Women's Rights
The Suffragist Statue Trapped in a Broom Closet for 75 Years
The Portrait Monument was a testament to women’s struggle for the vote that remained hidden till 1997
This Infamous 19th-Century Birth Control Pamphlet Got Its Writer Imprisoned
Charles Knowlton did three months hard labor and was fined $50
U.S. Home Births Aren't As Safe As Many Abroad
Home birth doesn't have to be a dangerous and deadly proposition–but in the United States, it often is
The Immigrant Activist Who Loved America’s Ideals, If Not Its Actions
By the 1850s, Ernestine Rose was a well-known public figure, far more famous than her allies Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
This Feminist Psychologist-Turned-Rock-Star Led a Full Life of Resistance
Naomi Weisstein fought against the idea of women as objects in both the fields of psychology and rock 'n roll
130 Years Ago, Men Against Women's Suffrage Put Susanna Salter’s Name on the Ballot
Boy, were they sorry.
London's Parliament Square Will Get Its First Statue of a Woman
Suffragist leader Millicent Garrett Fawcett will join the ranks of 11 statesmen who have been honored with monuments there
Mathematician Emmy Noether Should Be Your Hero
She revolutionized mathematics, and then was forgotten because she was a woman
The American Garment Workers Who Helped Inspire International Women’s Day
Jobs in the garment industry were some of the first to empower women in the industrial workforce
The Incredible Legacy of Susan La Flesche, the First Native American to Earn a Medical Degree
With few rights as a woman and as an Indian, the pioneering doctor provided valuable health care and resources to her Omaha community
Girl Scouting Was Once Segregated
Though the Girl Scouts of the USA initially declared itself a space for all girls, the reality was different for girls of color
The Inventors of Upcycling Published Their Manifesto In a Plastic Book. Why?
You might have heard the term in relation to crafting, but it means a lot more
The 1977 Conference on Women's Rights That Split America in Two
Feminism and the conservative movement clashed over issues such as abortion and LGBTQ rights
This Hell-Raising Suffragist’s Name Will Soon Grace an Oregon Hotel
Abigail Scott Duniway staged a lifelong fight for women's rights
Eight Places to Celebrate the Accomplishments of Great American Women
Women are grossly under-represented when it comes to recognition in public places, but here are a few places that pay tribute to their contributions
The Original Women's March on Washington and the Suffragists Who Paved the Way
They fought for the right to vote, but also advanced the causes for birth control, civil rights and economic equality
Eleven Times When Americans Have Marched in Protest on Washington
Revisiting some of the country’s most memorable uses of the right to assemble
New $100 Coin Features First-Ever African-American Lady Liberty
She'll put a new face on a familiar allegory
Harriet Tubman Is Getting Her Own National Historical Park
The park will tell the story of Tubman’s later years
Why Some Women Campaigned Against The Vote For Women
Although it seems counter-intuitive now, some women had reasons for not wanting the vote
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