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The first of a two-volume series, Brief History of the Condition of Women examines the historic role of women in societies in Europe, North America, and to a lesser extent South America from the ancient Greeks to 1845.

Photograph shows social reformer Ellen Gates Starr (1859-1940). Starr co- founded Hull House with Jane Addams and was first committed long time romantic companion.

Side view of young woman lying on her stomach in front of mirror; reflection in mirror shows her full face.

Full-length illustration of a fashionably dressed flapper standing with one hand on her hip and a cigarette in the other hand. A stream of smoke from the cigarette forms a curving, twisting, decorative line.

Susana Cocroft, author of "Beauty a Duty" poses for the first page of her book.

Bernrarr Macfadden, and American publisher and strongman poses as Michelangelo's "David" statue.

Jazz musicians June Christy and Bob Cooper smile at each other as she puts on lipstick. She is bending towards the mirror with her lipstick in hand, applying it to her lips. He is standing before an open closet, hanging a jacket.

Photograph taken inside the Arcade looking to the south. Shoppers are shown walking through the building.

This freckle-removing lotion recipe contains mercury. Nineteenth and twentieth-century Women often unknowingly added poisonous ingredients to homemade cosmetics.

Image of a Max Factor storefront in Sydney Australia