The prominent role that Quakers played in calling and attending the 1848 Seneca Falls meeting on women’s rights is ... of Friends in nineteenth-century reforms. Between 1750 and 1830 Friends ...

Mary Livermore was a true 19th-century ... other women to support the commission's efforts. Mary's work on the Sanitary Commission helped convince her that in order for social reforms to take ...

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, ...

In the early years of the 20th century, women across the country were uniting in a movement that was growing in strength, ...

During the 19th and 20th centuries, female reformers promoted the plantings for charity and to spur urban renewal. Then they ...

A fascinating look at how the marginal status of Jewish women enabled them to become agents of modernization in 19th-century Eastern European Jewish society. In this extraordinary volume, Iris Parush ...