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.
The magic trick of sawing a woman in half was first performed a century ago by P.T. Selbit, a British magician.
Discover 10 of the best gifts to give loved ones this holiday season from women-owned businesses like Ruggable and Parachute.
Months after the Norwegian women’s beach handball team protested the bikini mandate, the International Handball Federation has updated its rules.
For many years, the nude model for Gustave Courbet's 'L’Origine du monde' remained unknown.
Paris’s Panthéon houses graves for just five women. Josephine Baker—star, spy, and civil rights activist—is about to become the sixth.
Mary Cassatt, known for her intimate paintings of mothers and children, was the only American artist invited to join the French Impressionists.
Women’s beach volleyball players aren’t the only Olympic athletes who compete in bikini-style uniforms. But do they have to?
Attached to one of San Francisco’s Good Vibrations stores is a museum dedicated to the surprisingly long history of vibrators.
Who was Clara Barton, really? Transcribing her personal documents can help shed light on a complex question.
Sally Ride and Maya Angelou are the first two honorees, but you can help decide which other important women from history to feature on the collectible coins.
Mary Astor and her 'Purple Diary' were the center of a Hollywood scandal so big, it knocked news of Hitler off the front page.
Men's razors aren't necessarily better than women's razors, but they are different (and not just because they aren't pink).
While women jockeys face obstacles, perhaps none has faced the level of challenge that Eliza Carpenter did.
Jackie Ormes was a trailblazer for Black women cartoonists. Find out more about her life, legacy, and the doll that made history.
When it came to eliminating alcohol and shuttering saloons, Carrie A. Nation truly did have a smashing time.
There’s a lot of confusion about endometriosis symptoms, treatment, and other basics. We spoke to a specialist to set the record straight.
Jane Austen’s books were all written in the Hampshire house, which is now a time capsule of her life there.
Donna Shirley made space history in the 1990s as the first woman to manage a NASA program. She led both the Mars Exploration Program and the team that built Sojourner, the first rover to land on the Red Planet.
Platinum blonde locks were first popularized by Jean Harlow, but older women quickly co-opted the trend.
Eleanor Roosevelt is joining Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks, Sally Ride, and other ‘Inspiring Women’ Barbies.
Only about 6 percent of all scouts ever become Eagle Scouts—the Boy Scouts’s highest rank. These young women went above and beyond to earn it.
When she graduated from medical school in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell earned more than an M.D.: she also earned the distinction of becoming America’s first woman doctor.
Alexine Tinné's quests to find the source of the Nile River and cross the Sahara Desert were no luxury holiday.
The history of Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Sarah Josepha Hale, the holiday’s biggest fan.