As we scroll through our social media feeds today, we’re bombarded with countless images enhanced by modern photo editing tools. But the desire to perfect one’s appearance isn’t new. In the past, ...

The 19th century was an era of both romanticism and rapid change. It was a time when the public's perception of power and beauty was shaped by the masterful brushstrokes of a portrait artist. Yet, as ...

Willimantic's Textile and History Museum will reopen with a new senior curator and a new exhibit on women's undergarments in ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. At Bethel’s 1874 Centennial celebration on Bethel Common are, “16 young ...

A new book invites us into the tight-knit circle of women modernists in late-19th-century Denmark through quietly subversive gestures; you’ll never look at a glove the same way again. That moment ...

“Americans never move until the fifty-ninth minute of the eleventh hour. The fifty-ninth minute is now upon us.“ —Matilda Joslyn Gage, “The Dangers of the Hour” (1890) From her first public speech, at ...