women’s history

India Has A Sex Trafficking Problem, And It’s Worse Than You Think

Human trafficking is a global problem, shackling 35 million people worldwide to lives that they do not choose. According to calculations from the Walk Free Foundation, an Australian non-profit, 14 million of these modern slaves are held captive in India. The sex slave trade is centuries old, but its modern...

By Teresa Cantero • Sep 17, 2015

India Has A Sex Trafficking Problem, And It’s Worse Than You Think

Human trafficking is a global problem, shackling 35 million people worldwide to lives that they do not choose. According to calculations from the Walk Free Foundation, an Australian non-profit, 14 million of these modern slaves are held captive in India. The sex slave trade is centuries old, but its modern...

By Teresa Cantero • September 17, 2015

I Am Revenge: The Unheard Stories Of Female Vigilantes

When reports of gender-based crimes consistently fall upon deaf ears, at some point, you might just make enact justice for yourself.

By Savannah Cox • Sep 11, 2015

I Am Revenge: The Unheard Stories Of Female Vigilantes

When reports of gender-based crimes consistently fall upon deaf ears, at some point, you might just make enact justice for yourself.

By Savannah Cox • September 11, 2015

Everything You Need To Know About Surrogacy

Considering how perpetually en vogue it is to create and uphold laws about what women can and cannot do with their bodies, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that in some parts of the world, surrogacy is illegal. In case you’re unfamiliar, surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby...

By Abby Norman • Aug 30, 2015

Everything You Need To Know About Surrogacy

Considering how perpetually en vogue it is to create and uphold laws about what women can and cannot do with their bodies, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that in some parts of the world, surrogacy is illegal. In case you’re unfamiliar, surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby...

By Abby Norman • August 30, 2015

War, Women And Sports: A Brief History Of Women’s Baseball

In times of crisis, call a woman. This maxim has been lived throughout history, but is certainly evident during World War Two. When American women weren’t building airplanes, ships and munitions to aid in the war effort, others were entering the baseball field. As the draft plucked many minor league...

By Erin Kelly • Jul 22, 2015

War, Women And Sports: A Brief History Of Women’s Baseball

In times of crisis, call a woman. This maxim has been lived throughout history, but is certainly evident during World War Two. When American women weren’t building airplanes, ships and munitions to aid in the war effort, others were entering the baseball field. As the draft plucked many minor league...

By Erin Kelly • July 22, 2015

Meet The Kurdish Women Fighting ISIS

Long pursuing a state of their own, Kurdish women are fighting back ISIS and gaining many fans in the West.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 11, 2015

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Meet The Kurdish Women Fighting ISIS

Long pursuing a state of their own, Kurdish women are fighting back ISIS and gaining many fans in the West.

By All That's Interesting • June 11, 2015

Housewives Before WW2: Women On The Cusp Of Transformation

We’ve written before on the ways war has inspired countless technical innovations that we take for granted every day, but haven’t focused too much on the ways it has transformed the home and its accompanying gender roles. In this arena, one surprising “accomplishment” of World War II was the way...

By Erin Kelly • Jun 3, 2015

Housewives Before WW2: Women On The Cusp Of Transformation

We’ve written before on the ways war has inspired countless technical innovations that we take for granted every day, but haven’t focused too much on the ways it has transformed the home and its accompanying gender roles. In this arena, one surprising “accomplishment” of World War II was the way...

By Erin Kelly • June 3, 2015

Inside The Life Of A Twenty-Something Hillary Clinton

There was a time when all Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to do was finish her freakin’ dissertation. The year was 1969. The place, Wellesley College. Hillary Rodham was not just trying to finish her senior thesis, but also prepare to speak at her graduation: the first student to be asked...

By Abby Norman • May 26, 2015

Inside The Life Of A Twenty-Something Hillary Clinton

There was a time when all Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to do was finish her freakin’ dissertation. The year was 1969. The place, Wellesley College. Hillary Rodham was not just trying to finish her senior thesis, but also prepare to speak at her graduation: the first student to be asked...

By Abby Norman • May 26, 2015

Meet Annie Jump Cannon, Celestial Badass

In her lifetime, Annie Jump Cannon identified half a million stars. How many can you identify?

By Abby Norman • May 6, 2015

Meet Annie Jump Cannon, Celestial Badass

In her lifetime, Annie Jump Cannon identified half a million stars. How many can you identify?

By Abby Norman • May 6, 2015

An Illustrated History Of The Pin-Up Girl

Behind the teasing sexiness, pin-up girls tells the story of how war, markets, and sexuality shape society and norms.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 18, 2015

An Illustrated History Of The Pin-Up Girl

Behind the teasing sexiness, pin-up girls tells the story of how war, markets, and sexuality shape society and norms.

By Erin Kelly • April 18, 2015

The Life Of Polly Adler, One Of The First Modern Female Moguls

In many ways, Polly Adler's rags to riches tale is exemplary of the American Dream. Who was she?

By Abby Norman • Apr 14, 2015

The Life Of Polly Adler, One Of The First Modern Female Moguls

In many ways, Polly Adler's rags to riches tale is exemplary of the American Dream. Who was she?

By Abby Norman • April 14, 2015