Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail
The theatre offered queer Victorian men a space to express their identities, at a time when homosexuality was criminalised.
Euronews28d
19th century England is brought to life with newly acquired photograph collection
More than 8,000 photos that depict English architecture ... She began her collection of 19th century photographs in the 1980s after her obsession was kickstarted by stumbling upon an image ...
Southern Daily Echo26d
19th century Southampton: Life in the female penitentiary
A stark reality awaited women born without means in Victorian Southampton. Often branded "fallen women," these individuals faced a society quick to judge and slow to offer support. The rigid ...
55 vintage photos show what life was like for women in the 1920s
The 1920s were a period of great change. Vintage photographs provide a glimpse at what life was like for women throughout the ...
Democrat and Chronicle14d
Women's History Month in the Finger Lakes: Events and sites to visit
The Finger Lakes region of New York was instrumental in the 19th-century Women's Rights Movement. Various events and locations in the area provide opportunities to honor Women's History Month.
National Geographic news11d
The 19th Amendment was a key step for women's rights in the U.S.
Though local suffrage slowly opened to women in many states, suffragists continued their fight for national voting rights through the 19th century. Mocked, jailed, beaten, and force-fed ...
Alexandria Times1d
Out of the Attic: Mid-19th century women’s fashion in Alexandria
On May 16, 1853, the Alexandria Gazette published an advertisement for “H. Weirman’s celebrated Ladies’, Misses, & Children’s ...
Business Insider9d
55 vintage photos show what life was like for women in the 1920s
In honor of Women's History Month, here are 55 photos ... The 19th Amendment's passage was the result of nearly 100 years of protests. Women protested for their right to vote for nearly a century ...
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Former sex worker records Tokyo's red-light history
In its mid-17th to 19th century heyday, Yoshiwara was home to high-class courtesans ... with entry tightly controlled to stop ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer6d
National Museum returns pulpit panels to Cebu
CEBU CITY—The four 19th-century pulpit panels that went missing ... The panels, intricately carved with images of Augustinian saints, were individually presented to Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma ...
Miami Herald9d
Cyclone reveals wooden shipwreck — likely from 19th century — in Australia, photos show
A cyclone revealed the remains of a wooden shipwreck — believed to date to the 19th century — on the coast ... according to ABC News. Photos posted online show segments of its weathered ...