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1840s in Western fashion. Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort at home, 1841. Her dress shows the fashionable silhouette, with its pointed waist, sloping shoulder, and bell-shaped skirt. 1840s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by a narrow, natural shoulder line following the exaggerated puffed sleeves of the ...
Here are the most popular girls' and boys' names of every decade, according to data collected by the Social Security Administration. Ivan Makarov / Wikimedia Commons. 1880s: Most Popular Boy Names.
Gold Rush era Portrait of a Californiowoman of Hispanic descent. Women in the California Gold Rush, which began in Northern California in 1848, initially included Spanish descendants, or Californios, who already lived in California, Native American women, and rapidly arriving immigrant women from all over the world.
Rare vintage girl names. Minnie, Myrtle and Maude are three sweet choices from our list of 100 rare vintage names for girls. Dorothy. Florence. Mildred. Ethel. Gladys. Edna. Bertha.
Mary is still among the top 100 names for baby girls born in Ireland, [7] common amongst Christians there and also popularised amongst Protestants specifically, with regard to Queen Mary II, co-monarch and wife of William III. Mary was the 179th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007, ranking behind other versions of the ...
t. e. The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history . The earliest women living in what is now the United States were Native Americans. European women arrived in the 17th century and brought with them European culture and values.
1830s in Western fashion. In the 1830s, men wore dark coats, light trousers, and dark cravats for daywear. Women's sleeves reached their ultimate width in the gigot sleeve. Here, the boys (on holiday in the mountains) wear buff-colored belted knee-length tunics with yokes and full sleeves over trousers. The girls wear white dresses with colored ...