One of the UK’s most famous luxury chocolate brands, founded in Victorian London in 1875, can today be found in the charming Royal Arcade, off Old Bond Street .
Historian Dr Robyn Atcheson explores the life of the mysterious, once-fashionable woman turned repeat offender, “notorious” ...
On the screen and on the page, today we are accustomed to seeing fictional representations of women detectives kicking in doors, taking down names and sleuthing out villains. From Olivia Benson ...
We tend to think of “discomfort” to describe women’s undergarments of the Victorian period. Yet there’s evidence that two other words – romantic and elegant – also come to mind when talking about the ...
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibit, Drawn by a Lady: Early Women Illustrators, celebrates the talent of artists and authors in 19th century Victorian England who were ...
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florence Nightingale experienced her personal call to nursing at age 16 and ultimately became ...
Bouquet holders were a necessity for the well-dressed Victorian lady. Along with fans, parasols, gloves and dance cards, they were must-have accessories for women attending balls. During the Victorian ...
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 ...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– In the wake of Women’s History Month, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History showcased its newest exhibit, Drawn by a Lady: Early Women Illustrators. This exhibit ...