We celebrate the resilient and revolutionary women who've shaped our world. Discover the stories and legacies of female visionaries, artists, and leaders.
Among the chiefs and warriors who defeated General Custer at Little Bighorn were four Native American women. Here is their story.
Susan B. Anthony’s speeches and writings on slavery, politics, and gender in the 19th century offer insight into and inspiration for today’s world.
Dealing with complex social and moral questions, Jane Austen uses romance as a vehicle for these critical investigations in her six novels.
Tamar the Great, the female king of Georgia at the turn of the 13th century, is remembered as one of Georgia’s greatest-ever monarchs.
Tudor women, long denied career aspirations, ironically held the most power possible as midwives, with the fragile babes of the royal family in their hands.
Born a princess with seemingly endless opportunities ahead of her, Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt unwittingly found herself on a path of destruction.
Olympias played a significant role in the years of conflict following the death of her son, Alexander the Great. History would not remember her kindly.
What were the paths to power for Medieval women in a world ruled by men?