The word "loneliness" was not common before the 19th century. Cultural historian Fay ... Carmelite prioress Teresa of Jesus Maria Worsley (1601–42) took time from her busy administrative role ...

One of the lessons of “‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer,’” Mary Beth Norton’s delightful compendium of 17th-century advice to the lovelorn, is a sobering one to us today: Things that we ...

By Rhoda Feng Quick! Which 17th-century female artist fought her way into the male-dominated art world, prevailed in a rape trial and alchemized her struggles into revolutionary art? If the name ...