women’s history

Noor Inayat Khan, The Noble Indian Princess Turned British Spy

Noor Khan may have been born royal, but she proved herself an invaluable asset to the Allies during World War II.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Mar 13, 2018

Noor Inayat Khan, The Noble Indian Princess Turned British Spy

Noor Khan may have been born royal, but she proved herself an invaluable asset to the Allies during World War II.

By Aimee Lamoureux • March 13, 2018

How Irish Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley Defied Elizabeth I And Conquered A Man’s World

How pirate queen Grace O'Malley ruled the high seas, bent the English crown to her will, and rose to the top of a world with little place for women.

By Daniel Rennie • Mar 10, 2018

How Irish Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley Defied Elizabeth I And Conquered A Man’s World

How pirate queen Grace O'Malley ruled the high seas, bent the English crown to her will, and rose to the top of a world with little place for women.

By Daniel Rennie • March 10, 2018

Amelia Earhart’s Skeleton Identified, New Study Claims

The bones were originally found in 1940, but scientists say a modern-day analysis of the bones revealed new information that links them to Earhart.

By Katie Serena • Mar 8, 2018

Amelia Earhart’s Skeleton Identified, New Study Claims

The bones were originally found in 1940, but scientists say a modern-day analysis of the bones revealed new information that links them to Earhart.

By Katie Serena • March 8, 2018

Queen Olympias — The Bad-Ass Mother Of Alexander The Great

If not for the indomitable Queen Olympias, Alexander the Great may never have conquered half the world during his historic reign.

By William DeLong • Mar 8, 2018

Queen Olympias — The Bad-Ass Mother Of Alexander The Great

If not for the indomitable Queen Olympias, Alexander the Great may never have conquered half the world during his historic reign.

By William DeLong • March 8, 2018

Peg Entwistle: The Starlet Who Killed Herself By Jumping Off The Hollywood Sign

It seemed like Peg Entwistle had everything going for her – until she threw herself from the Hollywood sign.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Mar 6, 2018

Peg Entwistle: The Starlet Who Killed Herself By Jumping Off The Hollywood Sign

It seemed like Peg Entwistle had everything going for her – until she threw herself from the Hollywood sign.

By Aimee Lamoureux • March 6, 2018

How Hans And Sophie Scholl’s White Rose Movement Fought Back Against The Nazis

Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though they died for their beliefs, their message lived on.

By Gina Dimuro • Mar 5, 2018

How Hans And Sophie Scholl’s White Rose Movement Fought Back Against The Nazis

Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though they died for their beliefs, their message lived on.

By Gina Dimuro • March 5, 2018

Annie Besant Published A Book On Birth Control — So They Arrested Her

Annie Besant started out married to a clergyman, but became an anti-religious activist. Her arrest for publishing a book that dealt with birth control only catapulted her fame.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 2, 2018

Annie Besant Published A Book On Birth Control — So They Arrested Her

Annie Besant started out married to a clergyman, but became an anti-religious activist. Her arrest for publishing a book that dealt with birth control only catapulted her fame.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 2, 2018

Pythia, The Oracle of Delphi — Gifted Fortune Teller Or User of Hallucinogenics?

Known throughout the ancient world, Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi was famous for her frenzied prophecies of doom and destruction.

By Katie Serena • Mar 1, 2018

Pythia, The Oracle of Delphi — Gifted Fortune Teller Or User of Hallucinogenics?

Known throughout the ancient world, Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi was famous for her frenzied prophecies of doom and destruction.

By Katie Serena • March 1, 2018

55 Vintage Mugshots That Prove They Don’t Make Female Criminals Like They Used To

These women, charged with everything from theft to murder, are anything but prim and proper — and will still chill you to the bone a century later.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 27, 2018

55 Vintage Mugshots That Prove They Don’t Make Female Criminals Like They Used To

These women, charged with everything from theft to murder, are anything but prim and proper — and will still chill you to the bone a century later.

By Erin Kelly • February 27, 2018

Inside The Twisted Mind And Murders Of “Jolly” Jane Toppan

Even after she was sentenced to a mental hospital, Jane Toppan continued to feel her murderous tendencies, routinely asking her caregivers to kill with her.

By Katie Serena • Feb 26, 2018

Inside The Twisted Mind And Murders Of “Jolly” Jane Toppan

Even after she was sentenced to a mental hospital, Jane Toppan continued to feel her murderous tendencies, routinely asking her caregivers to kill with her.

By Katie Serena • February 26, 2018