Women's History and Heritage 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
Rehabilitating Cleopatra
Egypt's ruler was more than the sum of the seductions that loom so large in history—and in Hollywood
By Stacy Schiff
Harriet Tubman's Amazing Grace
A hymnal owned by the brave leader of the Underground Railroad brings new insights into the life of the American heroine
By Owen Edwards
The Woman Who Brought Van Gogh to the World
Art lovers have Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law to credit for introducing the impressionist’s work to the world
By Jess Righthand
Melinda French Gates on Saving Lives
The co-chair of the world's largest philanthropy talks about what can be done to improve global health and poverty
By Terence Monmaney
The Grand Women Artists of the Hudson River School
Unknown and forgotten to history, these painters of America's great landscapes are finally getting their due in a new exhibition
By Judith H. Dobrzynski
Madeleine Albright on Her Life in Pins
The former Secretary of State reflects on her famous collection of brooches and pins, now the subject of an exhibition
By Megan Gambino
Harper Lee's Novel Achievement
With To Kill a Mockingbird, published 50 years ago, Lee gave America a story for the ages. Just don't ask her about it
By Charles Leerhsen
A New Look at Anne Frank
Two comic book veterans—who authored the graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Report—train their talents on the young diarist
By Jamie Katz
How Annie Oakley, "Princess of the West," Preserved Her Ladylike Reputation
Born in 1860, the famed female sharpshooter skillfully cultivated an image of a daredevil performer with proper Victorian morals
By Jess Righthand
Victorian Womanhood, in All Its Guises
Frances Benjamin Johnston's self-portraits show a woman was never content playing just one role
By Victoria Olsen
