Examines "The Journal of Marie Bashkirtseff" in order to explore her personal history, the genre of Victorian women's autobiography, art schools in the French academic tradition, the Academie Julian, and women's issues in nineteenth century France. Concludes that even talented women of the period were denied avenues for success. (KO)

Explores how women art students were educated and viewed in England between 1890-1910. Compares and contrasts some current feminist histories of art education with the research findings to determine whether they reflected the social and economic environment presented in the Victorian periodical press. (KM)