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 ...

“Woman in the Nineteenth Century”; they were, “Bright Circle” suggests, the foundations of the American women’s rights movement. “Bright Circle" brings together five women associated ...

In 'Framing Portraits, Binding Albums', edited by Shilpi Goswami and Suryanandini Narain, dwells on the importance of family ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

He believed the ‘Gibson Girl’ was the embodiment of the 19th century woman, someone who’s graceful, independent and elegant—starting with the larger-than-life look. “It has a more ...