Hand fans were the emojis of the Victorian era, able to signal lust, hate, and everything in between.

Victorian men and women feared hair loss, leading to the popularity of electro-magnetic hair brushes.

She served 30 years on the Board of Health in Westfield, Massachusetts. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Victorian slang is weirdly fun. Some of it sounds like total nonsense, but it all had meaning back in the day. In this quiz, you'll get 27 real slang terms from the Victorian era. Your job is to ...

Britain's parliament voted on Tuesday to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales to stop a growing number of women from being investigated by police for terminating pregnancies under ...

Escort cards mimicked Victorian calling cards, which members of the upper classes left at each other’s houses to introduce themselves, further a relationship, give congratulations, or express ...

The Westfield News Westfield Health Bulletin: Understanding history of smallpox helps us appreciate need for vaccines Published: Jun. 28, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant are both literary legends. But in Westfield High’s upcoming Cappies play, they’re portrayed as women, for an intriguing new spin on the story.

In the final part of our mini-series on sex work throughout history, Kate's joined by Dr. Julia Laite, historian, professor of history at Birkbeck University, to take us back to the Victorian era.

Karelian Diamond Resources (LSE-A: KDR) says it has identified a “significant new copper target” within the recently awarded KDR4 licence area in Northern Ireland.

The vote to decriminalise abortion was made to stop a growing number of women from being investigated by police for terminating their pregnancies.