Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery,” on view at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, presents—for the ...

Activists in the 19th century also rallied for improvements to women’s education, a cause that is arguably reflected in Tissot’s The Newspaper (1883). The print features a woman peering at a ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with South African actress Thuso Mbedu about her role in "The Woman King," a new movie about woman warriors in 19th century West Africa.

Recently, my photographer husband and I were lucky enough to be able to tour the ranch with the Bummans–an experience that included fascinating bits of late 19th and early 20th-century history.

The 50-acre Gore Place in Waltham includes a mansion and museum, rolling grounds, and a working farm. It was the former home of Christopher Gore, who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1809 ...