There are rare records of women’s voices in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially ordinary middle and lower class women. An exhibition at the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum is ...

Young ladies of the 18th century were often required to produce samplers of embroidery stitches. This unique piece of needlework taught a young lady to stitch with a fine hand, her alphabet and ...

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