Rogier van der Weyden, Portrait of a Lady, c. 1460, oil on panel, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.44 This blog is part of series linked to our exhibition, More than Pretty, which looks at body decoration of girls throughout history. Check out the...
Happy New Year to all of you! By this point we have probably all been asked one question: what are your resolutions for the year? After 2020, this is probably the last question you want to answer. A new year seems to bring a lot of “new year, new me”, and...
Beatrice Webb. Photo: Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Beatrice Webb started life with more than many other Victorian girls, but she used her advantage to help others in her community rather than herself. Martha Beatrice Potter, known...
Wikimedia Commons. Margaret came from humble beginnings, but changed her circumstances beyond all dreams! Margaret Grace Bondfield was born on 17 March 1873 in Chard, Somerset, England, to a father who was self-educated and had a love of learning, and a mother who...
Do you talk to your friends about masturbating? Or in depth details about your orgasms? This conversation is one you either are honest in or keep quiet. Right? Popular opinion holds the female orgasm as an enigma, the long sought after achievement for men, and the...
