Historical documents of the 18th century indicate clearly that in the epoch of the Enlighten-ment, Polish women had no legal standing. No radical efforts were undertaken at that time to attain them ...

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In the eighteenth-century, women became highly involved in novel-writing. While women did not particularly write more novels over the course of the century, they were at least matching men or ...

The well-to-do ladies of late 18th century Scarborough filled in their ... Scarborough's savings club for women. LADIES WHO BANK: Foundations for an all-female savings club in Scarborough, an ...

More information: Renata Maria de Almeida Martins, Lacquers of the Amazon: Cuias, Cumatê and Colours by Indigenous Women in Grão-Pará in the 18th Century, Heritage (2024). DOI: 10.3390 ...

Hannah Snell dressed as a man to sign up for the Sixth of Foot regiment in 1745 The story of an 18th Century woman who disguised herself as a man to join the army will be told as part of a ...