Search Results: Women's History (227) from Eclectibles

Barcelona: R. Tobella, 1917. There are 8 leaves, 6 leaves of which are on regular paper and feature featuring black and white fashion renderings- women iin and children in current fashion of the time. The last two leaves are printed on heavy card stock and have partially embossed/stamped color woodblock illustrations of 19th century fashion, and on the verso, prices and description of the line. There is also additional product information on the inside wrappers. The outer wrapper has a elaborate yet whimsical color woodblock depiction of a 19th century street scene with several figures walking and three stain glass windows in the background. Deckled edge illustrated wraps and red string binding. The woodblock illustrations are signed by Cesar, while the black and white fashion renderings are signed by another indecipherable individual. Not located in OCLC. Feb 2019. Measures 9" x 6 1/2"

Norwich, CT, 1883-1905. Lila Moran (Morann) was born in c1872 in Connecticut to Samuel (c1847-?) and Eliza (c1848-?) Moran. She had a brother, William (c1870-?), and a sister Prudence Jane (c1868-?). . A school notebook belonging to Lila Moran, a young school girl from Norwich, CT. The first few pages of the journal see Lila practicing writing the alphabet, as well as her name, location and date, September 3, 1889. The rest of the journal can be broken up into two sections. The first half of journal consists of history essays with the following titles: 'Alfred the Great and the Anglo Saxons', 'England under the Normans and the Effect of the Norman Conquest', 'England under the Plantagenets', and 'State of Society under the Houses of Lancaster and York'. Mixed in-between the history essays, are short notes. One of them even describes a ritual, that if completed will allow a girl to dream the identify of her future husband. Another note describes a different ritual… Read More

Philadelphia, PA, c 1860. The balmoral petticoat was a coloured petticoat that was intended to show at the hem of a drawn-up skirt for walking and sportswear in the 1860s and 1870s. The balmoral petticoat could be worn over a hoopskirt or crinoline or have hoops built into the petticoat, and (according to some sources) include a horsehair stiffener as part of the petticoat itself. The most common Balmoral petticoat was red wool, often with 2-4 black stripes running around the hem. Later in the 1860s there are mentions of balmoral petticoats in plaid or striped wool, and even cotton balmoral petticoats in the Americas. The balmoral petticoat was most popular at the height of the crinoline era, but quickly became a victim of its own popularity and practicality. Fashion has never loved sensible garments, and balmoral petticoats were eminently sensible: warm, durable, easy to walk and move in. They were adopted by all levels of society almost immediately (there are numerous mentions of slaves in the… Read More