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But it's not... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/08/no-fool-like-old-beau.html?showComment=1280894125869 Two Nerdy History Girls: No Fool like an Old Beau Susan reporting: We've shown you numerous English prints that make fun of ladies' vanities and follies , so it seems only fair to do the... two nerdy history girls fool like old beau https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/09/friday-video-jane-austen-dance.html?showComment=1410584658763 Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: A Jane Austen Dance Isabella reporting, While we Nerdy History Girls make our living with words, it's still entertaining to consider how much can be expresse... two nerdy history girls friday video jane austen dance https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/03/breakfast-links-week-of-february-27.html?showComment=1330840420644 Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of February 27, 2012 Served up fresh: our weekly offering of Breakfast Links! Our favorite links to other blogs, web sites, pictures, and articles colle... two nerdy history girls breakfast links https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-mantua-makers-interns.html Two Nerdy History Girls: The Mantua-maker's Interns Isabella reporting, While today college and university students who wish to gain work experience become summer interns, a Georgian trade... two nerdy history girls mantua maker interns https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/09/friday-video-jane-austen-dance.html?showComment=1480365393457 Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: A Jane Austen Dance Isabella reporting, While we Nerdy History Girls make our living with words, it's still entertaining to consider how much can be expresse... two nerdy history girls friday video jane austen dance https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/09/?m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: September 2010 two nerdy history girls september https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-am-i-mystery-workshop.html?showComment=1257635284707 Two Nerdy History Girls: Where am I? The mystery workshop From Loretta: Here are two photos of one of the workshops in Colonial Williamsburg . As I stood there, taking pictures, I realized that I w... two nerdy history girls the mystery workshop https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/10/casual-friday-historic-carousel-goes_18.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Casual Friday: The Historic Carousel Goes Round and Round two nerdy history girls casual friday https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-strait-waistcoat-for-mad-c-1772.html Two Nerdy History Girls: A Strait Waistcoat for the Mad, c. 1772 Isabella reporting, Not everything that the mantua-makers of Colonial Williamsburg make is fashionable and frothy. While I was visiting... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/04/casual-friday-portrait-of-king-george-vi.html?showComment=1396616972870 Two Nerdy History Girls: Casual Friday: Portrait of King George VI View at Library of Congress Loretta reports: Not many of us know much about King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. Some of... two nerdy history girls casual friday king george https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/04/cabinet-dressing-case.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Cabinet dressing-case Loretta reports: I was looking for something else when I came upon this in the 1824 Ackermann's Repository . It's typical of some of the ... two nerdy history girls cabinet dressing case https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/12/breakfast-links-week-of-december-5-2011.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of December 5, 2011 Served up fresh: our weekly offering of Breakfast Links! Our favorite links to other blogs, web sites, pictures, and articles, col... two nerdy history girls breakfast links https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/01/what-is-elastic-in-early-19th-century.html?showComment=1389161325096 Two Nerdy History Girls: What is elastic in the early 19th century? two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-video-boarding-school-girls-at.html?showComment=1332519167959 Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: Boarding School Girls at Coney Island, 1905 Susan reporting: Although it's still March, the temperatures in the Northeastern U.S. this week have been as balmy as early June. It's ce... two nerdy history girls friday video https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/01/frost-fair-of-1683.html?showComment=1264014263901 Two Nerdy History Girls: The Frost Fair of 1683 Susan reports: As cold as this January has been for most of North America, it still can't hold a candle (or an icicle) to the Great Frost of... two nerdy history girls the frost fair https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/09/mall-chick.html?showComment=1253275531240&m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: Mall Chick Susan reports: No matter how grim the economy may be, we Americans do love our shopping malls. (I'm no exception, living right down the roa... two nerdy history girls mall chick https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/01/playing-part-of-downton-abbey-highclere.html?showComment=1295363317666 Two Nerdy History Girls: Playing the Part of Downton Abbey: Highclere Castle Susan reporting: With the first two episodes of Downton Abbey now broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (and also already available on DVD fo... two nerdy history girls playing the part https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-we-learned-on-carriage-ride.html?showComment=1257252018393 Two Nerdy History Girls: What We Learned on a Carriage Ride Susan reports: Loretta explained our "research ride" in Colonial Williamsburg so well yesterday that all I can do is continue. The carriag... two nerdy history girls what we learned https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/01/follow-us-if-you-please.