How Feminist Art History Changed the Story of Art

Insights that alter perspectives

Christopher P Jones
7 min readNov 7, 2023

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In the Loge (1878) by Mary Cassatt. Oil on canvas. 81 × 66 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S. Image source Wikimedia Commons

One of my favourite things about art history is when something or someone comes along that completely alters my perspective. Old habits of looking are upturned and the values I took for granted are reappraised.

Feminist art history does that. It reveals that what an artist might represent is not only…

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