Women's History

As America's immigrant population grows, so does La Llorona's cultural stature.

Plautilla Nelli was likely the first woman in history to paint the iconic biblical scene.

This summer, chill like an ancient lady and sweat, recite poetry, and swig wine.

In the early 1920s, 23-year-old Blackjack endured a two-year stay on frosty Wrangel Island.

The Affair of the Poisons was one to remember.

She owned 27 Harleys and rode them all over the United States, before settling in Miami.

The fearless aviator was determined to fly.

Fangs, stakes, and Sapphic undertones.

The warrior queen fought colonizers for decades.

Aloha Wanderwell was the Amelia Earhart of the automobile.

Ching Shih, who lived and pillaged during the Qing Dynasty, has been called the most successful pirate in history.

She trained a regiment of women and led armies—with a baby in tow.

Her ruse worked—until she had a baby.

Julian of Norwich wrote "Revelations of Divine Love" based on a series of visions she had in 1373 while isolated in religious observance.

Harriet Quimby and Matilde Moisant were best friends and the first women licensed as pilots in the United States.

Mary Kingsley collected fish and insect samples, poked a hippopotamus, and climbed one of Africa’s tallest mountains—all while wearing a skirt.

Mary Read and Anne Bonny were the most feared pirate queens in the Caribbean.