Journal 8 Select any one image from the Visual Sources in this module (additional selections on textbook pages 462–474). In roughly 250 words, explain how the specific historical and cultural context of that visual artifact is critical to interpreting and understanding what the image expresses or represents with particular consideration of gender. What additional social factors besides gender could help historians understand and interpret the image (race/ethncity, for example; or social-economic class, etc.)? You might also consider this question from the reverse angle: how might one risk misinterpreting the visual artifact if viewed out of historical context?
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