Female Gallery

First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636

Thomas Hooker's congregation migrates from Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut, 1636.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Mother getting her daughter dressed, early 1900s

Mother putting on her daughter's socks and shoes, a morning ritual, early 1900s.
Printed color halftone of Jessie Willcox Smith illustration

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Medieval rose garden

Garden with roses enclosed by a wattle fence, from Boccacio's "Cento Norelle," 1490.
Hand-colored woodcut reproductioin of a 15th century illustration

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