In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...

By the second half of the 19th century, the pace of ... from glittering society parties to women of questionable repute sailing on the River Thames. Some British critics found his artworks too ...

Amazing pictures of 19th century Sydney show life for women in an era when it was a ... the Lion King Quong Tart became a 'proper English gentleman' and married a 'white' Englishwoman The images ...

In the 18th Century, English common law gave a ... in England and America until the late 19th century. Many feminists claim violence against women is the result of a deeply entrenched patriarchal ...

“His art was bought by British society ... explains that a “battle over women’s access to public space” took place in the later decades of the 19th century, stemming from fervent ...