Multi-disciplinary, international group for women's studies 1558-1837. Member benefits inc. newsletter, seminars, annual workshop & outing.
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ALT Partial view of the back of a red wool hooded cloak which shows the circular gathering at the back of the head and a tufted collar section falling to the pleats around the shoulders
ALT Full length view of the late c18th red wool hooded cloak worn over a pale blue silk satin quilted petticoat and with a matching red silk muff for warming the hands
ALT An engraving of a woman in profile. She stands on a ship's deck, leaning to the right over the railing and looking out to sea. Behind her we can see the ship's heavy rigging and beyond, on the shoreline in the distance, there's mountain scenery. Sea birds fly behind her. She is dressed in a bonnet and shawl, with a melancholy appearance.
ALT Black and white engraved image of Richard Samuel's Portraits in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo from The Ladies New and Polite Pocket Memorandum Book. Courtesy LUNA, Folger Digital Image Collection.
ALT Portrait of Sancho, c. 1768, by Thomas Gainsborough; Sancho is painted against a plain brown background, gazing to his right with a dignified pose. He is wearing a bright red waistcoat with gold trimming and a black coat.
ALT Portrait of Sancho, c. 1768, by Thomas Gainsborough; Sancho is painted against a plain brown background, gazing to his right with a dignified pose. He is wearing a bright red waistcoat with gold trimming and a black coat.
