The Integrity and Responsibility of a Period Piece

Here’s why the inattention to costume accuracy in…

Sarah Boone, Pioneer of the Hinged Ironing Board

The story of the Black Victorian dressmaker who…

“Say What Is True” — A Review of Little Women (2017)

How the BBC miniseries beautifully brings to life…

Edgar Allan Poe’s Very Deliberate and Very Meta Writing Process for the Spookiest, Most Angsty Poem Imaginable

Why Didn’t People Smile In Old-Timey Photographs?

You might have learned a myth about this in school.

Grass Stains By the Shores of Silver Lake

A review and analysis of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s…

Learning From Time Travel: Living History Is For Both Of Us.

Why I keep coming back to this odd hobby.

The Fairytale Origins of the White Wedding Dress

An arranged marriage that became a lifelong romance…

An Obligatory, and Very Excited, Welcome to The Victorian Lady’s Column

The whys, wherefores…