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Women Empowerment

Meet Kenya's Sisterhood of Badass Bikers

The women-only motorcycle club offers skills learning, solidarity, and support that echoes pre-colonial networks.

Peace Mundia March 30, 2022

Nyamirambo market

14 Places Created By and For Women

From economic empowerment to professional wrestling, these spaces reflect the breadth of women’s experiences.

Michelle Cassidy March 21, 2022

Hiker Emily Ford borrowed her friend's dog, a retired sled dog named Diggins, on her grueling hike on Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail.

6 Groundbreaking Women You Didn’t Learn About in History Class

Meet the painter, the pilot, the author, and other "firsts" who paved the way.

Sarah Durn March 15, 2022

For 17 days in Scotland's remote Cairngorms mountains, British traveler Elise Wortley retraced the journey of early-20th-century writer Nan Shepherd.

female explorers

Returning to the Valley of the Assassins in the Footsteps of Explorer Freya Stark

British adventurer Elise Wortley is about to retrace a historic journey through Iran.

Sarah Durn March 14, 2022

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aletta Henrïette Jacobs

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

Women of the Indigenous Purépecha community, here shown in line for local elections, have always taken an active role in the politics of Cherán, Mexico. Local legend even tells of a woman named Eréndira, who stole horses from Spanish invaders and led a rebellion against the colonialists.

14 Women Activists Whose Names You Should Know

These feminist editors, swimming suffragists, and renegade cooks reshaped the world.

Sarah Durn March 3, 2022

The Forgotten Female Revolutionaries Behind Latin American Independence

Perhaps fiercest of all was Manuela Sáenz—spy, archivist, prankster, and companion of Simón Bolívar.

Sarah Durn March 1, 2022

Unlike her contemporary Queen Melisende of Jerusalem, Empress Matilda would never rule as Queen of England and instead was known only as the "Lady of the English."

The Forgotten Women Who Ruled the Medieval Middle East

A new book tells the tales of the queens of Jerusalem.

Sarah Durn January 25, 2022

The forests of Cherán, an autonomous, remote region in Mexico, at sunset.

How a Rebellion Planted Seeds of Revival in Rural Mexico

In 2011, the women of Cherán led a revolt against illegal logging and corruption. Today, the forests are coming back, and the Indigenous community is returning to its roots.

Romina Cenisio November 30, 2021

Turning Point Plaza viewed from the back side of the memorial

Lorton, Virginia

Turning Point Suffragist Memorial

The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.

Nyamirambo market

Nyamirambo Women’s Center

This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.

Samburu women in Kenya's Kirisia forest.

Women in Northern Kenya Rally to Save a Forest

Just a few years ago, Samburu women were using Kirisia Forest for firewood and charcoal. Now they're protecting it, and managing it sustainably.

Peyton Fleming July 26, 2021

The Dinner Party.

Brooklyn, New York

'The Dinner Party'

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

Musée de La Femme

Marrakesh, Morocco

Musée de La Femme (Women’s Museum)

North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements.

Posing for a picture at Bloodroot restaurant, 1977 or '78.

The Scholar Mapping America's Forgotten Feminist Restaurants

Challenging patriarchy, one eatery at a time.

Reina Gattuso June 21, 2019

Vilnius, Lithuania

Female Pedestrian Lights

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

Fort Worth, Texas

Cowgirl Hall of Fame

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.