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Follow Us, if You Please two nerdy history girls follow us if you please https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/05/historic-carrickmacross-lace-lovely-on.html?showComment=1304959658916 Two Nerdy History Girls: Historic Carrickmacross Lace, Lovely on the Royal Wedding Dress Susan reporting: Much has been written about the new Duchess of Cambridge's wedding gown by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. One of th... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/07/romantic-era-fashions-for-real.html?showComment=1310765055449 Two Nerdy History Girls: Romantic Era fashions for real Loretta reports: In relation to my new book, Silk is for Seduction , I've shown a number of fashion prints ( here and here and here a... two nerdy history girls romantic era fashions real https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/02/snow-removal-from-streets-of-new-york-c.html?showComment=1391550140715 Two Nerdy History Girls: Snow Removal from the Streets of New York, c. 1888 Isabella reporting, I have spent the day shoveling out a driveway that seems to grow magically in length in direct proportion to the amo... two nerdy history girls streets of new york https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/09/betsy-debunked.html?showComment=1254327605267&m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: Betsy Debunked Susan reports: There's history, and then there's history legends. Most Americans learned their share of the legendary stuff in grade school.... two nerdy history girls betsy debunked https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2018/06/?m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: June 2018 two nerdy history girls june https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/01/laundry-never-endscontinued.html?showComment=1296232304600 Two Nerdy History Girls: Laundry never ends...continued Loretta reports: A reader asked about bleaching yards in urban areas. Not a good idea. Beau Brummell used to send his laundry out to the... two nerdy history girls laundry never ends continued https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/05/friday-video-how-to-sit-in-bustle.html?showComment=1368197367618 Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: How to Sit in a Bustle Isabella reporting: While writing my bustle posts this week ( here and here ), one question kept popping up: how did women sit down with... two nerdy history girls friday video https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/10/breakfast-links-week-of-october-25-2013.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of October 25, 2013 We're winding up the month of October with a fresh serving of Breakfast Links - our fav links of the week to other blogs, web sites, artic... two nerdy history girls breakfast links https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2018/06/gone-typin.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Gone Typin' It's summertime, the time of year when we usually pack up the blog for vacation and go fishin'. But this year, we're spending these beau... two nerdy history girls gone https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/01/laundry-never-endscontinued.html?showComment=1296245968837 Two Nerdy History Girls: Laundry never ends...continued Loretta reports: A reader asked about bleaching yards in urban areas. Not a good idea. Beau Brummell used to send his laundry out to the... two nerdy history girls laundry never ends continued https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/02/breakfast-links-week-of-february-21.html?showComment=1298894676268 Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of February 21, 2011 Happy Sunday! Here's this week's serving of the freshest Breakfast Links, a selection of noteworthy tidbits gathered from other blogs, we... two nerdy history girls breakfast links https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/09/department-of-quotation-condoms_06.html?showComment=1252347962172 Two Nerdy History Girls: Department of Quotation: Condoms Susan reports: London, 1724 From The Machine, or Love's Preservative (anon.) By this Machine* secure, the willing Maid Can taste Love's Joy... two nerdy history girls department of quotation condoms https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/03/nhg-library-in-words-of-women.html?showComment=1331053093940 Two Nerdy History Girls: NHG Library: "In the Words of Women" Susan reporting: March is officially Women's History Month. This has always seemed a mixed blessing: yes, it's wonderful to shine the lime... two nerdy history girls in the nhg https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/03/horrors-not-flannel-petticoat-1807.html?showComment=1362743491376 Two Nerdy History Girls: Horrors! Not a Flannel Petticoat!!! 