Many of his subjects were fashionable, bourgeois women, whom he depicted in an array of settings that reflected the many facets of modern life in the late 19th century. In brightly colored ...

A new exhibition exploring the life of a "remarkable" 19th-century woman has opened at a museum. The exhibition, Elizabeth Charmer: Survival, Love and Heartbreak, will open at Ludlow Museum at the ...

Polish women only began to write cookery books and guides in the 19th century, whereas previously, they had been only readers. These also served as a vehicle for their own views – sometimes ...

In “Bright Circle,” Randall Fuller shines a light on the women behind — and before — the male philosophers of 19th-century ...

The piece also stated that Jost was the son of a Jewish convert and had been encouraged by his father to practice the faith. In 1857, The Israelite described how a Christian woman in Landau, Germany, ...

An unusual spot within this historic Sydney site has a treasure trove of archaeological evidence, which provides insight into ...

from the 17th Century to the end of the 19th Century. These clips are taken from the BBC series The Britain that Women Made. Suitable for: Art and Design and History at KS3 in England, Wales and ...