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Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World

By Maria Popova from brainpickings.org: Two Victorian women race against each other around the world, countering the cultural inertia of their era. “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real,” science fiction godfather Jules Verne famously proclaimed. He was right about the general sentiment but oh how very wrong about its gendered language: […]

Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod

"Walking Your Octopus" cover

Available at BabyTattoo.com: Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod is an illustrated book by artist Brian Kesinger about the adventures of a Victorian-era lady and her land octopus. The book is available as a hardcover on Amazon and as an e-book for iOS.

Victorian “Cobweb” Valentine

The Victorians popularized the “cobweb” valentine of intricately cut paper; I made this one-of-a-kind 21st century version in 2012. (Visit this article for an exhibit description of the Metropolitan Museum in New York’s historical collection.) I began with the red heart with its Valentine’s Day message, adhering it to light cardboard for stiffness. Topping that […]

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