women’s history

Meet Masako Katsura, The Enigmatic ‘First Lady Of Billiards’

In the 1950s, a Japanese woman named Masako Katsura took the billiards world by storm — and made a name for herself in the traditionally male-dominated sport.

By Genevieve Carlton • Feb 24, 2022

Meet Masako Katsura, The Enigmatic ‘First Lady Of Billiards’

In the 1950s, a Japanese woman named Masako Katsura took the billiards world by storm — and made a name for herself in the traditionally male-dominated sport.

By Genevieve Carlton • February 24, 2022

Meet Betty Brosmer, The Pinup Queen With The ‘Impossible Waist’ Who Built A Female Fitness Empire

After establishing herself as the highest-paid pinup in mid-century America, Betty Brosmer helped popularize the now-famous fitness magazine "Shape."

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 23, 2022

Meet Betty Brosmer, The Pinup Queen With The ‘Impossible Waist’ Who Built A Female Fitness Empire

After establishing herself as the highest-paid pinup in mid-century America, Betty Brosmer helped popularize the now-famous fitness magazine "Shape."

By Kaleena Fraga • February 23, 2022

Meet Emma Of Normandy, The Formidable Queen Who Steered England Through The Viking Age

Queen Emma of Normandy navigated both political instability and Viking usurpers on her way to becoming the richest and most powerful woman in England.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 23, 2022

Meet Emma Of Normandy, The Formidable Queen Who Steered England Through The Viking Age

Queen Emma of Normandy navigated both political instability and Viking usurpers on her way to becoming the richest and most powerful woman in England.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 23, 2022

The Infamous Story Of Frances Farmer, Hollywood’s Original Bad Girl

Notorious for her drunken exploits and various stints at mental health facilities, Frances Farmer was subjected to a slew of dark rumors — but here’s the truth about her story.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Feb 21, 2022

The Infamous Story Of Frances Farmer, Hollywood’s Original Bad Girl

Notorious for her drunken exploits and various stints at mental health facilities, Frances Farmer was subjected to a slew of dark rumors — but here’s the truth about her story.

By Elisabeth Sherman • February 21, 2022

The Tragic Story Of Amie Huguenard, The Doomed Girlfriend Of ‘Grizzly Man’ Timothy Treadwell

Amie Huguenard spent three years with her boyfriend Timothy Treadwell studying and filming grizzly bears in Katmai National Park — until a brown bear killed them both.

By Morgan Dunn • Feb 17, 2022

The Tragic Story Of Amie Huguenard, The Doomed Girlfriend Of ‘Grizzly Man’ Timothy Treadwell

Amie Huguenard spent three years with her boyfriend Timothy Treadwell studying and filming grizzly bears in Katmai National Park — until a brown bear killed them both.

By Morgan Dunn • February 17, 2022

How Martha Mitchell Blew The Whistle On The Watergate Scandal

An outspoken socialite from Arkansas, Martha Mitchell tried to pull back the curtain on Watergate, but she was gaslit, dismissed, and discredited at every turn.

By John Kuroski • Feb 17, 2022

How Martha Mitchell Blew The Whistle On The Watergate Scandal

An outspoken socialite from Arkansas, Martha Mitchell tried to pull back the curtain on Watergate, but she was gaslit, dismissed, and discredited at every turn.

By John Kuroski • February 17, 2022

The Haunting Story Of Dorothy Hale, The Socialite Whose Suicide Was Immortalized In A Frida Kahlo Painting

After throwing herself a lavish goodbye party, aspiring actress Dorothy Hale jumped from the window of her New York apartment building on October 21, 1938.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 12, 2022

The Haunting Story Of Dorothy Hale, The Socialite Whose Suicide Was Immortalized In A Frida Kahlo Painting

After throwing herself a lavish goodbye party, aspiring actress Dorothy Hale jumped from the window of her New York apartment building on October 21, 1938.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 12, 2022

35 Pictures Of Bettie Page, The Iconic Pinup-Turned-BDSM Model Who Helped Usher In America’s Sexual Revolution

Through her titillating photoshoots, Bettie Page showed a pious and restrictive mid-century society how fun and freeing a woman’s sexuality could be.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 3, 2022

35 Pictures Of Bettie Page, The Iconic Pinup-Turned-BDSM Model Who Helped Usher In America’s Sexual Revolution

Through her titillating photoshoots, Bettie Page showed a pious and restrictive mid-century society how fun and freeing a woman’s sexuality could be.

By Erin Kelly • February 3, 2022

The Tragic Story Of Edie Sedgwick, The Femme Fatale Who Inspired Andy Warhol And Bob Dylan

Known for both her beauty and her personal demons, Edie Sedgwick shot to fame as an actress with Andy Warhol's "Superstars" before dying at 28 in 1971.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 2, 2022

The Tragic Story Of Edie Sedgwick, The Femme Fatale Who Inspired Andy Warhol And Bob Dylan

Known for both her beauty and her personal demons, Edie Sedgwick shot to fame as an actress with Andy Warhol's "Superstars" before dying at 28 in 1971.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 2, 2022

Dena Schlosser: The Texas Mom Who Killed Her Baby Because God Told Her To

Dena Schlosser of Plano, Texas chopped off her daughter Margaret's arms with a kitchen knife on November 22, 2004, while suffering from postpartum psychosis.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Jan 27, 2022

Dena Schlosser: The Texas Mom Who Killed Her Baby Because God Told Her To

Dena Schlosser of Plano, Texas chopped off her daughter Margaret's arms with a kitchen knife on November 22, 2004, while suffering from postpartum psychosis.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • January 27, 2022