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From Sioux Reservation to Violinist, Author, and Activist: The Story of Native American Zitkala-Ša

Zitkala-Ša, "Red Bird," also known as Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938), was a Yankton Sioux woman of Native American and …

Today, the term "lady" is often used as a civil term of respect for a woman, as is "gentleman" for a man. But there was …

Claude Monet by the photographer Albert Greiner, Amsterdam, 1871. The year was 1871. Claude Monet had been exiled to …

From humble beginnings in the Victorian era, Currier and Ives became a successful New York-based printmaking firm that …

Victorians were avid readers. Just as we bury our faces in our mobile devices on the morning commute, so too did …

The Guinness Book of World Records lists Sherlock Holmes as the “most portrayed literary human character in film and …

The Avenue des Champs Élysées is a boulevard in Paris 1.9 km (1.2 mi) long and 70 m (76 yds) wide, which runs between …

James Tissot (1836 - 1902), was a French painter and illustrator. He painted scenes of Paris and London society—and …

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine was the only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and his …

In 1839, a blue diamond weighing over forty-five carats appeared in the collection catalogue of London banker and …

It was 1858, Paris, France. English fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth "the father of haute couture" had opened …

It was springtime in 1888. Queen Victoria was visiting Florence, Italy ... and she fell in love. She was swept off her …