Posts Tagged ‘women in the 19th century’
Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Anya Jabour
Anya Jabour has been studying, researching, teaching, and writing about US women’s history for more than three decades. Her latest book, Matters of Sex: Katharine Bement Davis and America’s First Sexual Revolution, is forthcoming from NYU Press in Fall 2026. You can learn more about her and her work at her website. Take it away,…
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Cecilia Beaux, Portrait Painter
During her lifetime, Cecelia Beaux (1855-1942) was well-known in the social circles who had their portraits painted. She was often compared to John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), whose career overlapped with Beaux’s— both for her style and for her place as one of the leading society portrait painters of her day.[1] Both blended academic realism with…
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Sisters of Influence: A Q & A with Andrea Friederici Ross
I am happy to have Andrea Friederici Ross back here on the Margins to discuss her latest book about forgotten women changing in the world. Sisters of Influence: A Biography of Zina, Amy, and Rose Fay tells the story of three extraordinary sisters who defied the expectations of their Victorian-era childhood and left their mark…
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