The history of the development of women’s clubs arising out the aftermath of the Civil War as women stepped out of their domestic spheres towards self improvement.

A vintage film clip shows a turn-of-the-century Labor Day parade through bunting-draped streets, probably in the town of Leominster, Mass.

The coronation day of Queen Victoria was greeted with the merry pealing of bells and the shouts of rejoicing people.

A vintage film clip reveals people on the bathing beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1901.

Beautiful hotels, elegant restaurants, and convenient transportation transformed East Coast beaches into some of America’s favorite places to play.

Featuring a Victorian finishing school for young girls.

Read about Victorian women’s issues, unsuitable men, and 1800s alcohol consumption.

In centuries past, formal napkins were status symbols and an important part of public table decoration. Learn step-by-step how to fold a “water lily” napkin.