1807 Isabella reporting, We've often wondered how early 19th c. ladies kept warm wearing thin linen gowns in draft, unheated houses. A wo... two nerdy history girls not a horrors flannel petticoat https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-am-i-mystery-workshop.html?showComment=1257651125325 Two Nerdy History Girls: Where am I? The mystery workshop From Loretta: Here are two photos of one of the workshops in Colonial Williamsburg . As I stood there, taking pictures, I realized that I w... two nerdy history girls the mystery workshop https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-video-boarding-school-girls-at.html?showComment=1332524689502 Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: Boarding School Girls at Coney Island, 1905 Susan reporting: Although it's still March, the temperatures in the Northeastern U.S. this week have been as balmy as early June. It's ce... two nerdy history girls friday video https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/imperial-opera-glasses-c-1896.html?m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: Imperial Opera Glasses, c. 1896 Isabella reporting, Writers are often asked where we get our ideas. Where the big stuff comes from - characters and plot - continues t... two nerdy history girls imperial opera glasses c https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/02/snow-removal-from-streets-of-new-york-c.html?showComment=1391544196724 Two Nerdy History Girls: Snow Removal from the Streets of New York, c. 1888 Isabella reporting, I have spent the day shoveling out a driveway that seems to grow magically in length in direct proportion to the amo... two nerdy history girls streets of new york https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-chintz-lined-hat-for-spring-c1780-1830.html Two Nerdy History Girls: A Chintz-Lined Hat for Spring, c1780-1830 Susan reporting, This was one of my favorite pieces on display in the Printed Fashions: Textiles for Clothing and Home exhibition (c... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/03/accessories-head-to-toe-part-3.html Two Nerdy History Girls: "Accessories: Head to Toe": Buckles & Buttons for an 18th c. Gentleman,... Susan reporting: More from Accessories: Head to Toe, a symposium hosted by Colonial Williamsburg March 12-16, 2011. Mark Hutter, jour... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/10/update-more-about-threads-of-feeling.html?showComment=1287963739348 Two Nerdy History Girls: Update: More about the "Threads of Feeling" Exhibition Recently we reported on a wonderful exhibition, Threads of Feeling , currently on display at the London Foundling Museum . Since most of us... two nerdy history girls more about https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/06/ Two Nerdy History Girls: June 2010 two nerdy history girls june https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/07/our-new-look.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Our New Look two nerdy history girls our new look https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/04/does-this-19th-c-dress-deserve-place-in.html?showComment=1398248500553 Two Nerdy History Girls: Does This 19th c. Dress Deserve a Place in a Museum? Susan reporting, The cotton dress, left , is not the kind to inspire oohs and ahhs of admiration. Dating from the mid-19th c., it's ... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/07/friday-video-debutantes-of-1939.html?showComment=1342244796720 Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: Debutantes of 1939 Holland House Loretta reports: I found this while looking for interviews with the Duchess of Devonshire. Her memoirs, Wait for Me , w... two nerdy history girls friday video debutantes https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-modest-ladys-undergarments-1811.html?showComment=1366126258692 Two Nerdy History Girls: A Modest Lady's Undergarments 1811 Ball Dress 1811 Loretta reports: ~~~ [T]hough the hoop and quilted petticoat are no longer suffered to shroud in hideous obscurity ... two nerdy history girls modest lady undergarments https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/07/dressed-for-summer-three-eighteenth.html?showComment=1279495269463 Two Nerdy History Girls: Dressed for Summer: Three Eighteenth Century Women Susan reports: I've already shown what the 18th c. gentlemen of Colonial Williamsburg were wearing to keep relatively cool on a hot su... two nerdy history girls for summer eighteenth century dressed https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/09/breakfast-links-week-of-september-5.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of September 5, 2011 Served up fresh for you, our weekly offering of Breakfast Links: our favorite links to other blogs, web sites, pictures, and articles, al... two nerdy history girls breakfast links https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/05/fashions-for-may-1810.html?showComment=1367426157937 Two Nerdy History Girls: Fashions for May 1810 Loretta reports: These fashions for May 1810 offer some food for thought. You may notice that while the look is tubular, as we expect in... two nerdy history girls fashions may https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/?m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: 2013 two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/06/friday-video-jane-austens-netherfield.