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Marie Doro played the male role of Oliver Twist in 1916. It wasn't uncommon for females to play males. However, it was becoming less accepted, as we can see from the snarky town of this article. While Doro wore trousers in the film, it was frowned…

This newspaper article from 1916 documents the new and increasing stigma around fat bodies. As ready-to-wear clothes replaced hand-sewn clothing thanks to standardized sizing, people with larger bodies were locked out of this progress due to…

This is a very effective and affecting suffrage film released shortly before women got the vote. It paints suffragists in a positive light. They are shown as respectable and attractive.