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What Legendary 19th-Century Women Really Looked Like vs. Their Idealized Paintings

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, ...
Time

#Tradwife Influencers Totally Misunderstand the Lives of 19th Century Women

Fox cottage was the family home of the Fox sisters, who started the Spiritualist movement of the mid-1800s. Influencers organizing around the hashtag #Tradwife have claimed the mantle of historical ...
Janesville Gazette

Historical Society program will focus on 19th Century women artists

JANESVILLE — Local women artists of a bygone era will be the focus of a program this weekend at the The Rock County Historical Society’s campus in Janesville. The Historical Society will present “19th ...
insider.si.edu

Race and racism in nineteenth-century art the ascendency of Robert Duncanson, Edward Bannister, and Edmonia Lewis Naurice Frank Woods Jr. ; foreword by George Dimock

"Painters Robert Duncanson (ca. 1821-1872) and Edward Bannister (1828-1901) and sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis (ca. 1844-1907) each became accomplished African American artists. But as emerging art ...