Women’s History

Despite her fame as a murder mystery writer, Agatha Christie had a significant—though lesser known—impact on and love for the world of theater.

Linda Nochlin burst onto the feminist scene with this provocative question about women artists. Her answers would make her famous and change art history.

Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl, documented her life in hiding from Nazi persecution. After WWII, she became an international symbol of the Holocaust.

Discover five pioneering women in music: a gospel queen, an electronic music pioneer, a punk icon, a pop legend, and a French Resistance member.

As British men fought on the frontlines during the World Wars, the Women’s Land Army was given a vital task as part of the war effort: feeding the nation.

Born into French nobility during a time of change and becoming an empress, Josephine Bonaparte lived a storied life full of trials and tribulations.

Grace Kelly was the embodiment of an American icon whose legacy continues today in many ways.

This is the story of two Aboriginal women who are widely (and wrongly) considered “the last Aboriginal Tasmanians.”