In 1845 Greeley published Fuller's landmark book, "Woman in the Nineteenth Century," which argued for women's equality in all aspects of life. Fuller traveled to Europe in 1846, becoming the first ...

In 1845 Greeley published Fuller's landmark book, "Woman in the Nineteenth Century," which argued for women's equality in all aspects of life. Fuller traveled to Europe in 1846, becoming the first ...

Not as easily recognized are intriguing women who contributed ... This list names writers who are all contemporaries of one another, born in the last decade or so of the 19th century.

In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...

Elayne Clift will present a program on “Gifted Women Writers of the Gilded Age” on Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m. at the ...

childhood and literature in the 19th and 20th century, women writers in the second half of the 20th century, and medieval history. Dr. Saggese’s passion, medieval studies, has inspired the publication ...

Though local suffrage slowly opened to women in many states, suffragists continued their fight for national voting rights through the 19th century. Mocked, jailed, beaten, and force-fed ...