Women's Lives - 16th / 17th / 18th Centuries
About women's everyday lives, roles and status in the 1500s, 1600s and 1700s. More information under overviews, biographies and other topical subjects.
Women's Fashions of the 17th Century
Drawings by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in the middle of the 17th century, are invaluable resources for what women were wearing at that time. This resource includes many of Hollar's illustrations in thumbnail images, clickable for much larger versions.
Drawings by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in the middle of the 17th century, are invaluable resources for what women were wearing at that time. This resource includes many of Hollar's illustrations in thumbnail images, clickable for much larger versions.
Women and Work in Early America
From the late colonial period through the American Revolution, women's work usually centered on the home, but romanticizing this role as the Domestic Sphere came in the early 19th century.
From the late colonial period through the American Revolution, women's work usually centered on the home, but romanticizing this role as the Domestic Sphere came in the early 19th century.
Women and Finance in the Early National U.S.
An extensive survey by Robert E. Wright, U. of Virginia, on women as business owners, loan recipients, investors or otherwise involved in financial issues and the workforce in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
An extensive survey by Robert E. Wright, U. of Virginia, on women as business owners, loan recipients, investors or otherwise involved in financial issues and the workforce in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.