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 ...

A circa 1825 sampler made by Ann E. Kelly at Leah Maguire's school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Kelly Marshall Most 19th-century schoolmistresses are long forgotten, but Leah Maguire of ...

Sewing and placket sampler Medium Medium: cotton and silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, button hole, and sewing stitches on plain weave foundation Dimensions H x W: ...