AGO reveals identity of woman in rare Black 18th-century portrait

Intrigued by the portrait of the young Black woman, the AGO acquired the painting in 2020 to add more multicultural context to its collection of historic European art. The auction house, Sotheby’s, ...
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Learn what women wore in the 18th century

LONDONDERRY — Living historian Jennifer Roy will dress, and undress herself, in reproduction 18th century garments during a presentation on the 18th century woman from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 3 at ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Russian Noblewoman, Beloved by Catherine the Great and Benjamin Franklin, Embodied the Age of Enlightenment

Princess Dashkova led research institutes, wrote plays and music, and embarked on a Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe E.R. Zarevich Princess Dashkova (center) exchanged letters with Benjamin Franklin ...
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These 18th Century lesbians were a throuple before throuples were a thing

Back in the 18th century, women didn’t have a lot of options outside of the marriage market. While in America there were plenty of “Boston marriages” between women of means, it wasn’t always a likely ...