At the same time that they cast her to the margins of society, Victorian England was obsessed with the “fallen woman,” who had lost her virtue to sex, alcohol, or some other vice. This September, the ...

The Victorian era is known for many things — but sexual openness isn’t one of them. The reign of Queen Victoria during the latter half of the nineteenth century in England saw strict moral codes and ...

A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in Victorian society Brigit Katz - Correspondent Works like Tissot's The Convalescent (1872), ...