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An Enquiry into the Merits of those two important Questions: I. Whether Women with Child ought to prefer the Assistance of their own Sex to that of Men-Midwives? II. Whether the Assistance of Men-Midwives is contrary to Decency. In Answer to a late extraordinary publication.
A male midwife goes into detail about why he is more suited for the job than a woman. Article #34.
Keep within Compass and you shall be sure, to avoid many troubles which others endure
A young woman stands within a compass inscribed 'Fear God', holding an open book inscribed 'The Pleasures of Imagination Realized'. At her feet is an open chest full of guineas from which hang bank-notes and jewels; it is inscribed 'The Reward of…
Thoughts on the Dress of American Ladies
A “gentleman” questions the choice of dresses that women are wearing. He identifies himself as a keen observer and even describes his observation to that of a philosopher. He states that the role of a woman is to seek to please and that this is the…
On the Female Sex.: QUESTION. ANSWER.
The magazine questions why women’s bodies are considered the fairer dust when in reality, they first derived from men. To answer this, the magazine responds to its own question and states that women are the gold, while the men the ore.
Proclamation of 1763
King George III's proclamation of 1763 forbidding settlement west of a line on the Appalachian Mountains. This voided land holdings like George Mason's through the Ohio Company.
Thomas Jefferson Portrait
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson
George Mason Portrait
Portrait
George Washington
Portrait
Painting of Philip Mazzei
Painting
Grapes
Picture of Grapes