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Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club Is Accepting Applications for Its Underrepresented Women Writers’ Fellowship

Reese’s Book Club’s LitUp fellowship aims at getting more diverse books published. Here’s how to apply.

Painting of Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea.

9 Facts About Sacagawea

If you know anything at all about Sacagawea, you probably know she was a guide on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (also known as the Corps of Discovery) to explo

This Utah mountain is one of the geographic features to be renamed.

Hundreds of Mountains, Rivers, and Other Sites in the U.S. With Racist Names Are Being Rebranded

A racist and misogynist term for Native American women will no longer appear in the names of geographic sites managed by the federal government.

Victoria Woodhull, Althea Gibson, Hypatia

22 Influential Women You Probably Didn't Learn About in School

There’s no shortage of trailblazing, boundary-breaking women who never got their due.

5 Myths About Women Leaders From History

Larger-than-life figures tend to inspire myths that fit their reputation, and this is especially true of history’s famous female leaders.

Lawmakers have been trying to make the Equal Rights Amendment happen for almost a century.

9 Facts You Should Know About the Equal Rights Amendment

Almost 100 years have passed since the Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed. Here are the facts you should know.

The Dairy Maid and House Matron badges of yore seem a little outdated today.

11 (Fortunately) Retired Girl Scout Badges

The Dairy Maid, Invalid Cooking, and House Matron badges that Girl Scouts of yore worked toward seem a little outdated today.

11 Trailblazing Women Who Made National Park History

Although the first few years of the National Park Service were dominated by male employees, it didn’t take long for women to make their marks.

11 Facts About Kitty O’Brien Joyner, NASA’s First Woman Engineer

Find out more about the life of Kitty O'Brien Joyner, NASA's first female engineer.

Georgia Gilmore's food helped feed the civil rights movement.

Georgia Gilmore, the Alabama Cook Who Fueled the Civil Rights Movement With Food

Georgia Gilmore played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement—one of feeding and funding those at the frontlines. A marvelous cook, she took it upon herself to bring together a secret society-esque group of women who used food to fuel the movement.

11 Things You Should Know About Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde’s poems, speeches, and books helped write the future of feminism. Here are some facts about the woman behind the work.

Agent 355: The American Revolution’s Most Mysterious Female Spy

The spy thriller 'The 355' gets its title from a Culper Spy Ring agent known only as “355.” Who was she?

Tompkins Harrison Matteson's 1853 painting Examination of a Witch, which depicts the 17th-century investigation of Mary Fisher in New England.

Catalonia Is Posthumously Pardoning More Than 700 Victims of Its Witch Trials

Europe’s witch trials spanned several hundred years and claimed thousands of innocent lives. Catalonia is making symbolic amends.

Ida B. Wells Is Mattel’s Latest ‘Inspiring Women’ Barbie Doll

Who was Ida B. Wells? A journalist, suffragist, civil rights leader, and now the latest doll in Barbie’s ‘Inspiring Women’ series.

Maya Angelou at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 2010.

Maya Angelou Is Now the First Black Woman to Appear on a U.S. Quarter

The U.S. Mint has officially shipped its Maya Angelou quarters—earning the ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ author another “first” to her name.

The magician P. T. Selbit performing a sawing a woman in half trick.

The Magician and the Suffragette: The Strange History of Sawing a Woman in Half

The magic trick of sawing a woman in half was first performed a century ago by P.T. Selbit, a British magician.

10 of the Best Gifts to Give This Holiday Season From Women-Owned Businesses

Discover 10 of the best gifts to give loved ones this holiday season from women-owned businesses like Ruggable and Parachute.

Norway's Martinsen Marielle Elisabeth Mathisen mid-play during the 2018 World Cup final against Greece.

Women’s Beach Handball Players No Longer Have to Compete in Bikini-Style Bottoms

Months after the Norwegian women’s beach handball team protested the bikini mandate, the International Handball Federation has updated its rules.

The Mystery Model In Gustave Courbet's Most Scandalous Painting

For many years, the nude model for Gustave Courbet's 'L’Origine du monde' remained unknown.

Josephine Baker Will Be the First Black Woman Buried in Paris’s Panthéon

Paris’s Panthéon houses graves for just five women. Josephine Baker—star, spy, and civil rights activist—is about to become the sixth.

12 Illuminating Facts About Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt, known for her intimate paintings of mothers and children, was the only American artist invited to join the French Impressionists.

Kerri Walsh Jennings during a match against Brazil at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Why Do So Many Female Athletes Compete in Bikini-Style Uniforms?

Women’s beach volleyball players aren’t the only Olympic athletes who compete in bikini-style uniforms. But do they have to?

San Francisco's Antique Vibrator Museum Chronicles the Fascinating, 150-Year History of Vibrators

Attached to one of San Francisco’s Good Vibrations stores is a museum dedicated to the surprisingly long history of vibrators.

Clara Barton photographed by Charles R. B. Claflin in 1865.

The Library of Congress Needs Your Help Transcribing Clara Barton's Diaries, Correspondences, and Other Rarely Seen Papers

Who was Clara Barton, really? Transcribing her personal documents can help shed light on a complex question.

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