Women's History

Vera Rubin makes observations through the Flagstaff Telescope.

Five Things to Know About Boundary-Breaking Astronomer Vera Rubin

Her observations confirmed the theory of dark matter, and her activism helped open science to more women

Wonder Woman's UN Ambassadorship Is Already Coming to an End

The super hero's tenure as an advocate for empowering women and girls ends after less than two months

The tea bag made it possible to brew a single cup of tea rather than a whole pot.

Ever Wonder Who Invented the Tea Bag?

Its two competing origin stories are linked by one thing: convenience

People Have Spent Years Trying to Diagnose Mary Todd Lincoln From Beyond the Grave

Abraham Lincoln's wife has been called a "wildcat," "menstrual" and "bipolar" among other things

Wikipedia has a woman problem—that women themselves can tackle.

Help the BBC Close Wikipedia’s Gender Gap

The Beeb’s hosting an edit-a-thon to improve the online encylopedia’s coverage of women

Two supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment demonstrate in August 1980.

These Photos Bring the Women’s Movement to Life

<i>Catching the Wave</i> dramatizes the large and small moments of second-wave feminism

Ahead of her time: Foote first identified the greenhouse effect, now a seminal concept in climate science.

This Suffrage-Supporting Scientist Defined the Greenhouse Effect But Didn’t Get the Credit, Because Sexism

Eunice Foote’s career highlights the subtle forms of discrimination that have kept women on the sidelines of science

Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, in an undated photo.

When Women Weren't Allowed to Go to Harvard, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Brought Harvard to Them

Unlike other women's colleges of the day, the Annex was intimately connected with Harvard

Spc. Crisma Albarran volunteered for the U.S. Army. In the future, other women could be required to serve.

Women Won’t Register for the Draft After All

They’re gaining parity within the U.S. military—but women won’t yet be required to register for compulsory service in case of war

A national museum of women's history would celebrate the accomplishment of women like these members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, who went on strike against non-union shoulder pads in 1930.

Why a Congressional Commission Wants a National Women’s History Museum

Will the American Museum of Women’s History ever become reality?

Gwen Ifill died today. She was 61.

Five Things to Know About Gwen Ifill

The late, great reporter turned curiosity into a career that changed journalism

Today We Honor the Only Woman Who Ever Voted to Give U.S. Women the Right to Vote

100 years ago, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress

A 1933 Oil painting of the ill-fated aviator by Howard Chandler Christy.

What to Make of Renewed Claims That Amelia Earhart Died as a Castaway

Reexamination of data from a 1940 skeleton, suggests that the long forearms may match those of the missing aviator

These Women Reporters Went Undercover to Get the Most Important Scoops of Their Day

Writing under pseudonyms, the so-called girl stunt reporters of the late 19th century played a major role in exposing the nation's ills

Cornelia Fort was one of 1,074 women to fly for the Army Air Forces in the war.

A Pearl Harbor Disappearance May Finally Have Been Solved

Flight instructor Cornelia Fort faced a close call on that infamous day, but her plane was thought to have been lost to history

The Countess of Computing was the daughter of the Princess of Parallelograms.

Five Things to Know About Ada Lovelace

The “Countess of Computing” didn’t just create the world’s first computer program—she foresaw a digital future

Were the Women of Petra More Important Than Men?

The Nabataeans worshipped powerful female deities and built lavish shrines in their honor

George Richmond made this chalk portrait of Brontë when she was 34 years old.

Visit the Manuscript of 'Jane Eyre' in New York

The handwritten novel is in the United States for the first time—along with an exhibition of artifacts from Charlotte Brontë’s brief and brilliant life

An artist's representation of the Akelarre.

Visit the Site of the Biggest Witch Trial in History

Over 7,000 people were accused of witchcraft in Basque Spain

The low wages in the neighborhoods around Hull House can be seen in these maps, which illustrate income based on household. Each square shows an apartment building, and incomes are shown on the legend below. Black squares earned just $5 a week or less.

These Early Infographics Illustrated the Plight of America’s Poor

Florence Kelley used hard numbers to effect change

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