Style and Fashion
SeniorWomen's Holiday Shopping: Geek Culture, Sparkly Slippers, Dressing Gowns, Central Park Plates, Spices & A Charity Rating Site
Shopping for STEM gifts, especially for a math-mad granddaughter, isn't easy but Boutique Academia's necklace, She Who Dares, Wins is apt as well as Tardis, Ada Lovelace and molecule necklaces. A soft little book of tips for fresh and saltwater fishers should be a hit as well as other flipbooks. A beautiful line of clothes from Edinburgh is a year round find, as well porcelain from Itsuko and Central Park plates. For my husband, a dopp kit, construction kits for grandchildren from National Building Museum. And an additional shop, SpiceAce. more »
The Eye of the Needle: "Both needful and pleasant, and commendable in any woman"
The seventeenth century saw periodic and often raucous pamphlet wars over the status, roles and education of women. Many girls attended school but the curriculum they followed prioritized the attainment of socially acceptable skills and moral worth over intellectual achievement. more »
An Undocumented Childhood and Bad Hair Days at the Annual School Picture
Rose Madeline Mula writes: The only pictures of little Rosie that exist are the very rare formal poses taken in a photographer's studio — as a toddler, with my parents ... in my First Communion dress ... my high school graduation portrait. Unlike today's average kid, whose every move is documented and posted on Facebook daily, there are no candids of me emerging from my mother's womb (thankfully), sleeping in my crib, splashing in my bath, crawling on the living room floor, playing with my teddy bear ...
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The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec at the MoMA: Women From All Walks of Life
Lautrec's work allows entry into many facets of Parisian life, from politics to the rise of popular entertainment in the form of cabarets and café-concerts. Lautrec made the venues and performers of late-19th-century Paris famous through his posters and prints, and in turn, it was his work for them that brought him the greatest acclaim. more »