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Background imageGender Collection: Miss Goddard, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Miss Goddard, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Miss Goddard, 1850. Portrait of British pianist Arabella Goddard. At the age of four years and a half [her] marvellous talent and execution...were exhibited in public for the first time

Background imageGender Collection: The Liverpool Industrial Schools, at Kirkdale, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Liverpool Industrial Schools, at Kirkdale, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Liverpool Industrial Schools, at Kirkdale, [near Liverpool], 1850. It was found...that the juvenile pauperism of Liverpool was so largely on the increase as to be incapable of being accommodated

Background imageGender Collection: Sweet Summer Time - drawn by Gavarni, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Sweet Summer Time - drawn by Gavarni, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sweet Summer Time - drawn by Gavarni, 1850. Illustration to a story by Thomas Miller:..beautiful as the landscape is, it lacks a charm unless woman is there to adorn it; it seems like the Garden of

Background imageGender Collection: Group of workers harvesting tea, Greek women [Chakva], between 1905 and 1915

Group of workers harvesting tea, Greek women [Chakva], between 1905 and 1915
Group of workers harvesting tea, [Chakva], between 1905 and 1915. Workers, identified by Prokudin-Gorskii as Greeks, pose while harvesting tea from plants spreading over rolling hills near Chakva

Background imageGender Collection: Woman in purdah, standing in front of doowrway, between 1905 and 1915

Woman in purdah, standing in front of doowrway, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Woman in purdah, standing in front of doowrway, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Background imageGender Collection: Woman in purdah, standing near wooden door, between 1905 and 1915

Woman in purdah, standing near wooden door, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Woman in purdah, standing near wooden door, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Background imageGender Collection: Harvesting tea: Group of Greek women, Caucasus [Chakva], between 1905 and 1915

Harvesting tea: Group of Greek women, Caucasus [Chakva], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Background imageGender Collection: 'The Cradle', by J. Israëls, in the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: W Thomas

"The Cradle", by J. Israëls, in the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
"The Cradle", by J. Israels, in the International Exhibition, 1862. Engraving of a painting. We have observed that..."The Cradle" is greatly admired by the ladies

Background imageGender Collection: The International Exhibition - 'Nameless and Friendless', by Miss Osborn, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition - "Nameless and Friendless", by Miss Osborn, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - "Nameless and Friendless", by Miss Osborn, 1862. Engraving of a painting....the sad story of a poor orphan girl (still in her mourning dress)

Background imageGender Collection: Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Our illustration was taken [at]...the Royal Laboratory Department...near the Plumstead marshes

Background imageGender Collection: The International Exhibition: marble statue - 'Purity' by Matthew Noble, 1862

The International Exhibition: marble statue - "Purity" by Matthew Noble, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
The International Exhibition: marble statue - "Purity" by Matthew Noble, 1862....we may say that there is a sort of double conventionalism in the abstract representations of the virtues

Background imageGender Collection: 'Rosalind and Celia' ('As You Like It', by Miss Edwards in the Exhibition of the Society... 1862)

"Rosalind and Celia" ("As You Like It", by Miss Edwards in the Exhibition of the Society... 1862)
"Rosalind and Celia" ("As You Like It", by Miss Edwards in the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1862)

Background imageGender Collection: The Great Python Serpent incubating at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1862

The Great Python Serpent incubating at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1862. Creator: Pearson
The Great Python Serpent incubating at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1862....the keeper, on going to the compartment where the Python sebae from Western Africa is kept

Background imageGender Collection: The Unequal Marriage, 1862, (1965). Creator: Vasily Pukirev

The Unequal Marriage, 1862, (1965). Creator: Vasily Pukirev
The Unequal Marriage, 1862, (1965). A Russian orthodox priest marries a young bride to a much older man in what is probably an arranged marriage

Background imageGender Collection: Lemba Lady, a cruciform female figurine, c. 41st century BC

Lemba Lady, a cruciform female figurine, c. 41st century BC
The Lemba Lady from Cyprus, a cruciform female figurine, c.41st century BC

Background imageGender Collection: Pinback button featuring 'I Believe Anita Hill', 1991. Creator: Unknown

Pinback button featuring "I Believe Anita Hill", 1991. Creator: Unknown
A round pink pin-back button with black lettering that reads: [I Believe / Anita Hill]. African-American lawyer and academic Anita Hill became a national figure in 1991 when she accused U.S

Background imageGender Collection: Chevalier d Eon de Beaumont (from Kirbys Wonderful Museum), 1813. Creator: Unknown

Chevalier d Eon de Beaumont (from Kirbys Wonderful Museum), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Chevalier d Eon de Beaumont (from Kirbys Wonderful Museum), 1813

Background imageGender Collection: Emperor moths, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Emperor moths, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Emperor moths, 19th century. Top Left: Caterpillar of Emperor Moth Among Bramble Leaves Marked by Leaf-Mine. Centre: Male Emperor Moth. Lower centre: Female Emperor Moth

Background imageGender Collection: Clydesdale Stallion & Mare, c1879. Creator: Unknown

Clydesdale Stallion & Mare, c1879. Creator: Unknown
Clydesdale Stallion & Mare, c1879. The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse named in Clydesdale in Scotland. From " The Book of the Horse", by S. Sidney

Background imageGender Collection: Interrupted, 1875, (1938). Artist: Joseph Wolf

Interrupted, 1875, (1938). Artist: Joseph Wolf
Interrupted, 1875, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Background imageGender Collection: Portia, 1891. Artist: Fanny Bowers

