This Extraordinary Woman: Portraits of Female Curiosities in early American Print Culture

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This Extraordinary Woman: Portraits of Female Curiosities in early American Print Culture

Description

These portraits, published between 1771 and 1859, appear in works as varied as almanacs, journals of phrenology, and ethnographic histories. Whether the publications were intended to educate or entertain, the portraits today provide us with a lens through which we can better understand historical constructions of the female body.

Creator

Hilary Malson

Publisher

The Library Company of Philadelphia

Date

2010

Language

English

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http://www.librarycompany.org/extraordinarywoman/

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Citation

Hilary Malson, “This Extraordinary Woman: Portraits of Female Curiosities in early American Print Culture,” Women's Knowledge Digital Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://womensdigitallibrary.org/items/show/781.

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