Who is This Man Just Back From the War?

The wife of a Viet Nam Vet shares her view of the man she loves, newly home from the war. What was it like for the spouses way back then?

Sexist, Suggestive and Politically Incorrect Vintage Valentines From Days Gone By

Vintage valentines are cute but are also filled with sexism, racism, veiled violence and some downright odd sexual innuendo

Goodbye, Harry Morgan 1915-2011

Harry Morgan has died at the age of 96. This is my tribute to him and my favourite titles of his.

Traditional Values and Modernity: An Analysis of Sensei in Natsume Soseki's Kokoro

Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro is a fiction novel written in 1914, two years after the end of the Meiji era and the death of Emperor Meiji. This historical event assists Soseki in creating a contrast between tradition and modernity.

Women's Clothing of the South in the American Civil War

Funny Wedding Words of Advice for the Bride ~ 1942 Era

Cute wedding words of advice hand written in 1942 as well as the romance between two Drake University pharmacists and the short life they shared together are lightly touched upon in this hub.

Gibson Girls: Sex Goddesses of the American Victorian Age

Those buxom, bloomered babes were quite the rage in their day. Incredibly sexy, despite their turn of the century moral standards, Gibson Girls possessed more than an alluring mystique. They possessed powerful skills and attributes that today’s women could easily emulate and from which they would indubitably benefit.

Blue and White Rooms and Decorating with Blue and White

Thinking about decorating your room in blue and white? This color union is a match mirrored in the sky and clouds, the snowy mountains, the ocean and breaker waves. Perhaps this sympathy with nature is why blue and white decorating schemes have...

London in 1901 - the End of the Victorian Era

This article is about London, England as it was in 1901: a great city so familiar and yet so different than our own. A city poised between the end of the Victorian Era and the beginning of the glittering Edwardian Era. Queen Victoria (born 24 May...

Why are Smart Kids Unpopular?

I am not sure when it happened, but at some point in my life I stopped caring so much about what other people think about me. By virtue of being human, I will always experience a certain amount of self-consciousness. But these neurotic tendencies...