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Erika Gaffney
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Sr Acq Editor, Early Modern Studies, Amsterdam University Press. Comm Editor, Art History, Lund Humphries. Founder, Art Herstory. Etsy shop, http://artherstorynotes.etsy.com
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The Hidden History of Women Game Designers
Nineteenth-century women turned music lessons into interactive entertainment, complete with spinning wheels and ivory counters.
by Carmen Ray
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The Hidden History of Women Game Designers - JSTOR Daily
Nineteenth-century women turned music lessons into interactive entertainment, complete with spinning wheels and ivory counters.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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For a list of recent books for children and young adults about women artists, see

Recent Books for Young Readers About Women Artists
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November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Vase of Flowers with an Ear of Corn, 1742, by #RachelRuysch (Dutch, 1664-1750). Held by / on view at the National Gallery of Ireland, www.codart.nl/art-works/th... #MaizeDay #NationalMaizeDay #womenartists #artherstory
November 24, 2023 at 2:53 PM
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Gathering Corn, 1998, by #NormaHoward (American, 1958-2024). Held by Gilcrease Museum, collections.gilcrease.org/object/021949 #NationalMaizeDay #MaizeDay #womenartists #artherstory
A watercolor painting of a Native American family in a corn field. A man is depicted at left leaning over into a basket; his face is not visible, only the top of his hat. The woman at center right stands sideways; she wears a white apron over a yellow dress, and a turquoise-colored neck scarf. At about the center of the painting is a small boy in overalls; before him is a small black and white dog, which the viewer sees from behind. Barely visible behind the woman is another small child, facing into the corn with her back to the viewer.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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On the 400th anniversary of the death of Sofonisba Anguissola
In search of Sofonisba
The 400th anniversary of the death of an artist who was hugely acclaimed in her lifetime is going mainly unmarked by museums – which means that devotees have their work cut out to see her paintings in...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Announcing Art Herstory’s 2025 Holiday Card: Poinsettia and Calla Lily
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Art Herstory Holiday Card for 2025 | Poinsettia and Calla Lily
The 2025 Art Herstory holiday card features "Calla and Poincetha" by American artist Clarissa Munger Badger.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The sale is in honor of -

A Year for Dutch and Flemish Women Artists
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A Year for Dutch and Flemish Women Artists, 2025-2026
A post about exhibitions of art in 2025, as well as new books, to do with early modern Dutch and Flemish women artists.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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All Dutch- & Flemish- themed Art Herstory note card wallets are on sale at a 35% discount!

Dutch- & Flemish- themed 6-packs are 30% off

Dutch- & Flemish- themed individual cards are 25% off

Shop in our online store, artherstory.net/shop/
A C17th garland painting by Catarina Ykens I, with a pink circle superimposed over the center with "35% off" in white text.
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Read more about the journal - and about the artist's resonance through the ages - in this blog post,

Commemorating Sofonisba Anguissola
Still relevant after 400 years
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Sofonisba Anguissola Commemorative Journal | Art Herstory
The post describes a blank journal commemorating the 400th anniversary of Sofonisba Anguissola's passing, and explores her relevance today.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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This month marks the 400th anniversary of the passing in 1625 of Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola.

Art Herstory commemorates the occasion with a (very) limited edition hard cover journal.

Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...

Also available on Etsy: etsy.me/3LZvRSg
Sofonisba Anguissola journal standing upright on a wooden table surrounded by a wreath of red and gold ribbon with holly leaves and pinecones. In the background by the bottom corner of a window, out of focus, is a Christmas tree decorated with gold and red balls, and yellow lights.
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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On @thejohnrylands.bsky.social blog, Dr Naomi Baker discusses one of the earliest known English conversion narratives by Rose Thurgood, giving us rare insight into religious women’s lives and beliefs in the decades before the English Civil War.

Read more: rylandscollections.com/2025/10/17/t...
Rylands Blog‘Take no distaste of my words, though they be a woman’s writing’
Guest author Dr. Naomi Baker discusses Rose Thurgood’s conversion narrative (1636-7), one of the earliest known English conversion narratives, giving us rare insight into religious women’s lives an…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Come work with me and my wonderful colleagues!
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WE ARE HIRING 📢

Applications are invited for a permanent position as Lecturer/ Assistant Professor in Hispanic Studies.

Apply by 8th December 2025: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

➡️ Under Vacancy Area: select ALL
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November 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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American cranberry "Jumbo" / Vaccinium macrocarpon, 1914, by #MaryDaisyArnold (American, c. 1873-1955). USDA Pomological Watercolors, National Agricultural Library, www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/spe... #HappyThanksgiving #hernaturalhistory #womenartists #artherstory
A botanical drawing of a sprig of American cranberry. There are five berries on the sprig, and about 20 leaves. Underneath, toward the left, a cross section of a berry is depicted. At bottom left is the handwritten label; at bottom right is the artist's signature and two different dates.
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Fowls [including a turkey!], c. 1716-1726, by #CorneliaDeRijk (#CorneliaDeRijck, #CorneliadeRyck; Dutch, 1653-1726). Held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, www.mfab.hu/artworks/103... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory #HappyThanksgiving
Birds in an outdoor setting; the largest of them, placed just left of center, is a turkey, with its tail fan spread open.
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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*small embarrassed voice*
A little plug for my article on Devon book sales c. 1700, which has gone online open access. tl;dr book auctions weren't just a London/Oxbridge thing: a flourishing second-hand book market centred on Exeter included auctions from the 1680s.
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A Provincial Market in Second-Hand Books: Book Sales in Devon, 1688–1725
Abstract. Comparatively little is known about England’s early book-auction trade outside of London and the university towns, with few catalogues surviving
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November 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Nice to see Father Christmas busily giving presents in Puritan England. Looks like someone’s getting a copy of Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy, which is surely top of everyone’s Christmas list. Available in all good booksellers (& also from Santa 😉) #womenwhoruledtheworld
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Reminder: deadline next Monday.

