Women's Rights
How Billie Jean King Picked Her Outfit for the Battle of the Sexes Match
King beat self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs and her victory still stands as an accomplishment for feminism
Why The Pap Test Could Also Be Called the Stern Test
Elizabeth Stern played a vital role in cervical cancer testing and treatment
The Intrepid Teachers Bringing Internet Access To Women In Rural India
The gender disparity among internet users in the country's small villages is staggering. A program called Internet Saathi aims to help
‘Spinster’ and ‘Bachelor’ Were, Until 2005, Official Terms for Single People
Being single is hard enough without these pejoratives.
Before She Was an Etiquette Authority, Emily Post Was a Road Warrior
Post didn't drive herself, but she laid claim to her own authority on the road in other ways
Kate Millett, Pioneering Feminist Author, Has Died at 82
Her book 'Sexual Politics' was a defining text of second-wave feminism
Long Before Siri, Emma Nutt's Voice Was on the Other End of the Line
She was the first female telephone operator. Before her, telephone operators were teenaged boys. That didn't go so well
Indian Court Grants Woman Divorce Over Husband’s Refusal to Install a Household Toilet
Relieving oneself in open fields is common practice in many parts of India, but the government is trying to change that
Flappers Took the Country by Storm, But Did They Ever Truly Go Away
Women of the Roaring Twenties had a lot in common with today's millennials
New Exhibit Captures Nearly Eight Decades of Protest Art
The show incorporates the various ways artists have responded to the politics and social problems of their times since the 1940s
How Betty Ford's Surprising Progressivism Inspired Millions
Despite being thrust into the role of first lady with no warning, Betty Ford will be remembered as one of the most independent first ladies we've ever had
When Girls Studied Planets and the Skies Had No Limits
Maria Mitchell, America's first female astronomer, flourished at a time when both sexes “swept the sky”
How the Gains Women Made in WWI Were Quickly Lost
In the early 20th century, 96% of all jobs on the U.S. rail network were male. But by the start of WWI, it fell on women to fill in for them
Only One Woman Who Was at the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention Lived to See Women Win the Vote
Charlotte Woodward Pierce was a teenager at the Seneca Falls convention for women's rights. She was 91 when women finally went to vote in 1920
Sheila Michaels, the Feminist Who Made ‘Ms.’ Mainstream, Has Died at 78
The activist championed “Ms.” as a title that would allow women to be seen independently of their marital status
Renovated Museum Wing Delves Into Untold Chapters of American History
“The Nation We Build Together” questions American ideals through exhibits on democracy, religion, diversity and more
Three Big Ableist Myths About the Life of Helen Keller
The simple story that's usually told about her today reflects cultural biases that have nothing to do with her actual life
The Science Behind the “Abortion Pill”
Legal or not, more American women are opting for abortion by medication. We asked doctors: How safe is it?
Meet the Rogue Women Astronauts of the 1960s Who Never Flew
But they passed the same tests the male astronauts did—and, yes, in high heels
From Medical Pariah to Feminist Icon: The Story of the IUD
After decades of being shunned by women and doctors alike, this T-shaped device is enjoying a new surge of popularity
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