#victorian woman

[eyesaremosaics]

Stage actress Maude Adams, the LGBTQ icon who (allegedly) was the inspiration for Peter Pan. Though she was never publicly “out”, she never married, and had many close female friendships throughout her life. Including Ethel Barrymore (Yes from the illustrious Barrymore family—the most recent being Drew).

Maude was very popular with female audiences, and due to her disinterest in men, her chastity helped her to maintain a pristine reputation throughout her life. She was often rumored to be engaged to men as an effective “smokescreen” to shield her from rumors of lesbianism. None of these relationships were anything more than just that—rumors.

After playing Peter Pan on stage, Maude reached monumental levels of stardom for the time, which made having a private life very challenging. She lived with her “secretary” until she died, and both were buried on the same plot.

Maude was a serious actress, who claimed she would never marry due to her dedication to her craft. This was a common excuse for closeted gays in the Victorian era. Her fearlessness, and paradoxically childlike innocence are inspiring to me. She lived a colorful life, and is definitely worth looking into.

#lgbtq #maude adams #theatre #stage #actress #stage actress #victorian woman #lgbtq history #forgotten history #peter pan

[pastlivesfinery]

Revue de la Mode, 1872

#Revue de la Mode #1872 #1870s #Victorian #Victoriana #Victorian fashion #Victorian dress #Victorian style #Victorian era #Victorian art #Victorian girl #Victorian woman #Fashion #Fashionplate #Fashion sketch #Fashion illustration #Fashion history #Historical fashion #Historical clothing #Dress history #Vintage dress #Vintage fashion #Antique dress #Antique fashion #Antique clothing #19th century #19th century style #19th century dress #19th century fashion #19th century art Corset

[thinkingimages]

#cabinet card #photographic portraiture #long hair #victorian woman #edwardian rapunzels #rapunzel #rapunzels

[eyesfullofmoon]

Untitled. Photographed by Louis Jean-Baptiste Igout, c. 1870, France.

#1870s #* #old photos #women #louis jean-baptiste igout #france #19th century #photography #antique #early photography #victorian era #victorian #old photography #vintage #nineteenth century #19th century photography #victorian photography #victorian style #victorian woman #women in photography #vintage photography

[thevagabondsbride-blog]

I have a fascination with how Victorian Women traveled.

The Bayswater omnibus with travelers in 1895 by George William Joy.

#travel photography #victorian woman #victorian painting #george william joy #the Bayswater Omnibus #travel

[thegirlintheblackdress]

A Victorian woman in the streets of London, by Walter Linsley Meegan

#victorian #victorian woman #art #painting #classic art #illustration #traditional illustration #xix #xix century #england #victorian england #queen victoria #black #night art #night #moon art #moon

[themeltingmoons]

Victorian Bust study

#art #artists of tumblr #themeltingmoonart #artists on tumblr #illustration #digital art #artstudio pro #victorian #victorian era #victorian woman

[gothicabazaar]

"When women let their hair down, it means either sexiness or craziness or death, the three by Victorian times having become virtually synonymous." - Margaret Atwood

#ai art #ai art gallery #ai art generation #ai art generator #ai artwork #ai assisted art #aiartcommunity #aiartdaily #aiartist #aiartlovers #gothicabazaar #my ai art #Victorian woman #ai oil painting #imagine ai #feminist #margaret atwood

[glitterofthepast]

Portrait of an American Lady by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1860's.

#franz xaver winterhalter #Art #1860's #Victorian woman

[i-eat-metal-straws]

In my Victorian woman era where I was feeling Mentally ill and so banished myself to a quiet European village for a week during spring break <3

#hozier #Victorian woman #corecore

[thefloofinator]

Day 2 of huevember

#victorian woman #victorian fashion #edwardian woman #edwardian fashion #ghosts #ghost #ghost face

[pastlivesfinery]

Journal des Demoiselles, 1883

#Journal des Demoiselles #1883 #1880s #bustle #bustle dress #the gilded age #gilded age #Victorian #Victoriana #Victorian fashion #Victorian dress #Victorian style #Victorian era #Victorian art #Victorian girl #Victorian woman #Fashion #Fashionplate #Fashion sketch #Fashion illustration #Fashion history #Historical fashion #Historical clothing #Dress history #Vintage dress #Vintage fashion #Antique dress #Antique fashion #Antique clothing #19th century

[belalugosigrave]

#goth #goth aesthetic #goth vampire #gothic #victorian goth #vampire aesthetic #goth girl #death rock #goth woman #goth outfit #80s goth #trad goth #vampire #vampire girl #witch aesthetic #gothgoth #alt girl #witchythings #goth art #satanic aesthetic #aestehtic

[eyesfullofmoon]

"Vengeance"

Photographed by Constant Puyo, 1896.

#1890s #* #old photos #women #19th century #constant puyo #émile joachim constant puyo #photography #victorian era #victorian photography #early photography #antique #antique photo #victorian woman #old photography #vintage #vintage photography #antique fashion #old photo #victorian style #victorian fashion #vintage women #vintage fashion #vintage style #historic photographs #1890s fashion #victorian #feminist

[blackjewels5]

Historical African American Photos Black Women in Victorian Era 1800's Real People Real Lives

#blackhistory #black woman beauty #black vintage #1800's #victorian era #women of color

[songstone]

Picture this

It's the early 90s. Corroded Coffin has made it big

Steve and Eddie have been together since the tail end of '86 and they're as good as married as they think they're ever gonna get

Eddie is back in Hawkins after another successful tour. He and Steve are in bed together. He's holding a hairbrush up to Steve's face like it's a microphone.

"Mr. Harrington, Mr. Harrington! Over here! Question for you Mr. Harrington!"

Steve looks up from his book and over the rim of his glasses. The hairbrush is poking him in the cheek.

"Mr. Harrington, the world is dying to know. What's your favorite band?"

Steve, who has his literal rockstar husband in bed with him, clearly fishing for a compliment, answers without missing a beat

"Nirvana."

#Eddie drapes himself over the bed like a swooning Victorian woman and wails #steddie #steve/eddie #stranger things #eddie munson #steve harrington