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Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (NKJ) / Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art

And then, snip by snip, she was cut out of the frame of Renaissance art history.

Lifecasting was the renaissance art of making sculptures using molds taken from real-life plants and animals.

In the Middle Ages, the legend of Aristotle and Phyllis exemplified the “Power of Women” trope.

The American GIrls' club was created not only to feed and house American girls in Paris in the 1890s

At a retreat center called Our Cabaña, girls from all over the world became Cold War–era diplomats. American scouts had additional ideas.

In the 1930s, experimental psychologist Agnes Landis interviewed women who identified as "tomboys."

Analyzing the dolls of elite girls shows that playthings reinforced gendered expectations but also allowed for imaginative play.

Can purchasing a doll be a revolutionary act? The franchise makes an effort to connect its characters with the realities of American history.

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