How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’
In 1866, journalist Andrew Halliday led his readers on a guided tour of one of London’s foremost card manufacturers – to ...
The Birth of the American Military
Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...
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‘Women weren't supposed to have a job, so they set up salons in their front rooms’: Historian charts Dublin’s changing hairdressing scene
Not allowed to work in commercial hairdressers, Dublin women set up shop in their own front rooms. "They’d have the equipment, the hood dryers, the chairs, the sink,” says Dublin City Council ...
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‘Free as One’ exhibit examines the Black-led fight for freedom and abolition
“The ‘Free as One’ exhibit is proof of how and what really occurred,” says Justina Barrett from HSP’s Chief Learning and ...
In an Historic First at the Movies, Female Actors Achieve Parity With Men in 2024 Roles
As DEI comes under fire from the Trump administration, female leads hit a new benchmark, while leads from underrepresented ...
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Catholic bishops praise Trump’s executive order barring men from women’s sports
Two committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed their approval of President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans biological men from competing in women ...
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The gender fitness gap, aka why women exercise less than men - and how we can change it
Almost half of Australian women aged 18-64 were insufficiently active in 2022 compared to a third of men, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.Credit: Brent Wilson ...
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Scholars emphasize importance of gender, race and religion in 2024 election
In a panel discussion on Wednesday sponsored by the department of feminist, gender and sexualities, experts discussed the ...
With a ‘tradwife’ starring in Married at First Sight, a nostalgic vision of womanhood takes centre stage
Global economic and political uncertainty, nostalgia and the ongoing shaming of assertive women is fuelling a rise of the ...
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New Book Tells the Story of the Most Influential Black Woman You’ve Never Heard Of
Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, an associate professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations, explores this ...
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Three Pennsylvania men convicted for role in art, memorabilia heists
(WHTM) — Three Pennsylvania men were found guilty for their roles in several art heists after a four week trial. Nicholas Dombek, 54, of Thornhurst; Damien Boland, 48, of Moscow; and Joseph ...
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Under The Floorboards Of This Institution Were Hidden Clues About What The 19-Century Women There Ate
Between 1817 and 1819, the Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney was built to house male convicts. After convicts stopped being […] ...