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: Jane Austen's Netherfield Ball Recreated Isabella reporting, As every good Nerdy History Person and reader knows, 2013 marks the two hundredth anniversary of the publication of ... two nerdy history girls friday video https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/06/more-about-sir-joshua-vanneck-and.html Two Nerdy History Girls: More About "Sir Joshua Vanneck and Family",1752 Isabella reporting, One of the things that Loretta and I enjoy most about this blog is learning from each other, and from our readers. ... two nerdy history girls more about https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/02/?m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: February 2013 two nerdy history girls february https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/07/dressed-for-summer-three-eighteenth.html?showComment=1279542716065 Two Nerdy History Girls: Dressed for Summer: Three Eighteenth Century Women Susan reports: I've already shown what the 18th c. gentlemen of Colonial Williamsburg were wearing to keep relatively cool on a hot su... two nerdy history girls for summer eighteenth century dressed https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2015/04/from-archives-sarah-bowdich-quells.html Two Nerdy History Girls: From the Archives: Sarah Bowdich Quells a Mutiny, 1816 Isabella reporting: Here's one of my all-time favorite "intrepid women" from the blog, and one whose story is definitely worth repeating... two nerdy history girls from the archives https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-person-history-on-line-diaries.html?showComment=1264984459659 Two Nerdy History Girls: First Person History: On-line Diaries & Letters Susan reports: No historian's description can rival the words of the people who actually lived that history. More and more diaries, journa... two nerdy history girls first person line diaries letters https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-end-of-road-for-old-coach-1850.html?showComment=1376352038242 Two Nerdy History Girls: The End of the Road for an Old Coach, 1850 Isabella reporting, I didn't want to include this print in today's James Pollard post because it wasn't by Pollard, and because it's so... two nerdy history girls end of road https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-video-astaire-rogers-1933.html?showComment=1335240299328 Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: Astaire & Rogers 1933 dancing debut Loretta reports: My thanks to the FIDM Museum for this wonderful post about Fred Astaire's shoes . It included not only a link to a fa... two nerdy history girls friday video https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/05/roman-pearls-faux-jewels-for-18th-c.html Two Nerdy History Girls: "Roman Pearls": Faux Jewels for the 18th c. Lady Susan reporting: Pearls are one jewel that never seems to go out of fashion, with the earliest mentions found 4,000 years ago in China. Pe... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/01/lady-in-riding-habit-worsley-scandal.html Two Nerdy History Girls: The Lady in the Riding Habit & the Worsley Scandal Loretta reports: Susan's recent blog about 18th C riding habits elicited some comments about the subject of the portrait she posted: Lad... two nerdy history girls the lady riding habit https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/03/stylish-voluptuous-progress-of-woman-of.html Two Nerdy History Girls: The 'Progress of a Woman of Pleasure', 1796 Susan reporting: Just like Fanny Hill ( 1748) is erotica pretending to be a cautionary tale by a fallen woman, this print of the Progr... two nerdy history girls the progress of a woman pleasure https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2017/04/when-18thc-tent-becomes-national-relic.html Two Nerdy History Girls: When an 18thc Tent Becomes a National Relic Susan reporting, The new Museum of the American Revolution is filled with fascinating artifacts from the past, objects that tell stori... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2018/ Two Nerdy History Girls: 2018 two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/09/department-of-quotation-byron-in-venice.html?showComment=1253996339019 Two Nerdy History Girls: Department of Quotation: Byron in Venice Loretta reports: Venice, January 28th, 1817 "...in walked a well-looking and (for an Italian) bionda girl of about nineteen....we had some t... two nerdy history girls department of quotation byron venice https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/02/friday-video-boston-by-streetcar-c1903.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Friday Video: Boston by Streetcar, c1903 Isabella reporting, Some of our most popular Friday Videos have featured turn-of-the-20th-century cities captured by early outdoor camera... two nerdy history girls friday video boston streetcar https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/06/little-luxuries-gold-box-for-rouge.html?showComment=1308671996676 Two Nerdy History Girls: Little Luxuries: A Gold Box for Rouge & Patches, 1783 Susan reporting: An 18th c. French lady could take literally hours dressing for an important ball. Just like modern celebrities preparing ... