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In addition to this fact “the further the funeral industry headed toward becoming a profession, the further women were left behind.” [1] To further exclude women from the funeral industry, Civil War-era trades journals, for instance, The Casket and Embalmer’s Monthly, published articles to discourage women from entering the trade.
Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith, née Kiss, artist unknown, 1680s A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed, by an unknown painter, 1675-1700. A mourning portrait or deathbed portrait is a portrait of a person who has recently died, usually shown on their deathbed, or lying in repose, displayed for mourners.
Caitlin Marie Doughty (born August 19, 1984) [3] [1] is an American mortician, author, blogger, YouTuber, and advocate for death acceptance and the reform of Western funeral industry practices.
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Henrietta Duterte (née Bowers; July 1817 – December 23, 1903) [1] was an African-American funeral home owner, philanthropist, and abolitionist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the first American woman to own a mortuary , and her business operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad .