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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, ...
NJ.com

Ballantine mansion recalls Black Women of the 19th Century

Reimagine America dining room at Ballantine House. Ballantine House, a 19th Century beer mansion that's part of the Newark Museum of Art. Apart from the 19th Century B\W exhibit, the mansion's ...
Forbes

19th-Century ‘Afric-American Picture Gallery’ Brought To Life At Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

A story. An imagined future. An “intellectual funhouse” in the words of Jonathan Michael Square. Square guest curated an exhibition at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Winterthur, DE ...
Brownstoner

Parties, Gossip and Too Much Brew: How 19th Century Brooklynites Celebrated the New Year

Editor’s note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here. For those following the Gregorian calendar, and that’s most of us, that magic moment when the old year ends in the last seconds ...
The Conversation

How a ferocious 19th‑century hurricane helped Irish people get their British pension

Robyn Atcheson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
WRIC

Chesterfield County searching for descendants of people found in 19th-century graves

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield County is searching for the descendants of people found in graves from the mid 19th century, which were unearthed while crews were working on a road ...