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
Source
http://www.librarycompany.org/extraordinarywoman/
Publisher
The Library Company of Philadelphia
Date
2010
Language
English
URL
http://www.librarycompany.org/extraordinarywoman
Citation
Hilary Malson, “This Extraordinary Woman: Portraits of Female Curiosities in early American Print Culture,”
