He added that body hair removal went mainstream in the late 19th century in the UK. “In the early 20th century, as clothing became more liberal and showed legs more often, we saw the marketing of razors telling women if they were hairy they would not be perceived asfeminine. Adverts warn...
Many conflicting legends have masked the real Godiva for centuries. To begin with, "lady" wasn't even her title. In 11th-century Anglo-Saxon England, that title was used exclusively to refer to the queen. The best comparison we can make to her noble status is countess, but that term did...
The radical on the left of the character is 人 (rén) — person. The term for she (她) — which has the radical 女(nǚ) for female — was created for the women’s movement in the early 20th century. There also isn’t a natural equivalent for the singular “they” — 他們/ (...
Political CultureRepublican PartyPolitical CommunicationsPublic PolicyProgressive TaxationThe United States has utilized an estate tax for over 90 years. In the early 1990s a sustained effort to repeal the tax at both the state and federal levels began. Previous inquiry into the estate tax repeal ...
From the grand pyramids to the enigmatic pharaohs, Ancient Egypt has left an indelible mark on modern pop culture. Its imagery and mythology have inspired everything from blockbuster films to video games and chart-topping music. This fascination traces back over a century, with early 20th-century...
Early cultures used meteorites to craft weapons and jewelry long before anyone knew how to extract iron from ore.
"Having Banda MS come out with Becky G last year [at BBF] was really big," says Den Uijl. "Aaron really pushed it [with the regional stuff] like, ‘Hey, this is something that our culture celebrates.’ It was the moment of the whole entire festival [last year]." P...
This helped trigger the station's rebirth as it helped bring it to the attention of the government's industrial heritage investigation team, who restored it to its original state in the early 20th century, thanks to experts from the Capital Museum and Yang's own knowledge. ...
Tucked beyond New Mexican mountain ranges, the nation’s first official wilderness area offers a rugged, ancient world of hidden canyons.