When truth dances with legend, the steps get murky—was Mata Hari’s belly dance truly Indonesian, or just a shimmy spun for the show?
Historian Kathleen Sheppard reveals how diaries, letters, and social networks shed new light on Egyptology’s most famous discoveries.
For women to participate in political leadership, some pioneering female leaders had to break barriers and challenge existing societal and cultural orders.
The 1960s saw the rise of the Women’s Liberation Movement. Forty years after the 19th Amendment, women still had to fight for equality.
Anne Frank, who left behind perhaps one of the most complete accounts of Dutch Jewish life during World War II, died at the age of 15.
This is the story of Maria Callas, the legendary operatic soprano who wowed worldwide audiences in the 20th century.
Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist and an icon who influenced American society and the Civil Rights Movement.
In 2014, Emma Watson launched the HeForShe campaign, with the aim of involving men and people of all genders in the fight for gender equality.
