In this pioneering study Vivienne Richmond reveals the importance of dress to the nineteenth-century English poor, who valued clothing not only for its practical utility, but also as a central element ...

To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. A History of Nineteenth-Century American Women's Poetry is the first book to ...

Courtesy: Library of Congress A Literary Giant Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was renowned in his day as one of the pre-eminent thinkers, writers and lecturers in America. History has only ...

It’s known for being one of America’s best collections of 19th Century horse-drawn vehicles — elegant carriages, day buggies, ...

Moreover, many women soldiers, who usually came from working-class backgrounds, had adopted men’s clothing and male ... women who dressed as men in 19th century America clearly rejected the ...