women’s history

The Best Little-Known Stories About America’s First Ladies

The job description of “first lady” is perhaps the most ambiguous in the country. There’s no application. There’s no salary. There are no quotas or qualifications. And yet, these women face more scrutiny than almost anyone else on the planet. The wiggle room for interpreting this position can make studying...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 20, 2017

The Best Little-Known Stories About America’s First Ladies

The job description of “first lady” is perhaps the most ambiguous in the country. There’s no application. There’s no salary. There are no quotas or qualifications. And yet, these women face more scrutiny than almost anyone else on the planet. The wiggle room for interpreting this position can make studying...

By All That's Interesting • March 20, 2017

The Tragic Tale Of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel Who Died In A Mental Asylum

Audrey Munson's statuesque likeness can be seen throughout New York City to this day. Unfortunately, her own success didn't last long.

By Krissy Howard • Mar 20, 2017

The Tragic Tale Of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel Who Died In A Mental Asylum

Audrey Munson's statuesque likeness can be seen throughout New York City to this day. Unfortunately, her own success didn't last long.

By Krissy Howard • March 20, 2017

New York Disco Clubs In The 1970s: When Exclusivity Was About Inclusivity

Disco was about far more than drugs and disco balls.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 8, 2017

New York Disco Clubs In The 1970s: When Exclusivity Was About Inclusivity

Disco was about far more than drugs and disco balls.

By All That's Interesting • March 8, 2017

“Dead Shot Mary” Shanley: The 1930s NYPD Officer With A Gun In Her Purse

Mary Shanley was one of the NYPD's first female police officers — and one of its most badass.

By Abby Norman • Mar 6, 2017

“Dead Shot Mary” Shanley: The 1930s NYPD Officer With A Gun In Her Purse

Mary Shanley was one of the NYPD's first female police officers — and one of its most badass.

By Abby Norman • March 6, 2017

Independent Female Leaders Who Made History Without A Husband

For better or worse, many tend to view strength as a masculine trait, and thus often consider strong leadership as something that men exclusively possess. The historical record, however, belies such a claim. Indeed, though history’s most-widely remembered leaders are typically men, many female leaders have demonstrated that genetics alone do not...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 25, 2017

Independent Female Leaders Who Made History Without A Husband

For better or worse, many tend to view strength as a masculine trait, and thus often consider strong leadership as something that men exclusively possess. The historical record, however, belies such a claim. Indeed, though history’s most-widely remembered leaders are typically men, many female leaders have demonstrated that genetics alone do not...

By All That's Interesting • February 25, 2017

Why Some Women Once Thought They Shouldn’t Get The Right To Vote

If you can believe it, many American women initially did not want the right to vote. Here are some of their own reasons why.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 13, 2017

Why Some Women Once Thought They Shouldn’t Get The Right To Vote

If you can believe it, many American women initially did not want the right to vote. Here are some of their own reasons why.

By All That's Interesting • February 13, 2017

Female Gangsters That Stole And Killed Their Way Into The Underworld

From the "Mack Truck" to the "Kissing Bandit" these cold-blooded female gangsters prove that you don't need a Y chromosome to be vicious.

By John Kuroski • Feb 9, 2017

Female Gangsters That Stole And Killed Their Way Into The Underworld

From the "Mack Truck" to the "Kissing Bandit" these cold-blooded female gangsters prove that you don't need a Y chromosome to be vicious.

By John Kuroski • February 9, 2017

Sherri Finkbine And The 50-Year Fight For Abortion In America

Sherri Finkbine's story is an apt reminder of the hurdles that women have had to cross in order to assert control over their own bodies.

By Abby Norman • Feb 8, 2017

Sherri Finkbine And The 50-Year Fight For Abortion In America

Sherri Finkbine's story is an apt reminder of the hurdles that women have had to cross in order to assert control over their own bodies.

By Abby Norman • February 8, 2017

5 So-Called “Sluts” Who Made History

History shows that people have a way of silencing women by criticizing their sexuality. These women responded by changing history.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 3, 2017

5 So-Called “Sluts” Who Made History

History shows that people have a way of silencing women by criticizing their sexuality. These women responded by changing history.

By All That's Interesting • February 3, 2017

8 Momentous Innovations Brought To You By Overlooked Female Inventors

From beer to dishwashers to Kevlar, these women's inventions have changed the way the world works.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 26, 2017

8 Momentous Innovations Brought To You By Overlooked Female Inventors

From beer to dishwashers to Kevlar, these women's inventions have changed the way the world works.

By Erin Kelly • January 26, 2017