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Explore the fascinating world of nineteenth-century artifacts, including a Parisian shoe from 1873 and a child's coat from India. Learn about the contributions of women artists in France during this period, uncover pioneering computing designs by a British inventor, and delve into cultural treasures from France's Bibliothèque Nationale. These historical insights provided by esteemed institutions like The Met, Smithsonian, and the Library of Congress will enhance your understanding of art, fashion, and technology from a remarkable era.
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The Met • What does a Parisian shoe from 1873 look like? http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/C.I.50.12.1a,b • What does a child’s coat from Nineteenth-Century India look like?http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1983.494.10 • Need an essay about “Women Artists in Nineteenth-Century France”? http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/19wa/hd_19wa.htm
The Smithsonian (a magazine and an Institution – two different web sites) • Which British inventor designed a computing machine almost 200 years ago? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Booting-Up-a-Computer-Pioneers-200-Year-Old-Design.html
The Library of Congress • Creating French Culture: Treasures from the BibliothèqueNationale de France:http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0001.html • Russia 1909-1912: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/
Google Books • http://books.google.com/ • Everyday Life and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
National Museums • The British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/ • The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt: http://www.sca-egypt.org/ • The State Hermitage Museum in Russia:http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/index.html • The National Museum of New Dehli: http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/ • Use your country’s National Museum or a university in that country as at least one of your sources.