Join us for the public opening of "Fashion, Feminism, and Fear: Clothing and Power in the 19th Century." In the late 19th century, some women made the boldest, most bizarre fashion choice ...
Naper Settlement presents the beauty and perils of 19th-century clothing in the new exhibit, "Infrastructure: Creating 19th Century Clothing Then and Now." Now on view through Nov. 3, 2023, ...
Bell-shaped skirts narrowed and lightweight bodices became armorlike -- those are two of the changes that occurred in American fashion over the course of the 19th century. A new CD-ROM, American ...
A circa 1825 sampler made by Ann E. Kelly at Leah Maguire's school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Kelly Marshall Most 19th-century schoolmistresses are long forgotten, but Leah Maguire of ...
You think Martha Stewart takes housekeeping seriously? She’s nothing compared to the 19th-century reformers Catharine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Pioneers of the “cult of domesticity,” the ...
Cheyney McKnight says her work as a historical interpreter and researcher led to her >Not Your Momma's History in 2014, where she develops programming and makes videos that educate about slavery and ...
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 ...