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Brief History of the Condition of Women: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,…
Ellen Gates StarrPhotograph shows social reformer Ellen Gates Starr (1859-1940). Starr co- founded Hull House with Jane Addams and was first committed long time…
Idle MomentsSide view of young woman lying on her stomach in front of mirror; reflection in mirror shows her full face.
Where there's smoke there's fireFull-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…
Susana CocroftSusana Cocroft, author of "Beauty a Duty" poses for the first page of her book.
Bernarr MacfaddenBernrarr Macfadden, and American publisher and strongman poses as Michelangelo's "David" statue.
Portrait of June Christy and Bob Cooper, 1947 or 1948Jazz 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,…
Cleveland Arcade, 1966Photograph taken inside the Arcade looking to the south. Shoppers are shown walking through the building.
Gowland's LotionThis freckle-removing lotion recipe contains mercury. Nineteenth and twentieth-century Women often unknowingly added poisonous ingredients to homemade…
Max Factor cosmetics, Her Majesty's Arcade, SydneyImage of a Max Factor storefront in Sydney Australia