Julie Manet: Impressionism’s most famous girl

Jan 28, 2021

Child with Cat, Pierre August Renoir. Oil on canvas, 1887. Musée d’Orsay, Paris. You may have seen her face many times without knowing who she was. Born in 1878 in Paris, Julie Manet was the daughter of famous painters Berthe Mirosot and Eugene Manet....

The story of Eugenia Martinez Vallejo

Jan 26, 2021 | 17 comments

Eugenia Martinez Vallejo, Clothed. Juan Carreño de Miranda. Oil on canvas, c. 1680. Image from Museo del Prado. Born 1674 in Bárcenas, Spain, Eugenia Martinez Vallejo is known for featuring in two paintings by artist Juan Carreno de Miranda. Known for...

Ankle Bracelet

Dec 26, 2017

  It’s pretty, this little bracelet. Looks like many bangles I see young girls wearing. Would you want to wear it? You only have to sign away your life. This ankle bracelet was worn by a girl slave in Niger. And she lived within your lifetime. Originally...

Ana Sandoval

Dec 19, 2017

  Can you imagine being in high school and discovering that a mining company is coming to destroy your home? That’s what happened to Ana Sandoval, a young land rights defender in Guatemala, who dared to stand up and protect her community. As a teenager, Ana...

Ladd Girl

Dec 12, 2017

  She seems so happy. Both of them do, actually. They look like any two schoolgirls, having a laugh in the hallway. But that’s not just any school. The young girl in this photograph was a member of the Ladd School for the Retarded in the 1980s. She was...

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