On the night of September 1, 1873, Pothum Janakummah Ragaviah, a wealthy woman from Madras, reached London’s Waterloo Station. It was 10.30 pm. She had travelled on a luxury liner via the Suez Canal, ...

Every petticoat tells a story. Victorian women’s fashion is as scholarly as a history book. And that’s part of what keeps Melissa Lopez entranced. The high-collared dresses, corsets, bustle cages, ...

In Victorian England, a woman's hair was a living resume, signalling her class, morality, marital status, and wealth, all ...