American Women's History Initiative
The Nation's First Woman Senator Was a Virulent White Supremacist
In 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton, a Georgia women's rights activist and lynching proponent, temporarily filled a dead man's Senate seat
From a White House Wedding to a Pet Snake, Alice Roosevelt's Escapades Captivated America
Theodore Roosevelt's eldest daughter won the public's adoration with her rebellious antics
NASA Launches Artemis 1 in Giant Leap Toward Returning to the Moon
The historic event has brought humanity one step closer to walking again on the lunar surface
See Stunning Portraits of Ava DuVernay, José Andrés and the Williams Sisters
The National Portrait Gallery's 2022 Portrait of a Nation Award honors seven changemakers, from Anthony Fauci to Clive Davis
You Could Own Joan Didion's Sunglasses, Sofas and Shawls
The revered writer's furniture, household items, books and artworks will be auctioned at Stair Galleries on November 16
The Father-Daughter Team Who Reformed America
Meet the duo who helped achieve the most important labor and civil rights victories of their age
The Underground Abortion Network That Inspired 'Call Jane'
A new film offers a fictionalized look at the Janes, activists who provided illegal abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade
A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
One town's strange journey from paranoia to pardon
How Emmett Till's Mother Galvanized the Civil Rights Movement
A new film dramatizes the life of Mamie Till-Mobley, who forced America to confront the brutality of her son's 1955 murder
Ada Limón Is a Poet Laureate for the 21st Century
Her work explores "what it looks like to have America in the room"
Who Was the Real Marilyn Monroe?
"Blonde," a heavily fictionalized film by Andrew Dominik, explores the star's life and legend in a narrative that's equal parts glamorous and disturbing
The Little-Known Story of the Women Who Stood Up to General Motors and Demanded Equal Pay
In the 1930s, Florence St. John and her co-workers at an automotive plant won a hard-fought victory for fairness
The Feminist Inspiration Behind 'Don't Worry Darling'
Director Olivia Wilde dubbed the new film "'The Feminine Mystique' on acid"
Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Whose Database Identified Thousands of Enslaved Laborers, Has Died at 93
Searching through forgotten records, she collected data on more than 100,000 individuals
Why Women in 1950s America Looked to Elizabeth II as a Source of Inspiration
The British queen ascended to the throne at a time when most women were expected to conform to traditional domestic roles
These Black Women Changed America
Thirty years ago, photographer Brian Lanker made indelible images of historical lives; a new exhibition says their stories have never seemed more relevant
How Hulu's 'Mike' Dramatizes the Life of Boxing Heavyweight Mike Tyson
The new eight-part series tries to humanize its notorious central character, whose athletic prowess was later overshadowed by his actions outside the ring
How Elizabeth Catlett Lifted Up Black Women Through Art
The pioneering sculptor defied trends to honor the daily lives of her subjects
You May Have Borrowed These Terms from Black Feminism
Two curators have turned co-hosts in the podcast, “Collected,” a six-part examination of the origins of self-care, identity politics, and intersectionality
Solange Knowles Is Composing Her First Ballet Score
The artist will be the first Black woman to write music for the New York City Ballet
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