Tag: women
8 Disturbing Facts About Being a Woman in Ancient Rome
Women had few freedoms in ancient Rome. Their only legal occupation was motherhood while freeborn men had numerous options within the metropolis. And while television…
7 Grow Your Bust Ads From Long Ago
If you are looking to grow your bust and have a good laugh, look no further. The following ads for growing bigger boobs were originally…
Women Who Don’t Cook are Unfit to be Wives and Mothers
Women, in order to be desirable, must be able to cook. If she fails to make breakfast in the morning, she is not fit to…
10 Awesome Headdresses from the Roaring Twenties
Here are a collection of headdresses commonly worn by the flappers in the roaring twenties. Many of these can be easily recreated, beaded, or sewn…
10 Popular Women’s Hairstyles of the Twenties
Hairstyles in the Twenties were predominantly above the shoulders. It was the age of the hair bob and women were expressing their new found freedoms…
What the Past had to Say About Wives Spanking Husbands
We always read or hear about how men used to put their wives over their knees for a spanking, but did you know that it…
10 Firsts for the Women of American History
1. Edna Payne Shown in the photograph taken in 1916, she was the first female recruiting sergeant for the Navy and Marine corps. 2. Leola…
Video – Women of WWI in Photographs
Who were the women who did their part during World War I? What did they look like? How did they serve their country and the…
Dr. Mary E. Walker: The Woman Who Dared to Wear Pants
“We live in deeds, not years.” – Dr. Mary E. Walker Ever since she could remember, Mary Walker had a mind of her own. For…
What Women Endured in the Old Insane Asylums
It would be easy to think that women were treated better than the men in the old insane asylums, but nothing could be further from…
