Women's Rights
'Mr. President, How Long Must Women Wait For Liberty?'
In January 1917, women took turns picketing the White House with a voice empowered by American democracy
The Vatican Names Its First Woman Museum Director
Barbara Jatta just smashed through one frescoed ceiling
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
One of the First Female Rock Critics Battled Sexism and Obscurity To Document the 1970s
Willis was The New Yorker’s first pop music critic, but to her, everything was open for criticism
These Photos Bring the Women’s Movement to Life
<i>Catching the Wave</i> dramatizes the large and small moments of second-wave feminism
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
Sexism Sucks for Everybody, Science Confirms
Adhering to masculine norms can be toxic for men, not to mention everybody else
Why a Congressional Commission Wants a National Women’s History Museum
Will the American Museum of Women’s History ever become reality?
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
The Rise of the Modern Sportswoman
Women have long fought against the assumption that they are weaker than men, and the battle isn’t over yet
Sorry, Sweetie: American Bar Association Bans Sexist Language in Court
Under a new rule, attorneys could be fined or suspended for using derogatory language while they practice law
How Sojourner Truth Used Photography to Help End Slavery
The groundbreaking orator embraced newfangled technology to make her message heard
Walmart Once Pulled a Shirt That Said “Someday a Woman Will Be President” From Its Shelves
While Hillary Clinton was living in the White House, no less
The History of Women Presidents in Film
Why the science-fiction genre was the first to imagine a female commander-in-chief
These Anti-Suffrage Postcards Warned Against Giving Women the Vote
There are always those who resist societal change
Women Ruled the Floor When the GOP First Came to Cleveland
The 1924 Convention was the first to feature female delegates, and they made their presence known
Which Great American Should Be Immortalized With the Next Big Broadway Musical?
<em>Hamilton</em> has caught the nation's attention. A panel of Smithsonian writers and curators suggest who's next.
The NOW Button Takes Us Back When Women's Equality Was a Novelty
At the half-century mark, for the National Organization for Women it is still personal—and political
Smithsonian Curator on the Priceless Impact Pat Summitt Made on College Athletics
The winningest coach in NCAA Division I history left an incredible legacy
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