Images of women were ubiquitous in America at the turn of the last century. In painting and sculpture, they took on a bewildering variety of identities, from Ve

In the aftermath of the Civil War, the American girl seemed transformed - at once more introspective and adventurous than her counterpart of the previous genera

Thousands of women pursued artistic careers in the United States during the late nineteenth century. According to census figures, the number of women among the

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