In the complex tapestry of American history, the rules governing what enslaved people could or couldn’t wear played a ...

A trunk filled with reproductions and models of Civil War-era items is giving middle school students here an opportunity to more deeply explore that time period.

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

In the Civil War South, death was omnipresent ... mourning,” white southern women announced their grief through their clothing. Wartime shortages prompted some women, unable to purchase ...