Portia, 1891. Artist: Fanny Bowers
Portia, 1891. The heroine from The Merchant of Venice. A colour lithograph from Shakespeares Heroes and Heroines after Sir A Callcott, C R Leslie, D Maclise, A Redgrave,s Hart & C

Background imageGender Collection: The Toilet of Venus ( The Rokeby Venus ), 1647-1651. Artist: Diego Velazquez

The Toilet of Venus ( The Rokeby Venus ), 1647-1651. Artist: Diego Velazquez
The Toilet of Venus ( The Rokeby Venus ), 1647-1651. Venus, the goddess of love, was the most beautiful of the goddesses, and was regarded as a personification of female beauty

Background imageGender Collection: The Late Madame Ida Pfeiffer - from a painting, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Late Madame Ida Pfeiffer - from a painting, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Late Madame Ida Pfeiffer, 1858. Engraving after a painting by Miss Emily Marie Schmack, a relative. The record of [Madame Pfeiffer's] adventurous career reads like a story in the Arabian

Background imageGender Collection: Depuis que Virginie a obtenu le septième accessit.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Depuis que Virginie a obtenu le septième accessit.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Depuis que Virginie a obtenu le septieme accessit.. 1844. Depuis que Virginie a obtenu la septieme accessit de poesie a l'Academie francaise il faut que ce soit moi...moi capitaine de la garde

Background imageGender Collection: Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame Arthur et d'intituler mon enfant Oscar

Background imageGender Collection: Queen Christina in Palazzo Corsini, 1908. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann

Queen Christina in Palazzo Corsini, 1908. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann
Queen Christina in Palazzo Corsini, 1908. Christina, Queen of Sweden abdicated and moved to Rome. Here she is smoking a pipe and lifting up her dress to warm her behind by the fire

Background imageGender Collection: Wooden box industry - female workers posing with Mrs. Graham, c1910

Wooden box industry - female workers posing with Mrs. Graham, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Wooden box industry - female workers posing with Mrs. Graham, c1910

Background imageGender Collection: Girl painting strips with glue to assemble cigar boxes, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Girl painting strips with glue to assemble cigar boxes, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Girl painting strips with glue to assemble cigar boxes, c1910

Background imageGender Collection: Wooden Box Industry: young woman working at machine, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Wooden Box Industry: young woman working at machine, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Wooden Box Industry: young woman working at machine, c1910

Background imageGender Collection: Wooden Box Industry: women in work room of box factory, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Wooden Box Industry: women in work room of box factory, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Wooden Box Industry: women in work room of box factory, c1910

Background imageGender Collection: A child of the Orient, n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

A child of the Orient, n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
A child of the Orient, n.d.. Head and shoulders, facing right

Background imageGender Collection: A child of the Orient, n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

A child of the Orient, n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
A child of the Orient, n.d.. Head and shoulders portrait

Background imageGender Collection: Mills Thompson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, with cherry... between c1890 and c1910

Mills Thompson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, with cherry... between c1890 and c1910
Mills Thompson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, with cherry blossoms in hair, between c1890 and c1910. [Artist, painter and designer Mills Thompson enjoyed cross-dressing]

Background imageGender Collection: African American students in mattress-making class, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1902

African American students in mattress-making class, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1902
African American students in mattress-making class, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. 1902. [Young women learning upholstery and soft furnishing]

Background imageGender Collection: Students making and upholstering barrel furniture, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1902

Students making and upholstering barrel furniture, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1902
Students making and upholstering barrel furniture, 1902. [Young black women learning upholstery and soft furnishing]

Background imageGender Collection: Georgetown Convent, Washington, D.C. - students in study hall, not after 1892

Georgetown Convent, Washington, D.C. - students in study hall, not after 1892. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Georgetown Convent, Washington, D.C. - students in study hall, not after 1892. [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799]

Background imageGender Collection: Haschebaad-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Haschebaad-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Haschebaad-Navaho, c1905. Barechested Navajo man wearing mask of Haschebaad, a benevolent female deity

Background imageGender Collection: Agnes Cliemka, age 23, married and husband may be going into the service... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943

Agnes Cliemka, age 23, married and husband may be going into the service... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943
Agnes Cliemka, age 23, married and husband may be going into the service [US armed services] any day, Heil and Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Agnes used to work in a dep[artmen]t store

Background imageGender Collection: A rivet is her fighting weapon... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

A rivet is her fighting weapon... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieutenant, one of many women taking NYA training to become mechanics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageGender Collection: Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas. Miss Grace Weaver, a civil service worker at the Naval Air Base, and a school teacher before the war

Background imageGender Collection: Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs Dept. of the Naval Air Base, talking with one of the men, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageGender Collection: Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house... Clinton, Iowa, 1943
Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. Her job is to see that sand is sifted and cleaned for use in the locomotives. Mrs

Background imageGender Collection: Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageGender Collection: A lathe operator machining parts for... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

A lathe operator machining parts for... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageGender Collection: Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas. Mrs. Duke is a civil service worker in the Assembly and Repair dept

Background imageGender Collection: Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping our countrys planes in top-notch fighting condition, Corpus Christi, Texas. Wife of a disabled World War I veteran, Mrs

Background imageGender Collection: Helen Bray, who left school to become a mech... Consolidated Aircraft Corp, Fort Worth, Texas

Helen Bray, who left school to become a mech... Consolidated Aircraft Corp, Fort Worth, Texas
Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a western aircraft plant, is making an emplanage section on a new Consolidated transport, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageGender Collection: Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly... Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly... Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas



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