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The story of Valentina Vassilyev, the 18th-century Russian woman who reportedly gave birth to 69 children

The world record for "Most Prolific Mother Ever" belongs to a Russian woman named Valentina Vassilyev. Between 1725 and 1765, ...
Phys.org

This 18th-century shell collection, saved from a skip, tells a story of empire, explorers and women's equality

In the 1980s, a shell collection that included specimens from Captain Cook's final voyage was accidentally thrown into a skip and believed lost forever. But much to the joy of scientists, last week it ...
Eagle-Tribune

Learn what women wore in the 18th century

LONDONDERRY — Living historian Jennifer Roy will dress, and undress herself, in reproduction 18th century garments during a presentation on the 18th century woman from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 3 at ...
Yahoo

Historian discusses colonial life through eyes of 18th century woman

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a library full of computers and people wearing hoodies and sneakers stood a woman who appeared to have come straight from the ...
Seattle Times

A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last

LONDON — The ink has barely faded, and the paper has only slightly yellowed. For nearly 250 years, the letters, more than 100 of them, sat sealed in Britain’s National Archives, unopened and ...
The Conversation

This 18th‑century shell collection, saved from a skip, tells a story of empire, explorers and women’s equality

In the 1980s, a shell collection that included specimens from Captain Cook’s final voyage was accidentally thrown into a skip and believed lost forever. But much to the joy of scientists, last week it ...