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If history was a Hollywood movie, the editing room floor would be littered with the stories of women clipped to make room for men’s stories. We are here to tell those stories.
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Liz Jin
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Jun 17
Minnie M. Cox was the First Black Postmistress in 1890s Mississippi
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Carlyn Beccia
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May 9
The 1970s Was The Most Fabulous Time To Be a Woman
Women in the 1970s reported the highest rates of…
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Renata Ellera Gomes
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Apr 3
Why Did We Trade Corsets and Petticoats for Leggings and Hoodies?
Nobody “dresses up” anymore.
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Linda Caroll
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Mar 30, 2021
Feminism is Just Another Way Men Waste Womens’ Time
Women aren’t equal because men don’t want them to…
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Carlyn Beccia
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Mar 11
The Rebel History of Girls' Sleepovers
Lately, parents are banning sleepovers. Are these fears new?
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Carlyn Beccia
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Jan 27
Torches of Freedom: How Tobacco Companies Seduced Women
"You have come a long way, baby," but you…
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Renata Ellera Gomes
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Jan 16
The Many Faces of Cleopatra: How History Reckons With Complex Women
We may never know her true story.
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Ossiana Tepfenhart
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Jan 1
Most Women Would Not Have What It Takes To Be An Edo Period Tayu
Edo-period Japanese courtesans were…
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Carlyn Beccia
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Dec 28, 2023
Most Feminists Don't Know the Origins of the Phrase "Smash the Patriarchy"
Hint: This tale has…
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Carlyn Beccia
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Nov 5, 2023
"There Would Be No Wars If Women Ruled" And Other Myths on Female Violence
From 1480 to 1913, queens…
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