women’s history

Lee Miller, The Model-Turned-War Correspondent Who Took Some Of The Most Iconic Photos Of World War 2

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller took thousands of photos during World War II, but she's perhaps best known for posing nude in Adolf Hitler's bathtub the day he died by suicide.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 19, 2024

Lee Miller, The Model-Turned-War Correspondent Who Took Some Of The Most Iconic Photos Of World War 2

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller took thousands of photos during World War II, but she's perhaps best known for posing nude in Adolf Hitler's bathtub the day he died by suicide.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 19, 2024

Archaeologists Excavate What May Be The World’s First Known Eyeliner At A Prehistoric Settlement In Türkiye

Archaeologists at Yeşilova Mound in İzmir, Türkiye, discovered an 8,200-year-old kohl pen which they believe is the oldest known eyeliner in human history.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 17, 2024

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Archaeologists Excavate What May Be The World’s First Known Eyeliner At A Prehistoric Settlement In Türkiye

Archaeologists at Yeşilova Mound in İzmir, Türkiye, discovered an 8,200-year-old kohl pen which they believe is the oldest known eyeliner in human history.

By Amber Morgan • September 17, 2024

How Ann Atwater Convinced A Ku Klux Klan Leader To Change His Mind On Civil Rights

Ann Atwater was a single mother in Durham, North Carolina when she helped integrate the city's schools with C.P. Ellis in 1971 — a story that inspired the film "The Best Of Enemies."

By Andrew Milne • Sep 6, 2024

How Ann Atwater Convinced A Ku Klux Klan Leader To Change His Mind On Civil Rights

Ann Atwater was a single mother in Durham, North Carolina when she helped integrate the city's schools with C.P. Ellis in 1971 — a story that inspired the film "The Best Of Enemies."

By Andrew Milne • September 6, 2024

The Story Of Cynthia Lennon And Her Tumultuous, Abusive Marriage To Beatles Icon John Lennon

John Lennon abused and neglected his "secret" first wife Cynthia Lennon for years before he eventually left her for Yoko Ono.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 3, 2024

The Story Of Cynthia Lennon And Her Tumultuous, Abusive Marriage To Beatles Icon John Lennon

John Lennon abused and neglected his "secret" first wife Cynthia Lennon for years before he eventually left her for Yoko Ono.

By Amber Morgan • September 3, 2024

The Tragic Story Of The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, The 1911 Disaster That Killed 146 Workers

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was the deadliest workplace tragedy in the history of New York City until the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 — but it was completely preventable.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 2, 2024

The Tragic Story Of The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, The 1911 Disaster That Killed 146 Workers

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was the deadliest workplace tragedy in the history of New York City until the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 — but it was completely preventable.

By Amber Morgan • September 2, 2024

How Did Joan Rivers Die? Inside Her Sudden Death After A Routine Medical Procedure

On August 28, 2014, legendary comedian Joan Rivers went in for a scheduled appointment at Yorkville Endoscopy in New York — and entered cardiac arrest while in surgery.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 30, 2024

How Did Joan Rivers Die? Inside Her Sudden Death After A Routine Medical Procedure

On August 28, 2014, legendary comedian Joan Rivers went in for a scheduled appointment at Yorkville Endoscopy in New York — and entered cardiac arrest while in surgery.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 30, 2024

Mary Ann Bevan: The Heartbreaking Story Behind The ‘World’s Ugliest Woman’

A nurse in London with four children, Mary Ann Bevan became a sideshow sensation known as the "ugliest woman in the world" in the early 1900s after she developed a rare medical condition called acromegaly.

By Morgan Dunn • Aug 26, 2024

Mary Ann Bevan: The Heartbreaking Story Behind The ‘World’s Ugliest Woman’

A nurse in London with four children, Mary Ann Bevan became a sideshow sensation known as the "ugliest woman in the world" in the early 1900s after she developed a rare medical condition called acromegaly.

By Morgan Dunn • August 26, 2024

Scientists Assert Decorated Viking Warrior Skeleton Long-Thought To Be Male Actually Female

The skeleton was initially found in the mid-19th century and was posited to be female. After much debate, the research team confidently asserts that the high-ranking warrior skeleton is indeed "unassailably female."

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 24, 2024

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Scientists Assert Decorated Viking Warrior Skeleton Long-Thought To Be Male Actually Female

The skeleton was initially found in the mid-19th century and was posited to be female. After much debate, the research team confidently asserts that the high-ranking warrior skeleton is indeed "unassailably female."

By Marco Margaritoff • August 24, 2024

The Wild Story Of Virginia Hill, Bugsy Siegel’s Glamorous And Dangerous ‘Mob Queen’ Girlfriend

Virginia Hill went from an Alabama farm girl to one of the most powerful women in organized crime, charming her way through the Chicago Outfit and winning over notorious mobsters like Charles Fischetti and Bugsy Siegel.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 21, 2024

The Wild Story Of Virginia Hill, Bugsy Siegel’s Glamorous And Dangerous ‘Mob Queen’ Girlfriend

Virginia Hill went from an Alabama farm girl to one of the most powerful women in organized crime, charming her way through the Chicago Outfit and winning over notorious mobsters like Charles Fischetti and Bugsy Siegel.

By Austin Harvey • August 21, 2024

Inside The Heartbreaking Life And Death Of Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Edgar Allan Poe’s Child Bride

Virginia Eliza Clemm was just 13 years old when she married 27-year-old Edgar Allan Poe — who was also her first cousin.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 18, 2024

Inside The Heartbreaking Life And Death Of Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Edgar Allan Poe’s Child Bride

Virginia Eliza Clemm was just 13 years old when she married 27-year-old Edgar Allan Poe — who was also her first cousin.

By Erin Kelly • August 18, 2024