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  2. Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls - Wikipedia

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    The Society of Helpers, formerly known as the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls, is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in Paris, France, in 1856, with the objective of assisting the souls in Purgatory through their service to the needy of the world.

  3. Portal:Nudity - Wikipedia

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    Naturists in a river, 2014. Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing.While estimates vary, for the first 90,000 years of pre-history, anatomically modern humans were naked, having lost their body hair and living in hospitable climates.

  4. History of the nude in art - Wikipedia

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    In the 19th century, the female nude abounds more than ever—especially in the second half of the century—more than in any other period in the history of art. However, the female role changes to become a mere object of sexual desire, in a process of dehumanization of the female figure, subjected to the dictates of a predominantly macho society.

  5. Sexuality in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Roman attitudes toward female nudity differed from but were influenced by those of the Greeks, who idealized the male body in the nude while portraying respectable women clothed. Partial nudity of goddesses in Roman Imperial art, however, can highlight the breasts as dignified but pleasurable images of nurturing, abundance, and peacefulness.

  6. Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Holy Trinity Convent, New Ulm. The Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus, a group of privately dedicated laywomen, was founded in 2007.In 2010, the Handmaids became an Association of the Christian faithful, based in New Ulm, Minnesota, with the goal of becoming a diocesan religious institute.

  7. Nudity and sexuality - Wikipedia

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    Other societies maintain their traditional practices of being completely or partially naked in social as well as private situations, such as going to a beach or spa. The meaning of nudity and sexuality remains ambivalent, often leading to cultural misunderstandings and psychological problems.

  8. The Clitoris And The Body - The Huffington Post

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    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.

  9. Sisters of Life - Wikipedia

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    Many women responded to the article, and on Foundation Day, June 1, 1991, eight women joined the order. For thirteen years they remained a public association of the lay faithful—a non-religious Catholic community—until March 25, 2004, when they were formally established as a religious institute of diocesan right by Edward Michael Egan ...