Women's History
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How the Seneca Falls Convention Helped Americans
The Seneca Falls Convention was seen as the platform for women's rights. It was designed for women and people of color to have a political voice.
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Highlights in the Anti-Rape Movement
The anti-rape movement did not have many victories until the second wave of feminism started in the 1960s and 1970s.
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The Exploits of Patty Cannon
Kidnapping, smuggling and murder tend to be the exploits of a male hardened criminal. Sometimes in history the face of hideous crimes is a woman. This face: Patty Cannon.
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Women of Color and Marginalized People
The Women's Rights Movement was instrumental in bringing rights to all women of America. What tends to be forgotten are the other women who fought in their own way.
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Janet Mondlane: American Made African Formed
Through trials and heartache, Mrs. Mondlane dared to stand up for the rights of her family. Since moving to Mozambique over 30 years ago, she is standing for a nation.
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Muslim Women Leaders
Shajarat Al-Durr was no doubt an extraordinary woman. She ruled Egypt during a difficult period of its history when the country came under attack by crusading armies.
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Women's Suffrage
The rights of women have improved significantly over the course of the 20th century. Here is a brief introduction to the suffrage movement.
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A Brief History of Women in the U.S. Senate
This historical overview of women's presence in the U.S. Senate includes short profiles of trailblazing women who have been appointed or elected to serve.
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Some Ideas From a Few Radical Feminists
Radical feminists are the acting force of the American Woman's Movement. Their ideas and attitudes are the focus of many issues, and some are remembered more than others.
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Umm Kulthum or the Voice of Egypt
Born to a poor family, Umm Kulthum grew up to become the most recognized Aribic singer in the world. After singing her whole life, she became known as the voice of Egypt.
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Definition of Radical Feminism
With the passing of the 19th Amendment, radical feminism became a main-stay in women's rights movements that continue today, and continues to be divided on many issues.
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Alice Kyteler: Accused Irish Witch
As the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Ireland, Lady Alice Kyteler faced sorcery and heresy charges a century before the start of the European Witch-Hunt.
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Women Science Nobel Prize Winners
On Monday, October 6th, 2008, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, adding another woman to the list of Nobel Prize winners.
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Korai: Statues of Greek Maidens
From the mid-seventh through the early fifth century B.C.E., female statues, known today as korai, emerged in Southeastern Europe in Greece and the Cyclades Islands.
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The Life and Times of Andrea Dworkin
Radical feminist and lesbian Andrea Dworkin put forth a number of shocking theses about male-female relationships and fought against pornography.
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Discovering Lillian Smith
Lillian Smith is one of the forgotten heroes in the history of Southern literature, but her works challenged racist ideology in the early twentieth century.
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The Ladies Musical Club of Seattle
During the early 1900s, women's music clubs proliferated across the United States. In the Pacific Northwest, women established the Seattle Ladies Musical Club in 1891.
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Dr. Lise Meitner, Physicist
Dr. Lise Meitner discovered and named the process of nuclear fission, refusing to let tradition, politics, rivalries, or even Hitler stand in the way of science.
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Social Institution of Motherhood
Motherhood is not just a personal experience; it is also a social institution, where certain ideologies, traditions, and laws influence how a woman should mother.
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Dr. Virginia Apgar, Physician
Dr. Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) developed the now-routine Apgar Score in 1952. By rating five vital signs, the test allows a rapid, objective measure of neonatal health.
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