The first ever photograph of a woman taken in 1839, of Dorothy Catherine Draper. Her daguerreotype portrait is the only surviving contemporary photograph of someone wearing the 1830s poke bonnet, a pre Victorian hat GalleryThe first ever photograph of a woman taken in 1839, of Dorothy Catherine Draper. Her daguerreotype portrait is the only surviving contemporary photograph of someone wearing the 1830s poke bonnet, a pre Victorian hat
Greta Rideout arrives in court to testify against her husband, whom she has accused of rape, at his trial. The trial made national headlines since John Rideout was the first man in U.S. history to be charged with raping his wife while they were living together (Oregon, 1978) . GalleryGreta Rideout arrives in court to testify against her husband, whom she has accused of rape, at his trial. The trial made national headlines since John Rideout was the first man in U.S. history to be charged with raping his wife while they were living together (Oregon, 1978) .
