Tag: women
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…
Ancient Crete Women as Early Suffragettes
In the early 20th century, there were many attempts within newspapers to show that women once had power, such as the women of ancient Crete….
10 Fashion Fails from the Early 1900s
Every year brings us a slew of fashion fails from across the world, but how about those fashion fails from the past? What crazy fads…
10 Weird AF Fashion Trends from the Past
If you think the fashion trends of today are pretty wild, you had better take a moment to check out the weird shit they called…