Apply! Apply! Apply!
scottbot.bsky.social scott b. weingart @scottbot.bsky.social · Oct 4
The next Historical Network Research conference will be held in Turin, Italy in July 2026, and submissions are now open.

Proposals due December 1. Bursaries available for early career scholars.

This year's theme is "Networks and their Sources." See you there!

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HNR2026: The Historical Network Research Conference 2026 (Turin, Italy) - Sciencesconf.org
Call for Papers – Historical Network Research Conference 2026
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November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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2) The cards are specifically chosen to support the exhibition "A Feast of Fruit and Flowers: Women Still Life Painters of the 17th Century and Beyond." currently on at The Hyde Collection: www.hydecollection.org/exhibition/a...
A Feast of Fruit and Flowers: Women Still Life Painters of the Seventeenth Century and Beyond - www.hydecollection.org
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November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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In the same auction, Barbara Regina Dietzsch's Dandelion with Nocturnal Moth fetched €9,000 (hammer); the estimate range was €6,000–8,000
A watercolor / gouache drawing against a dark brown background of a dandelion gone to seed, and on another stalk of the same plant, the head of a flower whose seeds have already blown away. On a leaf on the left side of the painting is a spotted moth.
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Result from Karl & Faber Kunstauktionen's Old Masters & 19th Century Art auction on Nov 14 -

Floral arrangement of rose, morning glory and lily, by Barbara Regina Dietzsch, brought in €14,000 (hammer); the estimate range was €6,000–8,000
A watercolor / gouache drawing of a bouquet of flowers, including a pink rose, blue morning glories, white lilies, and more. The bouquet is tied with a salmon-colored ribbon. There is a red and black striped beetle at top left, and a dragonfly on the right about halfway down the painting.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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1) New post on the Art Herstory blog!

"Art Herstory Cards at the Hyde Collection Museum Shop" celebrates a new retail partnership. The store now carries 2 custom sets of Art Herstory boxed note card sets, and some botanically themed holiday cards - artherstory.net/art-herstory...
A photo of a bookcase within a wall, on which are displayed books, boxed sets of note cards, magnets, and other products. The display is decorated with artificial flowers and fruits.
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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This month is the 400th anniv of the passing of Sofonisba Anguissola. Art Herstory commemorates the moment with a (very) limited edition hard cover journal.

Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...

Available on Etsy as well: www.etsy.com/listing/4383...
Art Herstory's new Sofonisba Anguissola journal standing upright on the floor at the foot of a decorated evergreen tree, surrounded by wrapped gifts and behind a wavy red ribbon with tiny gold balls or bells under each wave.
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Portrait of Caterina Balbi, between 1740 & 1742, by #MariannaCarlevarijs (Italian, 1703-p. 1750), who was born #otd, Nov 25. Held by Ca'Rezzonico; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ca... #artherstory #womenartists
Half-length pastel portrait of a blue-eyed, blond young woman in a white gown with bold trim and a pale blue cloak. She wears hair ornaments and dangle earrings. Her right arm is bent so that it crosses her body; in her right hand she holds a small flower bouquet at the center of her chest.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Mystical Marriage of #StCatherine, c. 1640-60, by #JosefaDeÓbidos ( #JosefaDeAyalaFigueira; #JosefaDeAyala; Portuguese, ca. 1630–1684). Held by the National Museum of Ancient Art; source, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStCatherine #StCatherineofAlexandria
A painting of an interior in which three women sit or kneel gazing at the child in the lap of the woman at the far left, who wears a pink gown and blue cloak (the Virgin Mary). The woman in the middle is older (Saint Anne?). The kneeling woman at the right is richly attired; in front of her is a broken wheel, the attribute of St. Catherine of Alexandria. In the background behind the women, two angels and a man presumably St. Joseph, look on.
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Mystical Marriage of #SaintCatherineofAlexandria, 1649, by #MichaelinaWautier (So. Netherlands, c. 1614-1689). Held by Grand Séminaire, Namur; source, balat.kikirpa.be/photo.php?ob... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStCatherine #SaintCatherine #StCatherine #StCatherineofAlexandria
A painting of three women. At center-left is the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in her lap. At center right is St Catherine in a gold-trimmed white gown, reaching with her right hand toward the baby; her left forearm is draped over a broken wheel, her attribute. Between these two women stands St. Barbara, holding a martyr's palm. At the far right, from the background, St. Joseph looks on; at the right, a toddler John the Baptist looks on. At the right edge of the painting, on the other side of St. John, is a lamb (painted head-on, from the front).
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM