The world record for "Most Prolific Mother Ever" belongs to a Russian woman named Valentina Vassilyev. Between 1725 and 1765, she reportedly gave birth 27 times — to 16 pairs of twins, seven ...

The 18th-century legal system rarely took an interest in whether someone was pregnant. When it did, it was because a woman’s life had become entangled with the courts for another reason ...

The 18th century was an era characterized by elaborate fashion and beauty rituals, with makeup playing a pivotal role in both the social and cultural fabric of the time.

Analysis: The diaries tell us much about the women's lives, their creativity and their contributions to culture ...

As a wanted woman with a price on her head, which is to say, good copy, Nell’s character and exploits are twisted and exaggerated in the turn-of-the-18th century tabloid press, personified by ...

In sum, Arnab Chatterjee's work on British women writers of the late 18th century representing India is a balanced work, and one making good use of recent postcolonial musings about empire, ...

An 18th-century women's asylum has taken on new life as a swanky, stylish hotel that's getting a lot of hype. Hotel Anna & Bel opened in Philadelphia in August, ...

“Macbeth” is a 17th-century play. Must-read 18th-century women’s Gothic novels: “The Old English Baron” by Clara Reeve, and “The Mysteries of Udolpho” by Ann Radcliffe.

A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last More than 100 letters, addressed to French sailors, were never delivered. They remained unopened for nearly 250 years, until a historian ...