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"Exploring the Cultural Significance of the Headscarf: A Journey Through Time" From paying a visit in 1915 to witnessing historical moments such as St

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Portrait of Mrs Scipion Corvisart (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Mrs Scipion Corvisart (oil on canvas)
490147 Portrait of Mrs Scipion Corvisart (oil on canvas) by Acker, Johannes Baptista van (1794-1863) ; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: The Countess of Rasty Reclining, detail, 1880 (pastel on paper)

The Countess of Rasty Reclining, detail, 1880 (pastel on paper)
7332030 The Countess of Rasty Reclining, detail, 1880 (pastel on paper) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Giovanni Boldini); Ghigo Roli

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Young woman with veil in profile

Young woman with veil in profile
7279037 Young woman with veil in profile by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman with veil in profile, Historic)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Clothes, Burgundian fashion in Flemish book illumination of the 15th century

Clothes, Burgundian fashion in Flemish book illumination of the 15th century
7278105 Clothes, Burgundian fashion in Flemish book illumination of the 15th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clothes)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Head of a Merchant (oil on canvas)

Head of a Merchant (oil on canvas)
7292639 Head of a Merchant (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, Italy; (add.info.: by Giandomenico Tiepolo); Ghigo Roli

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Woman in the Rice Fields (monotype printed in colours, heightened with crayon)

Woman in the Rice Fields (monotype printed in colours, heightened with crayon)
658373 Woman in the Rice Fields (monotype printed in colours, heightened with crayon) by Mariani, Pompeo (1857-1927); 44.7x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: With careful Douglas training, women do... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

With careful Douglas training, women do... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training... Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training... Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant... Long Beach, Calif

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant... Long Beach, Calif
A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Women workers install fixtures and assemblies... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman... Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman... Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif
An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Girl worker at lunch also absorbing Calif... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Girl worker at lunch also absorbing Calif... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Girl worker at lunch also absorbing California sunshine, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Men and women make efficient operating teams... Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Men and women make efficient operating teams... Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Men and women make efficient operating teams on riveting and other jobs at the Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, Calif. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Women workers install fixtures and assem... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

Women workers install fixtures and assem... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17 bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc... Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc. checking to see if the proper numbers of parts were received and placed in the proper bin, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville... working on a 'Vengeance'dive bomber, Tennessee, 1943

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville... working on a "Vengeance"dive bomber, Tennessee, 1943
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a " Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee. The tool in the image might be a rivet gun

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Gist inspector, Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943

Gist inspector, Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
Gist inspector, Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters for burrs before inserting it in the inside of a 105mm. howitzer at the Milwaukee, Wis. plant of the Chain Belt Co

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: One of the girls of Vilter [Manufacturing] Co. filing small gun parts, Milwaukee, Wisc. 1943

One of the girls of Vilter [Manufacturing] Co. filing small gun parts, Milwaukee, Wisc. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
One of the girls of Vilter [Manufacturing] Co. filing small gun parts, Milwaukee, Wisc. One brother in Coast Guard, one going to Army

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch... C&NWRR. Clinton, Iowa, 1943

Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch... C&NWRR. Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. & N.W. R.R. Clinton, Iowa. Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant " H class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, employed at the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, employed at the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, employed at the roundhouse as a wiper, Clinton, Iowa

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed... the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed... the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943
C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed as a helper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. She is learning to operate the turntable. Her husband works for a structural steel company

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Women become skilled shop technicians... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Women become skilled shop technicians... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif. 1942

Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Davids Well

Davids Well
King Davids Wells in Bethlehem, circa 1900. The well is associated with David, the second King of Israel as related in the bible. (Photo by Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Head Wearing a Phrygian Cap, on a Salver, 1881 (charcoal with black chalk)

Head Wearing a Phrygian Cap, on a Salver, 1881 (charcoal with black chalk)
5860238 Head Wearing a Phrygian Cap, on a Salver, 1881 (charcoal with black chalk) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 48.4--36.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: The Fortune Teller (oil on canvas)

The Fortune Teller (oil on canvas)
5055374 The Fortune Teller (oil on canvas) by Halle, Charles Edward (1846-1914); 107x122.5 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; Sheffield Museums Trust

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas)

Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas)
658745 Early Sorrow, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Frederick Daniel (1826-1911); 65.5x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Sorrow. Frederick Daniel Hardy (1826-1911). Oil on canvas

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: FSA emergency migratory labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

FSA emergency migratory labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Calipatria, Imperial Valley. In FSA (Farm Security Administration) emergency migratory labor camp. Left Oklahoma December 11, 1937 with husband and two children and son-in-law

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: The actor Kataoka Nizaemon Vll as Iyo no Taro in the play 'Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji, 'perfo... 1796

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon Vll as Iyo no Taro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji, "perfo... 1796
The actor Kataoka Nizaemon Vll as Iyo no Taro in the play " Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji, " performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796, 1796

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: The Actor Sawamura Tossho II as Karukaya Doshin, No. 5 from the series 'Flowers of Tokyo:, 1872

