Monday, March 30, 2015

Things 1890s Girls Know To Be True

That’s SO ’90s!


You're always in the market for a good Gibson Girl beauty tutorial.


You're always in the market for a good Gibson Girl beauty tutorial.


The "Gibson Girl" style, based on the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson, was characterized by a curvy, athletic silhouette, fashionable sportswear, and curled hair piled high atop her head.


Charles Dana Gibson / Public Domain / Via en.wikipedia.org


... And you're all about the "New Woman."


... And you're all about the "New Woman."


"The New Woman," a term coined by writer Sarah Grand and popularized by Henry James, was used to describe a new "type" of woman, one who was increasingly independent, usually educated and affluent, and who enjoyed more autonomy in the domestic and public spheres.


Shown here is Alice Guy-Blaché, one of the very first women to make and produce films.


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You look back on your bicycle bloomers and wonder what you were thinking!


You look back on your bicycle bloomers and wonder what you were thinking!


But you were sure to follow tips like "Don’t be a fright" and "Don’t faint on the road."


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Of course, you're well aware that, if you're NOT a wealthy, educated white woman in the '90s, life is not great, to put it mildly.


Of course, you're well aware that, if you're NOT a wealthy, educated white woman in the '90s, life is not great, to put it mildly.


Unsanitary cities, lack of education, attitudes towards immigrants, and cycles of poverty, particularly in cramped, increasingly industrialized urban settings, meant a hard life with no time for leisure.


khanacademy.org / Via Scribners




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