women’s history

Who Pays For Prostitutes? One Photographer Found Out By Paying Their Customers To Pose

Who pays for prostitutes? Renowned photographer Cristina de Middel turned her camera on sex workers' clients in an effort to uncover the often-ignored half of the controversial industry.

By All That's Interesting • May 31, 2017

Who Pays For Prostitutes? One Photographer Found Out By Paying Their Customers To Pose

Who pays for prostitutes? Renowned photographer Cristina de Middel turned her camera on sex workers' clients in an effort to uncover the often-ignored half of the controversial industry.

By All That's Interesting • May 31, 2017

Deeds, Not Words: 38 Photos That Show The Militant Side Of The Suffrage Movement

Women didn’t win the vote by holding up signs and waiting for men to give them permission. They took the fight to the streets – and, though history usually brushes over the dirty details, it was sometimes violent. Some of the more militant suffragettes smashed windows, set buildings on fire,...

By Mark Oliver • May 25, 2017

Deeds, Not Words: 38 Photos That Show The Militant Side Of The Suffrage Movement

Women didn’t win the vote by holding up signs and waiting for men to give them permission. They took the fight to the streets – and, though history usually brushes over the dirty details, it was sometimes violent. Some of the more militant suffragettes smashed windows, set buildings on fire,...

By Mark Oliver • May 25, 2017

The Unexpected And Brutal History Behind Women’s Boxing

Though women’s boxing still struggles to break into the mainstream, there is a long and storied history of female involvement in the sport. The evolution of gender equality in boxing went way backward before its slow climb forward. The early 1700s had raw British female fighters like Elizabeth Wilkinson boxing...

By Erin Kelly • May 18, 2017

The Unexpected And Brutal History Behind Women’s Boxing

Though women’s boxing still struggles to break into the mainstream, there is a long and storied history of female involvement in the sport. The evolution of gender equality in boxing went way backward before its slow climb forward. The early 1700s had raw British female fighters like Elizabeth Wilkinson boxing...

By Erin Kelly • May 18, 2017

Ex-Child Bride Elissa Wall Seeks Millions From Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs

Elissa Wall, who was forced to marry her first-cousin when she was 14 years old, is suing Warren Jeffs and his church for millions.

By All That's Interesting • May 16, 2017

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Ex-Child Bride Elissa Wall Seeks Millions From Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs

Elissa Wall, who was forced to marry her first-cousin when she was 14 years old, is suing Warren Jeffs and his church for millions.

By All That's Interesting • May 16, 2017

The Heroic Life And Mysterious Death Of Amelia Earhart, In 24 Fascinating Facts

Nearly 80 years ago, Amelia Earhart attempted to circumnavigate the globe with fatal results. Before that, though, she captured the world’s attention by breaking a score of records, expanding popular conceptions of womanhood and writing best-selling books, among a host of other things. Newly discovered footage of Earhart was recently...

By Kiri Picone • May 12, 2017

The Heroic Life And Mysterious Death Of Amelia Earhart, In 24 Fascinating Facts

Nearly 80 years ago, Amelia Earhart attempted to circumnavigate the globe with fatal results. Before that, though, she captured the world’s attention by breaking a score of records, expanding popular conceptions of womanhood and writing best-selling books, among a host of other things. Newly discovered footage of Earhart was recently...

By Kiri Picone • May 12, 2017

New Device Invented By Six Female Undergrads Translates Text To Braille In Real Time

Tactile, the first invention of its kind to translate text to braille in real time, was created in 15 hours by six young women at MIT.

By All That's Interesting • May 11, 2017

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New Device Invented By Six Female Undergrads Translates Text To Braille In Real Time

Tactile, the first invention of its kind to translate text to braille in real time, was created in 15 hours by six young women at MIT.

By All That's Interesting • May 11, 2017

Dead Priest’s DNA Could Solve Nun’s Decades-Old Murder

Catherine Ann Cesnik's murder has been unsolved for 47 years. Police have now gathered DNA from a priest who had reason for wanting her dead.

By All That's Interesting • May 10, 2017

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Dead Priest’s DNA Could Solve Nun’s Decades-Old Murder

Catherine Ann Cesnik's murder has been unsolved for 47 years. Police have now gathered DNA from a priest who had reason for wanting her dead.

By All That's Interesting • May 10, 2017

The French Postcard: The Early 20th Century Equivalent Of “Playboy”

The turn of the 20th century brought with it a number of changes. The French Postcard was just one of many responses to them.

By Erin Kelly • May 8, 2017

The French Postcard: The Early 20th Century Equivalent Of “Playboy”

The turn of the 20th century brought with it a number of changes. The French Postcard was just one of many responses to them.

By Erin Kelly • May 8, 2017

The True Story Of The Iconic “Migrant Mother” Photograph

The "Migrant Mother" photo is iconic — but if the subject had her way, she wouldn't be the face of the Great Depression.

By Richard Stockton • Apr 26, 2017

The True Story Of The Iconic “Migrant Mother” Photograph

The "Migrant Mother" photo is iconic — but if the subject had her way, she wouldn't be the face of the Great Depression.

By Richard Stockton • April 26, 2017

Meet The Suffragettes Who Defended Women’s Rights With Jujutsu

Recognizing that the right to vote wouldn't come without a fight, these women looked to the martial arts as a guide.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 23, 2017

Meet The Suffragettes Who Defended Women’s Rights With Jujutsu

Recognizing that the right to vote wouldn't come without a fight, these women looked to the martial arts as a guide.

By All That's Interesting • April 23, 2017