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How an 18th-Century Female Physicist Broke Boundaries and Inspired the Generations Who Followed
Paula Findlen was strolling under the Renaissance arcades of Via Zamboni in Bologna, Italy. A graduate student in history of ...
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Origins of Violence Against Women
Violence against women has been accepted and even condoned throughout history. More than 2,000 years ago, Roman law gave a man life and death authority over his wife. In the 18th Century ...
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Alexandria Celebrates Women: Martha Washington, the ‘mother of the First Ladies’
Enslaved women in the 18th and early 19th century were often forced to labor in the fields or in an urban setting like ...
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Southport maritime museum to explore 18th-century clothing
Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with a professional seamstress who will draft a gown in a day and learn about ...