We celebrate the resilient and revolutionary women who've shaped our world. Discover the stories and legacies of female visionaries, artists, and leaders.
The 19th Amendment declares that the right to vote “shall not be denied or abridged … on account of sex.” How did women achieve this historic milestone?
This is the story of female convicts sent to Australia by the United Kingdom between 1820 and 1853.
From scorned queens to exiled nobility, these daring famous women risked it all for love and often found the sacrifice well worth it.
From mothers to poets to physicians, Ottoman women had to survive and thrive in a hierarchical and gender-segregated society.
Though Harriet Tubman is revered for her role in the Underground Railroad, she is also known for her many accomplishments during and after the Civil War.
Among the chiefs and warriors who defeated General Custer at Little Bighorn were four Native American women. Here is their story.
Dealing with complex social and moral questions, Jane Austen uses romance as a vehicle for these critical investigations in her six novels.
Tamar the Great, the female king of Georgia at the turn of the 13th century, is remembered as one of Georgia’s greatest-ever monarchs.