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

Designer Elie Saab leaned into his signature codes: sumptuous velvets, gowns gathered at the back, and pearl and ...

These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in ...

Dressed demurely in black, Tissot’s subject is portrayed as a respectable, working-class woman—but the salacious undertones that appear in many of his artworks are present, too.

From 'Moonlight' to 'Parasite,' documentaries to superhero epics — our picks for the greatest movies of the past 25 years ...

BOOK EXCERPT Fashion history: This 19th-century undergarment made a woman’s hips look bigger, and her, wealthier An excerpt from ‘Butts: A Backstory’, by Heather Radke.

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.

Black History Legacy: The Black Woman Who Reigned Supreme In 19th-Century New Orleans Beyond her spellbinding beauty, Voodoo queen Marie Laveau exerted power, resistance and compassion in the era ...

The preserved heart of a holy French woman from the 19th century intrigued scientists after they found the relic showed no signs of the heart disease that supposedly afflicted her.

Patients dabbed it on their sores or inhaled it. Doctors administered it using a device made by a French instrument-maker: a receptacle for holding the liquid mercury compound, with a green hose ...

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.