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What Legendary 19th-Century Women Really Looked Like vs. Their Idealized Paintings

As we scroll through our social media feeds today, we’re bombarded with countless images enhanced by modern photo editing tools. But the desire to perfect one’s appearance isn’t new. In the past, ...
NJ.com

Ballantine mansion recalls Black Women of the 19th Century

Reimagine America dining room at Ballantine House. Ballantine House, a 19th Century beer mansion that's part of the Newark Museum of Art. Apart from the 19th Century B\W exhibit, the mansion's ...
Sun Journal

Goose Eye to feature Bethel’s 19th century women

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. At Bethel’s 1874 Centennial celebration on Bethel Common are, “16 young ...
Time

#Tradwife Influencers Totally Misunderstand the Lives of 19th Century Women

Fox cottage was the family home of the Fox sisters, who started the Spiritualist movement of the mid-1800s. Influencers organizing around the hashtag #Tradwife have claimed the mantle of historical ...
CNN

‘The Hesitant Fiancée’s’ 19th-century eye roll is connecting with fed-up women on TikTok

Though she’s dressed in an opulent, fur-trimmed gown in a palatial French home sometime in the mid-19th century, her silent fury is recognizable to women the world over who’ve contained their ire to ...