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Women’s History

We celebrate the resilient and revolutionary women who've shaped our world. Discover the stories and legacies of female visionaries, artists, and leaders.

Nochlin’s “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”: A Summary
Nochlin’s “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”: A Summary

Linda Nochlin burst onto the feminist scene with this provocative question about women artists. Her answers would make her famous and change art history.

Anne Frank: Her Life, Death, and Legacy Explained
Anne Frank: Her Life, Death, and Legacy Explained

Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl, documented her life in hiding from Nazi persecution. After WWII, she became an international symbol of the Holocaust.

5 Pioneering Women in Music
5 Pioneering Women in Music

Discover five pioneering women in music: a gospel queen, an electronic music pioneer, a punk icon, a pop legend, and a French Resistance member.

Agatha Christie: Discover the Woman Behind the Mystery
Agatha Christie: Discover the Woman Behind the Mystery

Agatha Christie is a well-known author of the mid-twentieth century, particularly for her wildly popular mystery novels.

Facts and Myths About Harriet Tubman
Facts and Myths About Harriet Tubman

Despite being a popular historical figure, the best-known details about Harriet Tubman’s life are a mixture of fact and myth.

Lucrezia Borgia: Femme Fatale or Innocent Pawn?
Lucrezia Borgia: Femme Fatale or Innocent Pawn?

A sexualized figure from late medieval Italy, was Lucrezia Borgia a salacious femme fatale or an innocent pawn in her family’s insidious machinations?

Who Was the Last Aboriginal Tasmanian?
Who Was the Last Aboriginal Tasmanian?

This is the story of two Aboriginal women who are widely (and wrongly) considered “the last Aboriginal Tasmanians.”

A Day in the Life of a Medieval Woman in England
A Day in the Life of a Medieval Woman in England

The lives of Medieval women in Europe were not terribly different from other women throughout history: they centered around home, family, and community.