Women's History Month celebrates the contributions that women have made in all aspects of society. Learn more about their accomplishments through our selection of articles and photo galleries
Literary Landmarks: A History of American Women Writers
Author Elaine Showalter discusses the lasting influence of Harriet Beecher Stowe and why Gertrude Stein is overrated
By Chloe Schama
The Real Dreamgirls
How girl groups changed American music
By Katy June-Friesen
A Life Less Ordinary
One of Life magazine's original four photographers, Margaret Bourke-White snapped shots around the world
By Dina Modianot-Fox
Wolf Tracker
Biologist Gudrun Pflueger talks about her encounter with a Canadian pack
By Megan Gambino
Decade by Decade
Explore some of the most significant achievements made by women in the past century
By Candice Lo
WANTED: The Limping Lady
The intriguing and unexpected true story of America's most heroic—and most dangerous—female spy
By Cate Lineberry
France's Leading Lady
Relics from her 1431 execution are a forgery. Will we ever know the real Joan of Arc?
By Amy Crawford
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Beading the Way
How Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty created one of the centerpieces for the National Museum of American Indian's "Identity by Design" exhibition
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Who Was Cleopatra?
Mythology, propaganda, Liz Taylor and the real Queen of the Nile
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Rare Breed
Can the director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund help the world's fastest mammal outrun its fate?
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Remembering the Ladies
A new series of commemorative coins honors presidential spouses whose achievements have long been overlooked
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Equal SaySLIDESHOW: A photographic essay of how women won the vote |
