The Great Fire of New York City, 1835. (Credit: The New York Public Library)

An illustration of a consultation with a back-street abortionist due to the new laws and scandal surrounding abortions. (Credit: CCI/REX/Shutterstock)

L'Etoile by Edgar Degas. (Credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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From raising families to leading armies, women such as Catherine the Great, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Amanirenas, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin and countless others have played a vital role in history.

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Though the 19th century saw the rise of populism, the labor movement and Jacksonian democracy, it also ushered in the Gilded Age, when men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J. P. Morgan wielded vast control over politics and business.

19th Century

The 19th century saw the rise of the labor movement, Jacksonian democracy and powerful Gilded Age men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan.

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Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

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The 1840 U.S. Census Was Overly Interested in Americans’ Mental Health

The Forgotten Fire That Leveled New York

The Criminalization of Abortion Began as a Business Tactic

Sexual Exploitation Was the Norm for 19th Century Ballerinas