26 Hilarious Pics That Show Female Fighters From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

In the 1800s and early 1900s, women's boxing was purely commercial. They would engage in bloody prize fights, wrestling matches and bare-knuckle brawls - all while wearing full Victorian dress.

With no rules governing the sport, women's boxing in this period had a reputation for being even fiercer than we know it today.

These hilarious photos that show what female fighters looked like from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Marriage Advice for Young Ladies From a Suffragette, Includes Avoiding Flirts, Tailor's Dummies and Football Enthusiasts

The suffragettes fought hard for their right to vote and be strong independent women, but they also fought for equality when it came to men and women. Hence, the “Advice on Marriage. To Young Ladies”. It truly is a hilarious piece of advice that was probably created in 1918, but still very relevant today. The leaflet is on display at the Pontypridd Museum in Wales.

The anonymous suffragette started off her list of eight tips include not marrying at all. She advised young ladies to avoid “flirts”, “tailor’s dummies” and “football enthusiasts”, but instead look for a window cleaner or yard swiller - someone who cleans the yard.

The suffragette warned women “not to expect too much”, and described most men as “lazy, selfish, thoughtless, lying, drunken, clumsy, heavy-footed, rough, unmanly brutes, and need taming”.

She added that if a woman wants to keep her husband happy, she should “feed the brute” - commenting that the “same remark applies to dogs”.

She finished off her advice with the line: “You will be wiser not to chance it, it isn’t worth the risk”.

25 Beautiful Photos of Princess Diana at Home in the 1980s

The Princess of Wales may have had a packed royal schedule, but she still spent plenty of time with her family at home. Here’s a gallery of 25 stunning photos of Princess Diana at home.

Princess Diana resting her head in her hands while sitting on the steps of her home at Highgrove, Gloucestershire in 1986.

Princess Diana plays with her sons, William and Harry, on the grounds of Highgrove in 1986. William is riding a pony.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles with Prince William and Prince Harry at Highgrove in 1986.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales at home in Kensington Palace with their sons Prince William and Prince Harry in December1986.

Princess Diana carries prince Henry (Harry) on her shoulders at Highgrove in 1986.

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32 Black and White Photos That Document Everyday Life of North Vietnam in the Late 1960s

After the failure to reunify Vietnam by elections, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam attempted to unify the country by force in the Vietnam War (1955–75). North Vietnam and the Việt Cộng insurgents supported by their communist allies, including the Soviet Union and China, fought against the military of South Vietnam, the United States and other anti-communist military forces, including South Korea, Australia, Thailand, and smaller players.

North Vietnam also supported indigenous communist rebels in Cambodia and Laos against their respective U.S.-backed governments. The war ended when North Vietnamese forces and the Việt Cộng defeated South Vietnam and in 1976 united the two parts of the country into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The expanded Democratic Republic retained North Vietnam's political culture under Soviet influence and continued its existing memberships in international organisations such as Comecon.

These amazing black and white photos were taken by French photographer Marc Riboud that documented everyday life of North Vietnam in 1969.

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Beautiful Behind-the-Scenes Photos of 'Bloomer Girl' Musical at the Cleveland Play House, Ohio in 1953

Bloomer Girl is a 1944 Broadway musical with music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, and a book by Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy, based on an unpublished play by Lilith and Dan James.

The plot concerns independent Evelina Applegate, a hoop skirt manufacturer's daughter who defies her father by rejecting hoopskirts and embracing comfortable bloomers advocated by her aunt "Dolly" Bloomer, who was inspired by the women's rights advocate Amelia Bloomer. The American Civil War is looming, and abolitionist Evelina refuses to marry suitor Jeff Calhoun until he frees his slave, Pompey.

These beautiful kodachromes were found by Jordan Smith that show the behind the scenes of Bloomer Girl musical played at the Cleveland Play House in Cleveland, Ohio in December 1953.

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20 Vintage Photographs of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand (Angelina Jolie’s Parents) in the 1970s

The love in the 1970s was pretty impressive. Every person in the ’70s wanted to be an actor and also wanted a beautiful girl in their life. Well, Jon Voight lived it all. He is an Academy Award-winning actor. He is also the father of the beautiful actress Angelina Jolie. He has been married a couple of times in his life.

Jon Voight was married to actress Marcheline Bertrand. They got married on December 12, 1971. The couple went through a miscarriage in 1972. However, they had two children later on. One of the two children were James Haven. He is also an actor who was born on 11th May 1973.

Jon and Marcheline had another child, a daughter. Her name is Angelina Jolie. She was born on 4th June 1975. She is also an actress and a humanitarian. She has received an Academy Award, Two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. She has worked in many blockbuster movies. She recently got divorced from Brad Pitt.

Jon and Marcheline sadly separated from each other in 1976. They filed for the divorce in 1978 and finally got divorced in 1980. Jon was estranged from his children for several years, but they reconciled in 2007 after Marcheline died of breast cancer on 27th January 2007.

Below are some of vintage photographs of the couple during the 1970s.

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23 Breathtaking Photos of Vivien Leigh in the 1948 Film 'Anna Karenina'

Anna Karenina is a 1948 British film based on the 19th-century novel of the same title by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, produced by Alexander Korda and distributed in the United States by 20th Century Fox. The film was directed by Julien Duvivier, and starred Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson and Kieron Moore, with costumes designed by Cecil Beaton.

Leigh plays the title role, a gentlewoman married to Alexei Karenin, a cold government official in St Petersburg. Anna is swept off her feet by Vronsky, a dashing young military officer, while he is also instantly infatuated with her on the day they met at the train station in Moscow. Their ensuing love affair will lead to tragic results.

Here are some stunning photos of her as Anna:

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