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Six people have been depicted on U.S. currency during their lifetime, with each of those depictions occurring during the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was portrayed on the 1861 $10 Demand Note; Salmon Chase, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, approved his own portrait for the 1862 $1 Legal Tender Note; Winfield Scott was depicted on ...
Favorinus of Arelate (c. 80 – c. 160 AD), a Roman sophist and philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian. Fernanda Fernández (1755–unknown), Spanish intersex person. Sir Ewan Forbes (1912–1991), UK noble, formerly Elizabeth Forbes-Sempill and 11th Baronet of Craigievar.
LGBT topics. Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics, including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies".
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement . [ s 3] Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal. 7 July 1865. Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C., United States. [ s 1] Portrait of Sir John Herschel.
Hermaphrodite. A hermaphrodite ( / hərˈmæfrəˌdaɪt /) is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. [1] Animal species in which individuals are either male or female are gonochoric, which is the opposite of hermaphroditic. [2] The individuals of many taxonomic groups of animals, primarily invertebrates, are ...
View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph. [1] Original (left) and colorized reoriented enhancement (right). The history of photography began with the discovery of two critical principles: The first is camera obscura image projection, the second is the discovery that some substances ...
Human sexuality. Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. [1] [2] This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. [3] [4] Because it is a broad term, which has varied with historical contexts over time, it lacks a precise definition. [4]
Body image. Body image is a person's thoughts, feelings and perception of the aesthetics or sexual attractiveness of their own body. [ 1] The concept of body image is used in several disciplines, including neuroscience, psychology, medicine, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, philosophy, cultural and feminist studies; the media also often uses the ...