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This painting captures the moments before the Emancipation Proclamation took effect at midnight on Thursday, January 1, 1863. A group of enslaved people surrounds a crate with an older man at the centre holding a large pocket watch as the group counts down the remaining time until New Year's Day.

Friedrich Carl Gröger (1766-1838 in Hamburg) was a north-German portrait painter and lithographer. Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath (1775-1844) was a portrait painter, miniaturist, and lithographer.

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Femminielli (or femmenielli) are a population of people who embody a third gender role in traditional Neapolitan culture. This term is not derogatory; instead femminielli are traditionally believed to bring good luck and enjoy a relatively privileged position thanks to their participation in traditional events.

Christina (1626-1689), was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Her refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne. She is also remembered for her unconventional lifestyle and occasional adoption of masculine attire. The question of Christina's sexuality has been debated, but several relationships with women are hinted at.

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Charlotte Saunders Cushman (1816-1876) was an American stage actress. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She lived intermittently in Rome, in an expatriate colony of prominent artists and sculptors, some of whom became part of her tempestuous private life. Cushman became involved romantically with painter Rosalie Sully, writer Anne Hampton Brewster, journalist, writer and part-time actress Matilda Hays, sculptor Emma Stebbins and actress Emma Crow.

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Pare Watana (also known as Pare Watene) of Ngāti Maru, was famous for her beauty. Her chiefly status is confirmed by the rare huia (an extinct species of New Zealand wattlebird) feathers in her hair and her mere pounamu (a short, broad-bladed weapon made from greenstone).

Mai, also known as Omai, (ca. 1753-1779) was a native of Raiatea, an island now part of French Polynesia. He travelled from Tahiti to England with Captain James Cook in 1773-1774, becoming the first Pacific Islander to visit England. Mai spent two years in London, where he was much admired within London high society. Renowned for his charm, quick wit and exotic good looks, he quickly became a favourite of the aristocratic elite. He returned to his homeland in 1777 and died there two years later, possibly from an infectious disease.

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Isabella McHutcheson Sinclair (1842-1900) was a Scottish born botanist, author and botanical illustrator. Her best known work is the 1885 book Indigenous flowers of the Hawaiian islands, the first book published with colour images of Hawaiian flowering plants.

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