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From the 1860s, a group of young avant-garde artists in Paris forged an entirely new style of painting, one that came to be known as impressionism. In this gallery, we present 50 paintings that made a major contribution to changing both the conservative art world and public taste so that artistic conventions could be broken by artists now free to express themselves as they wished. From Claude Monet to Paul Gauguin, these men and <anchor>women</anchor>, chose new subjects, colours, and techniques to create an art style that remains one of the most popular ever produced anywhere.
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The lives of women in the Middle Ages were determined by the Church and the aristocracy. The medieval Church provided the 'big picture' of the meaning of life and one's place while the aristocracy ensured that everyone stayed in their respective...](/article/1345/women-in-the-middle-ages/) [![Women in Ancient Persia](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11807.jpg?v=1697308029)\
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The Book of the City of the Ladies (1405) by Christine de Pizan (l. 1364 - c. 1430) is considered by many scholars to be the first work of feminist literature, predating A Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) by Mary Wollstonecraft by...](/article/1965/pizans-the-status-of-women--the-reformation/) [![Women in the New Testament](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7973.jpg?v=1717846682)\
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