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Photograph of Natacha Rambova and Rudolph Valentino

Nell Brinkley depicts the Three Graces as feminist icons

A candid photo of Nell Brinkley.

An advertisement for the National Apparel Company from the Ladies Home Journal, April 1910.

Nell Brinkley began her illustration career at age 16 in her hometown outside of Denver, Colorado. By age 22 she was working in New York for William Randolph Hearst and was assigned to cover the murder trial of Harry K. Thaw, the husband of actress…

A new fictional feature entitled “The Girls I Knew,” by Emily Calvin Blake, debuted in Ladies Home Journal on September 1, 1910. The series follows impressionable Margaret and various friendships that influence her social, moral and sartorial…

An announcement of a new feature from the Editor of Ladies Home Journal, c. 1910. This serial narrative would detail the life of an ordinary young woman who moves to New York City. It is a cautionary tale that even describes the young woman's assault…

This is a narrative advertisement for a booklet called “Making Beautiful Clothes” from the Women’s Institute. Before Ann learned to make clothes, she was unwilling to join parties in last year's dress. She couldn’t afford store-bought clothes, but…

Whether a family bought or made their own clothing at the end of the 19th century depended very much on class. Gordon says, “even for middle class, clothing was primarily made at home” (Gordon 43). Magazines made advertisements for fashions…

This cover from July 1910 by Harrison Fisher shows an elegant couple embracing and kissing.