Women's History
Olympian Babe Didrikson Cleared the Same Hurdles Women Athletes Face Today
The star track and field athlete of the 1930s boisterously challenged gender expectations with her record-setting athleticism
Meet the Woman Photographers Who Cataloged the 20th Century
A major exhibition at the Met and the National Gallery of Art spotlights 120 international artists, from Homai Vyarawalla to Lee Miller
Archives of Groundbreaking Land Artist Nancy Holt Head to the Smithsonian
The papers illuminate the life of a woman whose career was often overshadowed by that of her husband, Robert Smithson
The Record-Setting Latina Player Marge Villa Leveled the Playing Field
The Mexican American utility player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League receives a curtain call
With the Borden Murder House in New Hands, Will Real History Get the Hatchet?
For the amateur detectives who are still trying to solve the case, the recent developments are causing consternation
Trailblazing Pilot Wally Funk Will Go to Space 60 Years After Passing Her Astronaut Tests
Wally Funk, the youngest of the 'Mercury 13,' will join the inaugural crewed flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard capsule
Chicago's First Monument to a Black Woman Will Commemorate Activist Ida B. Wells
Sculptor Richard Hunt designed the statue, which is called 'Light of Truth'
Britney Spears and the Age-Old History of Men Policing Women's Trauma
The singer's conservatorship, on trial this month, recalls the history of hysterectomies, insane asylums, forced contraception, among others
A Simple Cotton Sack Tells an Intergenerational Story of Separation Under Slavery
Historian Tiya Miles' new book traces the lives of three Black women through an embroidered family heirloom known as "Ashley's sack"
Myth and Misdiagnosis Have Plagued Women's Health for Centuries
A new book by scholar Elinor Cleghorn details the medical mistreatment of women throughout Western history
Studio of 'Pop Art Nun' Corita Kent Saved From Becoming Parking Lot
The artist's brightly colored silkscreen works addressed civil rights and social justice issues
The Enduring Nostalgia of American Girl Dolls
The beloved line of fictional characters taught children about American history and encouraged them to realize their potential
Sixty-Five Years Ago, Althea Gibson Broke the Color Line at the French Open
She was the first Black athlete—man or woman—to win any major national tennis championship
Stunning Tiffany Stained Glass Debuts After 100 Years of Obscurity
The enormous, luminescent landscape spent nearly a century in Providence before its 2018 acquisition by the Art Institute of Chicago
Unseen Trove of Literary Treasures, From Emily Brontë's Handwritten Poems to Robert Burns' Musings, Up for Sale
Sotheby's is set to auction a private collection of 500 manuscripts, first editions, letters and papers linked to famed British authors
Spiritual Medium Mbuya Nehanda Defied Colonialists in 19th-Century Zimbabwe
A newly unveiled statue in the African country's capital honors an icon of resistance against British imperialism
Looking Beyond the Female Firsts of Science History
Two authors ask readers to change their understanding of what science is and who gets to participate
Maya Angelou, Sally Ride to Be Among First Women Featured on U.S. Quarters
Between 2022 and 2025, the U.S. Mint is set to highlight up to 20 trailblazing American women
Stephanie St. Clair, Harlem's 'Numbers Queen,' Dominated the Gambling Underground and Made Millions
In the 1930s, the enigmatic figure ran an illegal lottery while championing New York City's Black community
Behind This Photo Is the Story of Two Asian American Folk Heroes
Corky Lee's photograph of Yuri Kochiyama captures the familiar struggle of those living at the margins of society
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