women’s history

Let It Bleed: A People’s History Of Menstruation

It’s just about impossible to imagine how people from the past would have coped with some of today’s most prominent medical issues. What would the Ancient Egyptians have made of attention-deficit disorder, for example? How would the Vikings have coped with clinical depression? Were there obsessive-compulsives with Tourette’s syndrome among...

By Richard Stockton • Mar 1, 2015

Let It Bleed: A People’s History Of Menstruation

It’s just about impossible to imagine how people from the past would have coped with some of today’s most prominent medical issues. What would the Ancient Egyptians have made of attention-deficit disorder, for example? How would the Vikings have coped with clinical depression? Were there obsessive-compulsives with Tourette’s syndrome among...

By Richard Stockton • March 1, 2015

Barbara Walters Reminds Us Why We Should Still Have Faith In Journalism

Journalism is seeing some dark days-which means that a look back on Barbara Walters' career is even more nostalgic.

By Abby Norman • Feb 24, 2015

Barbara Walters Reminds Us Why We Should Still Have Faith In Journalism

Journalism is seeing some dark days-which means that a look back on Barbara Walters' career is even more nostalgic.

By Abby Norman • February 24, 2015

The Complicated Birth Of Midwifery

Around 353,000 babies are born every day. Some of them will be born in hospitals, others at home with the assistance of a midwife or doula, while others will make their grand entrance in the back of a car or ambulance somewhere in between home and hospital. The history of...

By Abby Norman • Feb 9, 2015

The Complicated Birth Of Midwifery

Around 353,000 babies are born every day. Some of them will be born in hospitals, others at home with the assistance of a midwife or doula, while others will make their grand entrance in the back of a car or ambulance somewhere in between home and hospital. The history of...

By Abby Norman • February 9, 2015

Lead, Mercury And Death: Beauty’s Historically High Cost

From magazines to makeup commercials, the public is bombarded with images of fabricated youth and beauty all courtesy of cosmetics. We’re not here to talk about whether or not the ads are realistic; everyone knows that celebrities are real people with acne and pit stains. However, most people don’t realize...

By Susan Sims • Feb 8, 2015

Lead, Mercury And Death: Beauty’s Historically High Cost

From magazines to makeup commercials, the public is bombarded with images of fabricated youth and beauty all courtesy of cosmetics. We’re not here to talk about whether or not the ads are realistic; everyone knows that celebrities are real people with acne and pit stains. However, most people don’t realize...

By Susan Sims • February 8, 2015

Women Of The Future, According To French Futurists In 1902

A. Berteget, a French photographer and artist at the turn of the 20th century, presents us this photo series entitled Women Of The Future. At times, the images almost seem like pin-ups, but the pride and the posture of the women tells a different story: Funny, though — if you...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 6, 2015

Women Of The Future, According To French Futurists In 1902

A. Berteget, a French photographer and artist at the turn of the 20th century, presents us this photo series entitled Women Of The Future. At times, the images almost seem like pin-ups, but the pride and the posture of the women tells a different story: Funny, though — if you...

By All That's Interesting • February 6, 2015

7 Brilliant Female Aviators Besides Amelia Earhart

Before “Coffee, Tea or Me” there was Amelia Earhart, the headstrong, accomplished pilot who disappeared during a flight around the world in 1937. But Earhart was one of many women who punched society’s expectations in the chops and learned to fly. Some of these women would make the ultimate sacrifice...

By Susan Sims • Feb 2, 2015

7 Brilliant Female Aviators Besides Amelia Earhart

Before “Coffee, Tea or Me” there was Amelia Earhart, the headstrong, accomplished pilot who disappeared during a flight around the world in 1937. But Earhart was one of many women who punched society’s expectations in the chops and learned to fly. Some of these women would make the ultimate sacrifice...

By Susan Sims • February 2, 2015

The Scully Effect: How “X-Files” Helped Mainstream Women In STEM Careers

In 1993, TV writers took a risk in avoiding sex and skimpy clothing They created Dana Scully and mainstreamed women in STEM careers.

By Abby Norman • Jan 31, 2015

The Scully Effect: How “X-Files” Helped Mainstream Women In STEM Careers

In 1993, TV writers took a risk in avoiding sex and skimpy clothing They created Dana Scully and mainstreamed women in STEM careers.

By Abby Norman • January 31, 2015

24 Photos Of Life Inside Ravensbrück, The Nazis’ Only All-Female Concentration Camp

During the Holocaust, 130,000 female prisoners pass through the gates of Ravensbrück — most of whom never walked back out.

By John Kuroski • Jan 26, 2015

24 Photos Of Life Inside Ravensbrück, The Nazis’ Only All-Female Concentration Camp

During the Holocaust, 130,000 female prisoners pass through the gates of Ravensbrück — most of whom never walked back out.

By John Kuroski • January 26, 2015

Breaking Barriers: 10 Of The Greatest Female Athletes

Researching champions of women’s athletics on the internet is an exercise in patience. Scores of women will be touted as the “sexiest”, “hottest” or the “most popular” athletes, but when it comes to records of pure, physical accomplishments, such names prove rather difficult to find. Despite what a quick Googling...

By Erin Kelly • Dec 1, 2014

Breaking Barriers: 10 Of The Greatest Female Athletes

Researching champions of women’s athletics on the internet is an exercise in patience. Scores of women will be touted as the “sexiest”, “hottest” or the “most popular” athletes, but when it comes to records of pure, physical accomplishments, such names prove rather difficult to find. Despite what a quick Googling...

By Erin Kelly • December 1, 2014

The Real Downton Abbey

The popular TV show tends to gloss over women's "monthlies" and the pains of wearing a corset. We bring you the real Downton Abbey.

By Abby Norman • Nov 22, 2014

The Real Downton Abbey

The popular TV show tends to gloss over women's "monthlies" and the pains of wearing a corset. We bring you the real Downton Abbey.

By Abby Norman • November 22, 2014