The Learned Saint: Theresa of Ávila
Knowing Teresa’s life helps to interpret this painting, held by the Kentucky Museum.
She’s Got Style
History suggests that as “big business” started to take hold in the late 1800s, women became more involved in business and working outside the home. However, few women owned companies. Those that did were in industries centered on women, such as home goods, apparel,...
Thinking about Columbus
Columbus Day, or Indigenous Peoples Day? This lithograph print in our collections helps discuss the controversy.
The Female Portraitist of Paris
When we think of women in the eighteenth century, we don’t often think of professional success and freedom. Yet between 1780 and 1810, many French women defied the domestic stereotype, reaching artistic success despite being denied admittance to classes on life drawing or the artistic academies.
Who art thou, Juliette?
Do you recognize the woman in the painting? This is Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier – more commonly called Juliette or Madame Récamier – at the age of 28. She was a European celebrity in the early 19th century, known across Paris for her salon...
Pistol Packin’ Pearl
Did you know Pistol Packin Pearl? Discover the first Kentucky woman elected to a four-year term as sheriff and the first Kentucky woman appointed by a president to a national post.