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Moving into the 19C - Women Painted by James Earl (1761-1796)
1792 Attributed to James Earl (1761-1796). Portrait of a Woman.James Earl, the younger brother of artist Ralph Earl (1751-1801), also lived his brief life as an artist. He was born on the family farm...
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19C Female Switchboard Operators Recruited to Serve in World War I
1918 Back our girls over there United War Work Campaign by Clarence F. Underwood, (Painter, Illustrator, 1871-1929) After the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, General John Pershing discovered that...
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John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) from European Loggia to American Veranda
John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925). Villa Torre Galli The LoggiaJohn Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925). A Gust of WindJohn Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) On the Veranda at Ironbound Island, Maine..
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The Mother of Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Mrs. Robert S. Cassatt (aka Katherine Kelson Johnston Cassatt)For additional works by Mary Cassatt click here.
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Mary Cassatt (1844–1926)
“I have not done what I wanted to, but I tried to make a good fight.” Mary CassattMary Cassatt (1844–1926) Young Lady in a LogeFor additional works by Mary Cassatt click here..
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Bringing the Sun & the Garden Indoors by Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Flower Girl 1888Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Flower Market 1895.Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Marechal Niel RosesFrederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935)....
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Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) in the Garden
Although Mary Cassatt is usually remembered for her paintings of mothers and children, she also painted a few lovely garden portraits. Here are some of my favorites.Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). Lydia...
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Summer Women & Walls by Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
The sun will not rise or set without my notice, and thanks.Winslow HomerWinslow Homer (1836-1910) Peach BlossomsWinslow Homer (1836-1910) Girl in a GardenWinslow Homer (1836-1910) Peach BlossomsWinslow...
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Mary Cassatt's (1844-1926) Children in Summer
A little girl may begin, at five or six years of age, to assist her mother; and if properly trained, by the time she is ten, she can render essential aid. From this age until fourteen or fifteen, it...
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Thomas Eakins' (1844-1916) Melancholy Women of Summer
If you follow this blog, you already know that I am drawn to close-up portraits that capture the essence of a person without being distracted by their clothing or surroundings. They seem to me to be...
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Turquerie by John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925)
John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925). Almina, Daughter of Asher WertheimerSee this blog's earlier postings on Turquerie..
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19C American Women as Stenographers & Office Help
In 1885, a young, single, white, native-born woman named Isabel Wallace did something that was still considered quite unusual in its time; she took a job as a clerical worker in Chicago. Isabel, who...
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Women’s Inclusion into Higher Education in 19-20th Centuries USA
Harvard about 1720 From "A Brief History of Colonial Harvard" Copyright © The President & Fellows of Harvard College"...Harvard College was established in 1636 by the General Council of...
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Timeline of Clara Barton (1821-1912), Philanthropist, Nurse, & Educator
Timeline of Clara Barton (1821-1912)1821, Dec. 25 Born Clarissa Harlowe Barton, Oxford, Mass., youngest child of Stephen Barton (1774-1862) & Sarah Stone Barton (1783-1851)1833-1835 Nurse to her...
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Fighting for Equality - Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815-1902
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902), abolitionist and women's rights activist, lived for a time in Boston, where she befriended Lydia Child. With Lucretia Mott, she organized the 1848 Seneca Falls...
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Fighting for Equality - Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815-1902 - Solitude of Self 1892
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (seated) with Susan B. Anthony (standing) Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Born November 12, 1815 in Johnstown and died October 26, 1902 in New York CitySolitude of SelfAddress Delivered...
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Fighting for Equality - Susan B. Anthony 1820-1906
Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) is perhaps the most widely known suffragist of her generation and has become an icon of the woman’s suffrage movement. Anthony traveled the country to give speeches,...
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Fighting for Equality - Lucretia Coffin Mott 1793-1880
Lucretia Mott (1793 - 1880), by Joseph Kyle (1815 - 1863)One of 8 children born to Quaker parents on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793-1880) dedicated her life to the...
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Fighting for Equality & Bloomers - Amelia Jenks Bloomer 1818-1894
Amelia Bloomer edited the first American newspaper for women, The Lily. It was issued from 1849 until 1853. The newspaper began as a temperance journal. Bloomer felt that as women lecturers were...
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Fighting for Equality - Hallie Quinn Brown 1850-1949
Hallie Quinn Brown was born on March 10, 1850 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of former slaves. Her family migrated to Canada and to the United States in 1870, settling in Wilberforce, Ohio....
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