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Paula Modersohn-Becker begins a series of nude portraits of herself and of other women and children in Paris. Juan Gris, Amedeo Modigliani and Gino Severini all arrive in Paris. Walter Sickert paints music hall scenes in London and Paris. Ferdinand Preiss opens his workshop in Berlin. Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest) completed.
This famine was directly caused by the 1906 China floods (April–October 1906), which hit the Huai River particularly hard and destroyed both the summer and autumn harvest. The 1908 Messina earthquake caused 75,000–82,000 deaths. First-wave feminism made advances, with universities being opened for women in Japan, Bulgaria, Cuba, Russia, and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. American murderer and human trophy collector (1906–1984) This article is about the American killer and body snatcher. For the band named after him, see Ed Gein (band). Ed Gein Gein, c. 1958 Born Edward Theodore Gein (1906-08-27) August 27, 1906 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. Died July 26 ...
Image credits: historycoolkids #3. This is the grave of Leonard Matlovich. After serving three tours in Vietnam, Matlovich became a recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Two f-holes are painted on her back to make her body resemble a violin. [s 1] Movement Study: 1926 Rudolf Koppitz: Vienna, Austria Gelatin silver print on carte-postale [s 1] Kiki with African Mask: 1926 Man Ray: Paris, France Gelatin silver print [s 2] Charles Lindbergh, Croydon Aerodrome: 29 May 1927 Pacific and Atlantic photos inc.
The population of women increased by two thirds between 1890 and 1920 and the literacy rate jumped to 94% in 1920. Both of these demographic shifts increased the audience for women's magazines. The most popular women's magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, had 25,000 readers by the end of its first year. The reach of these women's magazines meant ...
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.
1906 – Susan B. Anthony dies; 1906 – Algeciras Conference; 1906 – Pure Food and Drug Act and Federal Meat Inspection Act; 1906 – Hepburn Act; 1906 – Theodore Roosevelt negotiates Treaty of Portsmouth, receives Nobel Peace Prize; Teddy Roosevelt, the Bull Moose, led American progressives in the early 20th century. 1906 – San ...