women’s history

How Did Joan Of Arc Die? Inside Her Grisly Demise While Being Burned At The Stake

After leading France from the brink of defeat during the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc was captured and put on trial for heresy by the English — then burned at the stake.

By James Burch • Mar 10, 2022

How Did Joan Of Arc Die? Inside Her Grisly Demise While Being Burned At The Stake

After leading France from the brink of defeat during the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc was captured and put on trial for heresy by the English — then burned at the stake.

By James Burch • March 10, 2022

How Abby Hernandez Survived Nine Months Trapped Inside Her Kidnapper’s Homemade Prison — Then Escaped

Abigail Hernandez was only 14 years old when she was abducted by Nathaniel Kibby while walking home from school before being held in a windowless storage container just 30 miles from her New Hampshire home.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 9, 2022

How Abby Hernandez Survived Nine Months Trapped Inside Her Kidnapper’s Homemade Prison — Then Escaped

Abigail Hernandez was only 14 years old when she was abducted by Nathaniel Kibby while walking home from school before being held in a windowless storage container just 30 miles from her New Hampshire home.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 9, 2022

How Deborah Sampson Posed As A Man To Fight In The Revolutionary War

Born in Plympton, Massachusetts in 1760, Deborah Sampson became a hero of the American Revolution after posing as a man to join the Continental Army.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 9, 2022

How Deborah Sampson Posed As A Man To Fight In The Revolutionary War

Born in Plympton, Massachusetts in 1760, Deborah Sampson became a hero of the American Revolution after posing as a man to join the Continental Army.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 9, 2022

Meet Berniece Baker Miracle, Marilyn Monroe’s Long-Lost Half-Sister

Berniece Baker Miracle first met her half-sister Norma Jeane, better known as Marilyn Monroe, in 1944 and later wrote a memoir about their relationship titled My Sister Marilyn.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 3, 2022

Meet Berniece Baker Miracle, Marilyn Monroe’s Long-Lost Half-Sister

Berniece Baker Miracle first met her half-sister Norma Jeane, better known as Marilyn Monroe, in 1944 and later wrote a memoir about their relationship titled My Sister Marilyn.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 3, 2022

The Wild Life Of Julie D’Aubigny, The Bisexual, Sword-Fighting 17th-Century Opera Star

Also known as La Maupin, Julie D'Aubigny was famous for her beautiful voice in the world of French opera, but she was also a formidable fencing master.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 3, 2022

The Wild Life Of Julie D’Aubigny, The Bisexual, Sword-Fighting 17th-Century Opera Star

Also known as La Maupin, Julie D'Aubigny was famous for her beautiful voice in the world of French opera, but she was also a formidable fencing master.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 3, 2022

25 Photos Of How The Gibson Girl Became America’s Preeminent Lifestyle Influencer Of The Early 1900s

The Gibson Girl first appeared in the 1890s illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson and helped inform the beauty standards for American women of the time — for better and for worse.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 2, 2022

25 Photos Of How The Gibson Girl Became America’s Preeminent Lifestyle Influencer Of The Early 1900s

The Gibson Girl first appeared in the 1890s illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson and helped inform the beauty standards for American women of the time — for better and for worse.

By Erin Kelly • March 2, 2022

How Peggy Shippen Became The Highest-Paid Spy Of The American Revolution

The wife of American traitor Benedict Arnold, Peggy Shippen played a crucial role in her husband’s espionage ring during the Revolutionary War.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 1, 2022

How Peggy Shippen Became The Highest-Paid Spy Of The American Revolution

The wife of American traitor Benedict Arnold, Peggy Shippen played a crucial role in her husband’s espionage ring during the Revolutionary War.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 1, 2022

Dorothy Gibson Survived The Titanic — Then Starred In The First Movie About It

Dorothy Gibson's career as a silent film actress was in full swing when she survived the Titanic sinking in April 1912. Then, just a month later, she played herself in "Saved From The Titanic."

By Genevieve Carlton • Feb 28, 2022

Dorothy Gibson Survived The Titanic — Then Starred In The First Movie About It

Dorothy Gibson's career as a silent film actress was in full swing when she survived the Titanic sinking in April 1912. Then, just a month later, she played herself in "Saved From The Titanic."

By Genevieve Carlton • February 28, 2022

How Did Whitney Houston Die? Inside The Iconic Singer’s Tragic Final Days

One of America's most successful singers, Whitney Houston died from a drug-related drowning in her hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills on February 11, 2012.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 27, 2022

How Did Whitney Houston Die? Inside The Iconic Singer’s Tragic Final Days

One of America's most successful singers, Whitney Houston died from a drug-related drowning in her hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills on February 11, 2012.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 27, 2022

Meet Nellie Jackson, The ‘Mississippi Madam’ Who Ran A Brothel In Plain Sight For 60 Years

From 1930 until her death in 1990, Nellie Jackson operated a bordello in Natchez, Mississippi and became a pillar of the community, even helping the FBI fight the Ku Klux Klan.

By Jessica O'Connor • Feb 25, 2022

Meet Nellie Jackson, The ‘Mississippi Madam’ Who Ran A Brothel In Plain Sight For 60 Years

From 1930 until her death in 1990, Nellie Jackson operated a bordello in Natchez, Mississippi and became a pillar of the community, even helping the FBI fight the Ku Klux Klan.

By Jessica O'Connor • February 25, 2022