Fifteen books to help children learn about women’s place in history

Books that strike a balance between being age appropriate, featuring rich, well-researched context and capturing the ...

The daring women artists of last century were often sidelined as muses. A new book celebrates their brilliance

In A Woman’s Eye, Her Art, Drusilla Modjeska unpacks how the once-forgotten women artists of the early 20th century continue ...

John Mayer’s complete dating history from Taylor Swift to Kat Stickler

Mayer — who recently sparked dating rumors with the influencer — has dated stars like Jennifer Aniston, Katy Perry, Jessica ...

Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: Alyssa Healy hits century as Australia produce highest run chase in women's ODI history to beat India

Australia chase down target of 331 at Womens Cricket World Cup vs India - the largest chase in womens ODI history; Captain ...

These Australian women modernist painters were overlooked, and forgotten. A century later, they are in the spotlight

When art historian Linda Nochlin famously asked “why have there been no great women artists?” in 1971, her point wasn’t that ...

Today in Chicago History: Sue the T. rex heads to the Field Museum after $8 million auction purchase

1997: The Field Museum bought the T. rex named Sue at auction for $8.36 million. It went on display in 2000, and moved into ...

Five ways women have historically powered the economy

Here are just five of the (many) ways that women have powered the global economy from the Stone Age to the present day.

Jess Fishlock: Wales Women midfielder announces her international retirement

Jess Fishlock has called time on her international football career; she is Wales most-capped player (165) and all-time ...
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This 17th-Century Female Artist Was Once a Bigger Star Than Rembrandt. Why Did History Forget About Johanna Koerten and Her Peers?

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts spotlights 40 women who found fame in the Low Countries between 1600 and 1750, including Koerten, Judith Leyster and Clara Peeters Meilan ...