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/01/dangers-of-1836-diving-apparatus.html?showComment=1388710815933 Two Nerdy History Girls: Dangers of 1836 Diving Apparatus View online here Loretta reports: A while back I wrote about an early submarine and the perils of underwater travel devices in... two nerdy history girls dangers diving apparatus https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2017/?m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: 2017 two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2018/12/in-which-loretta-susan-bid-farewell.html?showComment=1544646650772 Two Nerdy History Girls: In Which Loretta & Susan Bid Farewell When we began this blog in June, 2009, our main goal was to amuse one another. We didn't really expect to have much company, but boy, were... two nerdy history girls loretta susan bid farewell https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/01/playing-part-of-downton-abbey-highclere.html?showComment=1295319289830 Two Nerdy History Girls: Playing the Part of Downton Abbey: Highclere Castle Susan reporting: With the first two episodes of Downton Abbey now broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (and also already available on DVD fo... two nerdy history girls playing the part https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/03/art-nouveau-bedroom-at-vmfa.html?showComment=1395787937927 Two Nerdy History Girls: Art Nouveau Bedroom at the VMFA Loretta reports: In addition to my lengthy visit with Catching Sight , the sporting prints exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Ar... two nerdy history girls art nouveau at the bedroom https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/07/men-behaving-boldly-william-penn.html?showComment=1279886069000 Two Nerdy History Girls: Men Behaving Boldly: William Penn & Charles II Susan reports: Here in Pennsylvania where I live, William Penn (1644-1718) is a venerable figure. As the founder of the state, he is usua... two nerdy history girls william penn men https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2015/02/from-archives-what-woman-blacksmith.html Two Nerdy History Girls: From the Archives: What a Woman Blacksmith Wore, c. 1775 Isabella reporting: Deadline-itis is plaguing me this week, so I'm dipping back into our archives for this popular post from the past. ... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/01/frost-fair-of-1683.html?showComment=1263994888440 Two Nerdy History Girls: The Frost Fair of 1683 Susan reports: As cold as this January has been for most of North America, it still can't hold a candle (or an icicle) to the Great Frost of... two nerdy history girls the frost fair https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-hairdresser-1827.html Two Nerdy History Girls: The Hairdresser, 1827 Hairdresser Loretta reports: The Book of English Trades was a guide aimed mainly at a young audience, explaining what people did and wh... two nerdy history girls the hairdresser https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/02/advice-for-writers-of-romantic-fiction.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Advice for Writers of Romantic Fiction, 1790 - and 2016 Isabella reporting, Publishers, editors, and critics have always been ready with suggestions for writers - handy rules that, if follow... two nerdy history girls advice for writers https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/07/featherd-hair-1777-and-2011.html?showComment=1310686974406 Two Nerdy History Girls: Feather'd Hair, 1777 and 2011 Susan reporting: Feathers and plumes have always been a favorite way to decorate hats and hair. Fashionable Georgian ladies had a particu... two nerdy history girls feather hair https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-significance-of-diamond-studded.html Two Nerdy History Girls: The Significance of a Diamond-Studded Bicycle, c1890 Isabella reporting, Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, and those best friends usually appear in a ring. But the unknown lady who wor... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/06/elegant-embroidery-for-18th-c-male.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Elegant Embroidery for 18th c. Male Peacocks Isabella reporting, Loretta and I have a well-documented weakness for the male peacocks of the 18th and early 19th c., gentlemen who too... two nerdy history girls elegant https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/02/seeing-eye-to-eye-with-artist-samuel.html?showComment=1298564216979 Two Nerdy History Girls: Seeing Eye to Eye with Artist Samuel Palmer, c. 1824 Susan reporting: Because Loretta and I write books that are set in the historical past, we're always looking for ways to make that past re... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2015/04/breakfast-links-week-of-april-20-2015.html?showComment=1430057643860 Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of April 20, 2015 Ready for your weekend reading pleasure - our weekly round-up of fav links to other web sites, blogs, articles, and images collected via ... two nerdy history girls breakfast links https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2014/04/mysterious-18th-c-masks.html?showComment=1397400685422 Two Nerdy History Girls: Mysterious 18th c. Masks Isabella reporting, Masks frequently appear in 18th c. portraits (such as here and here ), adding the necessary touch of mystery to f... two nerdy history girls mysterious c masks https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/10/visiting-loveland-c-1943.