The received medical wisdom of the 19th century was that assertive, ambitious women were unnatural, and therefore sick.

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 ...

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, one aspect of the abortion debate stayed the same: lurid sensationalism. GOP firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene extolled the court for outlawing ...

The frontier offered opportunities for land ownership and artistic inspiration—but life there wasn’t without struggle ...

Justice Samuel Alito appears spellbound by the 19th century. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the decision Alito wrote overruling 50 years of constitutional protection for women’s ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. What was it like to be a Mormon woman in a polygamist marriage in 19th-century America? That's what historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich explores in her new book "A ...

Open any compendium book about classical music and you’ll find an exhaustive list of male composers. In fact, there were many more male composers than female in the course of classical music history, ...

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 ...

Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the documentary flick. Daring Women Doctors: Physicians in the 19th Century starring has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 54 min. The ...