“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 ...

In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker ... against the laws of society, and against the laws of nature. Yet such ideals could also work in women’s ...

Amazing pictures of 19th century Sydney show life for women in an era when it was a ... Quong Tart who went from the goldfields to Sydney society He is the great-grandfather of actor Josh ...

Women, in general, could not participate in society as men did, and their role was limited to household matters. The situation began to change with the opening of the country to the outside world ...

This "rule of thumb" prevailed in England and America until the late 19th century. Many feminists claim violence against women is the result ... position. While society claims to abhor violence ...

A fascinating look at how the marginal status of Jewish women enabled them to become agents of modernization in 19th-century Eastern European Jewish society. In this extraordinary volume, Iris Parush ...

The female authors of 19th-century culinary bestsellers were sophisticated ... but they also contained information on the role of women in society. Written as handbooks for young ladies, housekeepers, ...

In the second half of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century, many of the women suffragists in Ulster were also socialists - who demanded radical changes to society and economic equality.

The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th century Australian ... newly arrived unmarried women and girls who came to New South ...

By the second half of the 19th century, the pace of life in Europe ... with compositions that ranged in subject from glittering society parties to women of questionable repute sailing on the ...