Women writers of 19th century Britain

Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-century Britain

britain and the issue of iran in the late 19th century

the present article deals with britain’s competitions with russia aimed at controlling its policies in iran; for this purpose, we focus mostly on the developments at the last fifteen years of the 19th century. part of this period is concurrent with the administration of the british conservative party under the premiership of lord robert cecil salisbury in britain and sir henry drummond wolff’s ...

Two Pioneer 19th-Century Women Who Breached Ophthalmology's Glass Ceiling.

This editorial pays tribute to the first 2 women who became regularly trained ophthalmologists in late 19thcentury America. After the graduation of Elizabeth Blackwell from Geneva Medical College in 1849 and the establishment of the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia the following year, a gradual trickle of female physicians entered the ranks of the medical profession in the United States....

19th century South America

This basic socio-cultural framework, with all its inherent ambivalences and contradictions, emerged during the colonial era and exercised a deep and lasting impact on the political, economic and social structure of the new South American nations. Only after many decades was the impact blurred by the action of other external influences, change occurring from within, and a growing sense of nation...

Writing the Lives of Women: Recent Biographies of Eighteenth-Century Women Writers