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ca. 1890, [cabinet card portrait of a dancer in costume, holding eggs], Paul Nadar
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ca. 1890, [cabinet card portrait of a dancer in costume, holding eggs], Paul Nadar
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I read, I write, and I love making new friends online!
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Because NOBODY smoulders like Colin Firth.
I thought so to. Until this happened:
It’s the great Smolder-Off! Who will it be? Mr. Darcy? Or Mr. Thornton?
Gah! Don’t make me choose!
Interior with a writing desk, Albert Chevallier Tayler. English (1862–1925)
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This is what everyone who does not like fashion imagines fashion to be.
A young girl with her doll wearing a pair of artificial legs, 1890, UK.
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Otters Who Look Like Benedict Cumberbatch: A Visual Examination.
All otters are from The Daily Otter, for all your ottery Tumblr needs!
In a study appropriately titled ‘Very Happy People,’ researchers sought out the characteristics of the happiest 10 percent among us. Do they all live in warm climates? Are they all wealthy? Are they all physically fit? Turns out, there was one—and only one—characteristic that distinguished the happiest 10 percent from everybody else: the strength of their social relationships.
How To Be Happy. Get some help from these 7 essential books on the art and science of happiness, then share those with a few friends over a good dinner. (via explore-blog)
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Charlotte Ray Became 1st Black Female Lawyer 140 Years Ago
Pioneering Black female lawyer Charlotte E. Ray achieved her historic feat 140 years ago today in 1872, becoming just the third woman ever admitted to practice law in the country at the time. Ray was also the first woman admitted to practice law in the nation’s capital and the first woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court.
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Love the gloves.
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