The structured corset was a part of dress for most women in the 19th century. However, throughout the century quite a couple ...

Religion in Western New York’s “Burned-Over District” fired reform movements in the 1800s. Religion and reform were synonymous in 19th century Western New York. This video features extended interview ...

(The Conversation) — A historian highlights the role of Frances Willard, who helped found the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, one of the major social movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. (The ...

In 19th-century India, the rigid caste system and gender norms severely restricted opportunities for women and lower castes. Amid this, Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule emerged as trailblazers who ...