Jahanara Akter
History of Women’s Fashion in 20th Century 1900-1910 At the turn of the century fashion looked like the late 1800’s. Rich women needed morning dresses, afternoon dresses and evening dresses. Women wore long skirts, long sleeves, high necks and high button shoes. The ready-to-wear industry...
There was a return to lady-like glamour in the Thirties. Dresses were designed to show off the curves of women. The clothes accentuated the waist, but not in an extreme way like the corset wearing years of previous decades. Eveningwear was more glamorous, taking inspiration from the film st...
However, the fashion industry encompasses the design, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, retailing, advertising, and promotion of all types of apparel (men’s, women’s, and children’s) from the most rarefied and expensive haute couture (literally, “high sewing”) and designer fashions to...
.S. Open history. The longest women’s match in the competition’s history—in terms of number of games—occurred in 1898 (before the institution of tiebreakers), when the five-set match betweenJuliette Atkinson (the winner) and Marion Jones extended to 51 games.Arthur Ashewon the U.S. ...
The 1970s By:History.com Editors Updated:June 24, 2024|Original:July 30, 2010 copy page linkPrint Page The 1970s were, in some ways, a continuation of the 1960s. Women, gays and lesbians, African Americans, Native Americans and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality, ...
The Relative Status of Women and Men. Slovak men retain a privileged position in the home and the outside world. While women have been entering occupations traditionally held by men and more women are acquiring education beyond the secondary level and opting to remain unmarried longer, they sti...
The sixteen chapters of The Hidden History of American Fashion: Rediscovering TwentiethCentury Women Designers offer a wealth of information revealing a segment of the emergent American fashion industry that has long been overshadowed. Eighteen littleknown but influential women designers, many of whom ...
Women’s History Month Spotlight: How the Legend Marian Anderson Changed the world with her voice; Exclusive Interview Marian Anderson’s voice changed the course of American and World history. “I seek to put together music that will appeal to both sorts of listener...
You’re likely already aware of the privacy risks associated with facial recognition technology, but there’s another insidious cause for concern: the rampant bias present in these apps, which often have difficulty detecting and analyzing the faces of women and people of color. M.I.T. Media La...