The Actor Sawamura Tossho II as Karukaya Doshin, No. 5 from the series "Flowers of Tokyo:, 1872
The Actor Sawamura Tossho II as Karukaya Doshin, No. 5 from the series " Flowers of Tokyo: Caricatures by Kunichika (Azuma no hana Kunichika manga)", 1872

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka disguised as the farmer Tsuchizo in the play 'Interc... 1794

Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka disguised as the farmer Tsuchizo in the play "Interc... 1794
Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka disguised as the farmer Tsuchizo in the play "Intercalary Year Praise of a Famous Poem (Uruo Toshi Meika no Homare)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Embera Women. Creator: Dorte Verner

Embera Women. Creator: Dorte Verner
Embera Women

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Qashqai Woman. Creator: Dorte Verner

Qashqai Woman. Creator: Dorte Verner
Qashqai Woman

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Womans head. (Roman Sculpture)

Womans head. (Roman Sculpture)
7076273 Womans head. (Roman Sculpture) by Roman, (1st-3rd Century AD); Musee Narbo Via, Narbonne, France; (add.info.: Womans head. Roman sculpture)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Portrait of a Lady in a White Cap, 1926 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a Lady in a White Cap, 1926 (oil on canvas)
7212905 Portrait of a Lady in a White Cap, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Kremlicka, Rudolf (1886-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Angelus Prayer (oil on canvas)

Angelus Prayer (oil on canvas)
7227341 Angelus Prayer (oil on canvas) by Durante, Domenico Maria (1879-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private Collection, Domenico Maria Durante, Angelus Prayer)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden, out-take, 1923 (gelatin silver print)

Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden, out-take, 1923 (gelatin silver print)
990487 Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden, out-take, 1923 (gelatin silver print) by Meyer, Adolf de (1868-1946); 21.60x15.87 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Study for Design for Wall Decoration, c. 1918 (pencil on paper)

Study for Design for Wall Decoration, c. 1918 (pencil on paper)
LIS244448 Study for Design for Wall Decoration, c.1918 (pencil on paper) by Knights, Winifred (1899-1947); 62.5x45.7 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art; British, out of copyright

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: The Golden Kirkin (w / c)

The Golden Kirkin (w / c)
6198666 The Golden Kirkin (w/c) by Kerr, Henry Wright (1857-1936); 51.4x61 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: The Potato Pickers (oil on canvas)

The Potato Pickers (oil on canvas)
2636044 The Potato Pickers (oil on canvas) by Rigg, Ernest Higgins (1868-1947); 122x184.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; © Bradford Museums & Galleries

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Among Neighbours, 1889 (oil on canvas)

Among Neighbours, 1889 (oil on canvas)
823299 Among Neighbours, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Nourse, Elizabeth (1859-1938); 113x117 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Among Neighbours. Elizabeth Nourse (1859-1938). Oil on canvas

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: A poster advertising the 1915 National Tennis Championship in Hilversum, 1915 (colour lithograph)

A poster advertising the 1915 National Tennis Championship in Hilversum, 1915 (colour lithograph)
1198407 A poster advertising the 1915 National Tennis Championship in Hilversum, 1915 (colour lithograph) by Sluiter, Jan Willem (Willy) (1873-1949)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Portrait of a Gipsy woman with a grape vine (colour litho)

Portrait of a Gipsy woman with a grape vine (colour litho)
6031824 Portrait of a Gipsy woman with a grape vine (colour litho) by Barbaro, Giovanni (1864-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Gipsy woman with a grape vine)

Background imageHeadscarf Collection: Hould it up darlin, 1876 (w / c)

Hould it up darlin, 1876 (w / c)
6200191 Hould it up darlin, 1876 (w/c) by Vallance, William Fleming (1827-1904); 52.1x31.8 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums



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"Exploring the Cultural Significance of the Headscarf: A Journey Through Time" From paying a visit in 1915 to witnessing historical moments such as St. Bernadette of Lourdes and St. Augustine with his mother, the headscarf has been an enduring symbol throughout history and has witnessed women's empowerment during World War II through recruitment posters like "The Girl He Left Behind Is Still Behind Him. " Even female ICI employees enjoyed moments of joy and freedom while wearing their headscarves at a dance in South Yorkshire in 1957. In the realm of fashion, the headscarf took on new dimensions with Mary Quant Ginger Group dresses adorned with Liberty prints in 1964. Meanwhile, Mrs Mounter at the Breakfast Table captured a moment frozen in time, showcasing how this accessory was part of everyday life back in 1916-17. Beyond borders, cultures embraced this versatile garment as well. From a mount Lebanese man donning a turban and cloak while carrying a spear to an African woman pounding grain using traditional Somali clothing and accessories – these images highlight its significance across continents. Even within subcultures like Romany gypsies, we find evidence of headscarves playing an integral role; one photograph from the late 1940s or early 1950s shows a woman smoking her pipe at Epsom Races. Lastly, let us not forget Donna Dillingham's captivating image from March 1986 that showcases how even amidst evolving fashion trends, there is always room for nostalgia inspired by '30s fashion. Through these glimpses into history and diverse cultures worldwide, it becomes evident that the headscarf transcends time and place – forever woven into our collective human story.