Starting from the Victorian era through the 20th century, feminist movements played a large role in American History by advocating for equal rights. During this time, many women were oppressed by men ...

Introduction: Women, Periodicals, and Print Culture in the Victorian Period / Alexis Easley, Clare Gill, Beth Rodgers -- The Rise and Rise of the Domestic Magazine: Femininity at Home in Popular ...

The Victorian era is often remembered for elegance, manners, and refinement — but behind that polished image was a world of ...

WYMORE, Neb. (KOLN) - In 1900, some women used cabinet parlor treadle machines to sew clothes for their families. Rayma Volkmer uses hers 124 years later to make styles older than the machine itself.

LE CLAIRE, Iowa — The public is invited to join the Buffalo Bill Museum of LeClaire at its second Women in History Tea Party on Saturday, June 8 at the Holiday Inn Express LeClaire at 1201 Canal Shore ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. If you’ve ever wondered why upper-class Victorian-era households had so many servants, Caroline Goldthorpe’s ...

From restrictive corsets to bold power suits, women’s fashion has evolved alongside social change - transforming clothing ...

In a small room, an unoccupied wooden coffin rests in the center. In another, a buttoned-up black wedding dress is paired with a dark, lace mourning veil. On a table lays wreaths of hair and lit ...