their mettle as spies for centuries. So when a 23-year-old widow named Kate Warne responded to an ad
Victorian Strongwomen were heavy lifters of the changing female body image of their day. Women were still discouraged from any exercise
The Scandalous Pie Girl Dinner of 1895 is not a dusty history lesson. Rather, it was a lesson never learned. What
It was an era of monumental change. Life was moving faster each day. Bicycles promised new freedoms. Automobiles promised even more.
Cyclists were still fighting for the right to wear bloomers. The concept of “rational dress” for female athletes remained fertile ground
Bicycles meant improved health and independence, particularly for women in the late 1800s. But “wheeling” came at a high price according
Charles Courtney Curran (13 February 13, 1861 – November 9, 1942) was an enormously prolific and successful painter for nearly five
Elizabeth Nourse defied all odds by carving out a successful full-time career as a female painter in the late 19th and
Only a few details from the life of Caroline Otero can be authenticated. In her 1927 autobiography, My Story, she says,
Have you heard the one about the Victorian couple whose corsets were so tight they couldn’t laugh? Yes, much of 19th
Victorian Umbrella Defense offers a viable form of Self-Defense to this day. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, hatpins doubled
The “New Woman” was emerging into public places—either alone or in groups. She was independent, brave and self-reliant. It was the
Like so many circus performers in the Victorian Era, the details from the life of the Flying Zedoras Human Arrow vary
Despite fake news stories to the contrary, the magnitude of the later Victorian Era plume trade continued to escalate. By the
Feathered Victorian hats were gorgeous creations thanks to the millions of birds slaughtered in the name of fashion. Feathers had been