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Visiting 'Loveland', c 1943 Susan reporting: The 1940s isn't an era we often visit here at the TNHG, but this romantic map from 1943 is too charming not to share. ( P... two nerdy history girls visiting loveland c https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-person-history-on-line-diaries.html?showComment=1294971130878 Two Nerdy History Girls: First Person History: On-line Diaries & Letters Susan reports: No historian's description can rival the words of the people who actually lived that history. More and more diaries, journa... two nerdy history girls first person line diaries letters https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/11/stitching-mrs-newtons-gown-part-ii.html?showComment=1264096180895 Two Nerdy History Girls: Stitching Mrs. Newton's Gown: Part II Susan reports: As promised, here's more about how the mantua-makers of Colonial Williamsburg recreated a 1770 gown belonging to Mrs. Thomas... two nerdy history girls stitching https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-am-i-mystery-workshop.html?showComment=1257689076540 Two Nerdy History Girls: Where am I? The mystery workshop From Loretta: Here are two photos of one of the workshops in Colonial Williamsburg . As I stood there, taking pictures, I realized that I w... two nerdy history girls the mystery workshop https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/05/portraits-that-stayed-fashionable-c1775.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Portraits that Stayed Fashionable, c1775 Isabella reporting, When I saw this portrait, above left , last month at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I was puzzled by the lady's hai... two nerdy history girls portraits stayed fashionable https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/07/handwork-for-18thc-ladies-beautiful.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Handwork for 18thc Ladies: A Beautiful Knotting Shuttle Isabella reporting, As a habitual knitter and needleworker, I have great empathy for the 18thc ladies who chose to have their portrai... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/05/existential-star-wars.html?showComment=1327110347923 Two Nerdy History Girls: Existential Star Wars Loretta reports: For your Friday educational viewing, since we haven't done much with existentialism lately. The Force, French style . ... two nerdy history girls existential star wars https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/09/to-front-now.html?showComment=1253142070536&m=0 Two Nerdy History Girls: To the front now Loretta reports: In case you were wondering, here's the front. two nerdy history girls the front https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/09/intrepid-women-janet-schaw-weathers.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Intrepid Women: Janet Schaw Weathers a Hurricane at Sea, 1774 Susan reporting: Those of us who live along the Atlantic Coast are well aware that we're in the thick of hurricane season now, and there's... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-blacksmith-can-be-stylish-too-c-1775.html?showComment=1351620134370 Two Nerdy History Girls: A Blacksmith Can Be Stylish, Too, c. 1775 Isabella/Susan reporting: Blacksmith apprentice Aislinn Lewis, left , last appeared in this blog as an intern in the blacksmith shop of... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/01/pressing-matters-yes-ironing.html?showComment=1264602766191 Two Nerdy History Girls: Pressing Matters: Yes, Ironing Susan reports: In our age of t-shirts and jeans and general acceptance of being comfortably rumpled rather than starched and pressed, ironi... two nerdy history girls pressing matters yes ironing https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/01/century-of-men-on-film-in-three-half.html?showComment=1327049207589 Two Nerdy History Girls: A Century of Men on Film - in Three & a Half Minutes One of our most popular Friday Videos was 500 Years of Women in Art . Here we offer equal time to the gentlemen with (nearly) a century of... two nerdy history girls https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/09/mall-chick.html?showComment=1253240705319 Two Nerdy History Girls: Mall Chick Susan reports: No matter how grim the economy may be, we Americans do love our shopping malls. (I'm no exception, living right down the roa... two nerdy history girls mall chick https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/01/another-museums-collection-on-line.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Another Museum's Collection On-Line Isabella reporting, The internet has been a boon to us history-nerds. One of the most exciting developments has come from world-famous m... two nerdy history girls another museum collection line https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-18th-c-housewife-wore-whilst.html Two Nerdy History Girls: What the 18th c Housewife Wore Whilst Sweeping Isabella/Susan* reporting: While it's usually the clothes of the rich and famous that survive in museums, those of the "middling sort" i... two nerdy history girls what the https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/04/pseudonyms-or-how-susan-is-becoming.html?showComment=1333941853651 Two Nerdy History Girls: Pseudonyms; or How Susan is Becoming Isabella Susan/Isabella reporting: Pseudonyms, or pen names, have a long history in publishing, especially for women. In the past, women writers of... two nerdy history girls pseudonyms https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/01/ Two Nerdy History Girls: January 2011 two nerdy history girls january https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/01/dealing-with-rheumatism-gout-in-1834.html Two Nerdy History Girls: Dealing with rheumatism & gout in 1834 Garlic Loretta reports: Last week, in response to my blog about curing gout with heavy drinking , a commenter expressed curiosity about... two nerdy history girls dealing rheumatism gout