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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’re here to tell those stories.

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Ridiculous Terms for Women’s Breasts Throughout History

Ridiculous Terms for Women’s Breasts Throughout History

Why call them jugs when you can call them dinner buckets?

Nov 16

"There Would Be No Wars If Women Ruled" And Other Myths on Female Violence

"There Would Be No Wars If Women Ruled" And Other Myths on Female Violence

From 1480 to 1913, queens were 27% more likely to wage war than kings. Why is female violence so misunderstood?

Nov 5

Childbirth Was Already Painful. Then Physicians Made It Worse.

Childbirth Was Already Painful. Then Physicians Made It Worse.

How women were kicked out of the birthing chamber

Oct 25

The Forced Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots to Make Way for a 1-year-old

The Forced Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots to Make Way for a 1-year-old

Removing a 24-year-old woman from the throne in favour of her infant son

Jade McAndrew-Barlow

Oct 25

The Ivory Man Was The Ivory Lady

The Ivory Man Was The Ivory Lady

For 15 years, researchers thought the owner of a 5,000-year-old crystal dagger found in Spain was a male chieftain, but tooth enamel…

Amy Sterling Casil

Oct 24

Queen Elizabeth's Bad Romances Are Powerful Love Lessons

Queen Elizabeth's Bad Romances Are Powerful Love Lessons

Many men pursued the Virgin Queen, but she chose to remain single. History would have turned out very differently if she had followed her…

Oct 19

Menstruating Women Dull Steel Blades and Other Surprising Period “Facts”

Menstruating Women Dull Steel Blades and Other Surprising Period “Facts”

One Ancient Roman Historian’s Beliefs Prove That Women’s Bodies Have Always Been Misunderstood

Oct 16

Real Housewives Of Nazi Germany

Real Housewives Of Nazi Germany

How did the women sleeping with the enemy — the wives of Hitler’s top aides — live with such monsters?

Oct 7

I Read an 1896 Guide for Being a Good Victorian Wife So You Don’t Have To

I Read an 1896 Guide for Being a Good Victorian Wife So You Don’t Have To

20 thoughts that crossed my mind while reading this historical text

Oct 1

Rosie the Riveter Wasn’t Welcomed in the Factory With Open Arms

Rosie the Riveter Wasn’t Welcomed in the Factory With Open Arms

Even though her country needed her.

Renata Ellera Gomes

Sep 28

Oh, You Know You Can’t Stop Staring.

Oh, You Know You Can’t Stop Staring.

This is my story

Sep 28

Essential Household Items That Could Have Only Been Invented by a Woman

Essential Household Items That Could Have Only Been Invented by a Woman

If you hate housework, you would hate it much more without these ladies.

Sep 26

The Woman Whose Doppelgänger Got Her Fired

The Woman Whose Doppelgänger Got Her Fired

The tale of a 19th-century teacher and her mysterious double

Sep 20

Fast Cars, Love Letters, and Wedding Rings: The “Tinder Swindlers” of The 1950s

Fast Cars, Love Letters, and Wedding Rings: The “Tinder Swindlers” of The 1950s

When only marriage makes a woman respectable, the temptation is hard to resist.

Renata Ellera Gomes

Sep 19

Period Sex Causes Red-headed Babies… & Other Tudor Period Beliefs

Period Sex Causes Red-headed Babies… & Other Tudor Period Beliefs

How women with periods were treated in Tudor

Jade McAndrew-Barlow

Sep 19

Mary Hellen Had Her Pick of John Quincy Adams’ Three Sons. She Chose Poorly.

Mary Hellen Had Her Pick of John Quincy Adams’ Three Sons. She Chose Poorly.

Biographers have called Mary Hellen a “vixen” who tortured the Adams brothers with her shameless flirting.

Sep 4

Why Is Child Marriage Still A Get Out Of Jail Free Card for Pedophiles?

Why Is Child Marriage Still A Get Out Of Jail Free Card for Pedophiles?

I wish I could tell you only a few states allow child marriage, but it’s the other way around. Only a few states don’t.

Aug 23

These Women Burnt Themselves Alive, and People Cheered Them On

These Women Burnt Themselves Alive, and People Cheered Them On

Millions of widows burned themselves alive in the name of honor. But did they have a choice?

Aug 14

Guess What Else Barbie’s Mom Did With Breasts?

Guess What Else Barbie’s Mom Did With Breasts?

“I’ve lived my life from breast to breast.” — Ruth Handler

Aug 2

Men Have Been Attacking Women’s Looks When They Feel Threatened for Centuries

Men Have Been Attacking Women’s Looks When They Feel Threatened for Centuries

The rise and fall of Sarah Mapp, the famous female bonesetter

Tara Blair Ball

Jul 27

Before Jack Sparrow, There Was Anne Bonny

Before Jack Sparrow, There Was Anne Bonny

The tale of a red-headed woman pirate

Jul 27

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