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27/08/2026

Keep in mind that, in France for example, marital r**e has been explicitly recognized in law since 2025.

27/08/2026

If women’s suffrage made the world « toxic, » the historical evidence is strangely uncooperative.

Sources :
Aidt, T. S., & Dallal, B. (2008). “Female Voting Power: The Contribution of Women’s Suffrage to the Growth of Social Spending in Western Europe (1869–1960).” Public Choice, 134(3–4), 391–417. DOI: 10.1007/s11127-007-9234-1.

Lott, J. R., & Kenny, L. W. (1999). “Did Women’s Suffrage Change the Size and Scope of Government?” Journal of Political Economy, 107(6), 1163–1198.

Miller, G. (2008). “Women’s Suffrage, Political Responsiveness, and Child Survival in American History.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 123(3), 1287–1327.

Moehling, C. M., & Thomasson, M. A. (2014). “Saving Babies: The Contribution of Sheppard-Towner to the Decline in Infant Mortality in the 1920s.” Journal of Economic History, 74(2), 411–442.

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~ Women & Ceramic, Eliza Simmance ~Eliza Simmance (1857–1935) was a British ceramic artist and designer at the Doulton L...
27/08/2026

~ Women & Ceramic, Eliza Simmance ~

Eliza Simmance (1857–1935) was a British ceramic artist and designer at the Doulton Lambeth pottery studio during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Born in Brixton, London, she developed her artistic skills at the Lambeth School of Art, an institution that played a major role in training many of the designers later employed by the Doulton factory.

At Doulton, Simmance contributed to the transformation of the company’s artistic production, helping it move away from the designs of the Victorian period towards the more fluid and innovative styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Her designs were particularly admired for their originality and sophisticated use of colour and texture.

Unlike many women working in the decorative arts, whose contributions were often overlooked or considered secondary, Simmance achieved significant recognition within the professional world of ceramics. By 1880, she was already supervising a team of artists producing works based on her designs. Many pieces bearing her distinctive “ES” monogram reveal her direct involvement in the creative process and highlight her artistic authority within the factory.

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26/08/2026

Enslaved women were crucial for the enslavers, as their children were born enslaved as well.

26/08/2026

Yes, they did. They grieved for their children. They wrote about them, preserved their portraits, treasured their belongings, and sometimes built monumental tombs in their memory. The fact that children died more often does not mean they were loved any less.

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~ Women & Ceramic, Hannah Barlow ~Hannah Barlow (1851–1916) was a British ceramic artist and one of the most important f...
26/08/2026

~ Women & Ceramic, Hannah Barlow ~

Hannah Barlow (1851–1916) was a British ceramic artist and one of the most important figures of the Victorian decorative arts movement. Born in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, she developed an early interest in drawing, particularly representations of animals, a passion that would later become the defining feature of her artistic career. After studying at the Lambeth School of Art and Design in London, she briefly worked at the Minton pottery before joining the prestigious Doulton & Co. pottery studio in Lambeth in 1871. She became the first female artist employed by the company.

At Doulton, Barlow played a central role in the development of artistic ceramics. She specialized in the sgraffito technique, which involved carving intricate designs directly into the surface of unfired clay before adding colour. Her works were distinguished by their lively and naturalistic depictions of animals.

In 1876, Barlow suffered the loss of the use of her dominant right hand after an illness. Despite this major physical challenge, she retrained herself to work with her left hand and continued producing highly detailed ceramics. Her perseverance allowed her to maintain a successful career, and by the time of her retirement in 1913, she had become one of the leading figures of the Doulton Lambeth studio.

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25/08/2026

Women always suffered from men's actions.

25/08/2026

Women’s suffrage wasn’t always something women won after centuries of never having it. Sometimes, it was a right they had to reclaim.

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~ Women & Ceramic, Marie-Victoire Jaquotot ~Marie-Victoire Jaquotot (1772–1855) was a French painter and one of the most...
25/08/2026

~ Women & Ceramic, Marie-Victoire Jaquotot ~

Marie-Victoire Jaquotot (1772–1855) was a French painter and one of the most renowned porcelain artists of the early nineteenth century. Born in Paris, she trained under the miniaturist and painter Étienne-Charles Le Guay, whom she later married in 1794. Her artistic career began during the final years of the Ancien Régime, when she created portraits, including one of Queen Marie-Antoinette, before the political upheavals of the French Revolution transformed the artistic landscape.

In 1801, Jaquotot joined the Manufacture of Sèvres as a figure painter, a highly prestigious position at a time when most female artists working there were restricted to decorative floral painting. She quickly distinguished herself through her exceptional mastery of porcelain painting, particularly in the representation of portraits and historical subjects. Her works included portraits of political figures and reproductions of celebrated masterpieces by artists such as Raphael, which contributed to the preservation and diffusion of European artistic heritage through a new medium.

Her talent attracted the attention of the Bourbon monarchy after the Restoration. In 1816, King Louis XVIII granted her the title of Peintre du Cabinet du Roi (“Painter of the King’s Cabinet”) and in 1828 Charles X appointed her Premier peintre sur porcelaine du Roi et de la Manufacture de Sèvres (“First Porcelain Painter to the King and to the Sèvres Manufacture”). These distinctions placed her among the most celebrated artists of her time and demonstrate the recognition she achieved in a profession largely dominated by men.

Beyond her own artistic production, Jaquotot played an important role in the transmission of artistic knowledge. She founded a private school of porcelain painting in Paris, where she trained numerous women.

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24/08/2026

Colonialism is not just about the land.

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