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She was Expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics for Having a Few Glasses of Champagne
She was Expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics for Having a Few Glasses of Champagne
Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm was fun, fearless, and not afraid to push the boundaries
Liz Jin
Aug 2
The Sentimental Reason Why WWII Brides Made their Dresses out of Parachutes
The Sentimental Reason Why WWII Brides Made their Dresses out of Parachutes
One bride modeled her parachute dress after the 1939 film Gone with the Wind
Liz Jin
Jul 22
Before “Resting Bitch Face,” there was “Bicycle Face”
Before “Resting Bitch Face,” there was “Bicycle Face”
19th-century doctors invented the fake condition to dissuade women from riding bicycles
Liz Jin
Jul 11
American Women have the Right to Vote because of a Mother’s Letter
American Women have the Right to Vote because of a Mother’s Letter
Febb E. Burn told her son to “be a good boy” and ratify the 19th Amendment
Liz Jin
Jul 5
Minnie M. Cox was the First Black Postmistress in 1890s Mississippi
Minnie M. Cox was the First Black Postmistress in 1890s Mississippi
When angry white folks threatened her position, President Theodore Roosevelt suspended the local post office rather than accept her…
Liz Jin
Jun 17
Ireland Used Pregnant Women As Slaves. Could It Happen Here?
Ireland Used Pregnant Women As Slaves. Could It Happen Here?
A Catholic country has a dirty little secret it keeps trying to bury — literally.
Ossiana Tepfenhart
Jun 3
The 1970s Was The Most Fabulous Time To Be a Woman
The 1970s Was The Most Fabulous Time To Be a Woman
Women in the 1970s reported the highest rates of happiness. The Gen X kids know why.
Carlyn Beccia
May 9
My Classmate Who Died at Jonestown Haunts Me
My Classmate Who Died at Jonestown Haunts Me
She not only drank the Kool-Aid. She brewed and served it
Jan M Flynn
Apr 12
Why Did We Trade Corsets and Petticoats for Leggings and Hoodies?
Why Did We Trade Corsets and Petticoats for Leggings and Hoodies?
Nobody “dresses up” anymore.
Renata Ellera Gomes
Apr 3
Boston Marriage And Being A Lesbian In The 19th Century.
Boston Marriage And Being A Lesbian In The 19th Century.
No, it wasn’t just straight people back then.
Ossiana Tepfenhart
Mar 25
Why Do We Need A Man’s Permission To Celebrate Women’s History?
Why Do We Need A Man’s Permission To Celebrate Women’s History?
Women’s month doesn’t mean what you think it means.
Linda Caroll
Mar 13
The Rebel History of Girls' Sleepovers
The Rebel History of Girls' Sleepovers
Lately, parents are banning sleepovers. Are these fears new?
Carlyn Beccia
Mar 11
The Jewish Ballerina Who Used Her Final Breaths to Fight Hate
The Jewish Ballerina Who Used Her Final Breaths to Fight Hate
Why we should remember the oft-forgotten strong women from history.
Sean Kernan
Mar 8
Yellowed and Faded White Linens in a Box, Never Used
Yellowed and Faded White Linens in a Box, Never Used
The history of hope chests reflects women’s limited perspectives.
Renata Ellera Gomes
Mar 7
The Board Game She Invented Got Stolen From Her
The Board Game She Invented Got Stolen From Her
But it sort of proved her point
Giulia Picciau
Mar 7
A Lesson in Mastering Anything From the Brontë Sisters
A Lesson in Mastering Anything From the Brontë Sisters
I discovered the best answers by studying those who found them.
Sean Kernan
Mar 6
Grover Cleveland: America’s First Rapist President
Grover Cleveland: America’s First Rapist President
If you thought being raped was bad today, look at what happened before feminism was a thing.
Ossiana Tepfenhart
Mar 5
Romantic Women Friends, Boston Marriages
Romantic Women Friends, Boston Marriages
Partnerships between women 100 years ago
Sharon Johnson
Feb 12
Calling Yourself A Feminist Doesn’t Make You One If You’re A Sexist
Calling Yourself A Feminist Doesn’t Make You One If You’re A Sexist
And why do so many women think calling themselves a feminist means they aren’t feminine?
Linda Caroll
Feb 8
Torches of Freedom: How Tobacco Companies Seduced Women
Torches of Freedom: How Tobacco Companies Seduced Women
"You have come a long way, baby," but you never advanced feminism.
Carlyn Beccia
Jan 27
Monasetah, General Custer’s Indigenous Wife
Monasetah, General Custer’s Indigenous Wife
The Cheyenne women from the Battle of Washita
Sharon Johnson
Jan 17
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