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Umea, Sweden

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This disputed feline sculpture is Sweden's first MeToo monument.
Two women pose wearing their intricate <em>mporo</em> necklaces.
kickass women

Inside Kenya’s Women-Only Village Where Traditional Beaded Necklaces Are Symbols of Power

The women of Umoja no longer need a man to make their mporo marriage necklaces.
Nora Wallaya June 13, 2023
Temnodontosaurus platyodon skull at the Lyme Regis Museum.
List

11 Museums Dedicated to Extraordinary Women

From scientists to suffragists, these women made a mark on history.
Jonathan Carey March 7, 2023
Queen Njinga Mbandi rides into battle against the Portuguese, as illustrated by Pat Masioni for UNESCO's series on women in African history.
military history

Meet Caterina Sforza and Other Warrior Queens History Forgot

From Italy’s fortress-seizing countess to Angola’s battle-hardened Queen Njinga, these women didn’t back down from a fight.
Sarah Durn January 26, 2023
Tana Luciya Joji practices a wheelie on a quiet stretch of asphalt in Kerala, India.
roads

In India, These Trailblazing Female Stunt Bikers Rule the Road

For decades, these women have fought (and won) the right to stunt.
Shubha Menon January 25, 2023
Archaeologists believe this head belonged to a figurine representing a high priestess of Ur.
relics

History’s First Named Author Was a Mesopotamian Priestess

Her name was Enheduanna.
Sarah Durn December 22, 2022
In a Toronto haunted house, a female actor poses for a photo.
haunted

How Sexism Haunts the Haunted House Industry

And the sociologist and actors trying to exorcise the gender stereotyping demon.
Kate Golembiewski October 17, 2022
shops

Podcast: Growing the Atlas

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 12, 2022
royalty

The Mughal Women Who Wouldn’t Stay in the Harem

From musket-wielding empress Nur Jahan to writer Gulbadan Begum, meet the influential women of the early-modern Muslim empire.
Sarah Durn August 31, 2022
Tischendorf, who works in special education, moved to Australia from her native South Africa with her family as a teenager.
islands

Meet the Woman Who Made a Historic Swim in Shark-Infested Waters

Lauren Tischendorf is the first woman to complete the grueling 20-mile swim around Lord Howe Island in Australia.
Sarah Durn August 9, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
puzzles

Puzzle Monday: Warrior Women Crossword

AO Puzzles August 8, 2022
Charlotte Forten Grimké House
Washington, D.C.

Charlotte Forten Grimké House

The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.
Meenakshi Amma, shown here at age 76, continues to teach students kalaripayattu in her “kalari,” or arena, in Kerala, India, today at age 81.
women

Meet the Sword-Wielding Grandmother Bringing Women Back to Indian Martial Arts

Women who practiced kalaripayattu were a thing of the past—until Meenakshi Amma.
Shoma Abhyankar May 13, 2022
hotels

Podcast: Sinchi Warmi Amazon Lodge

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 6, 2022
Itinerary

A Feminist Road Trip Across the U.S.

Explore the past, present, and future of women in America.
Michelle Cassidy
A suffrage march in 1913.
food

The Forgotten Cookbooks That Fueled Women’s Suffrage

From “pie for a doubting husband” to “spaghetti a la suffragette,” these recipes came with a side of activism.
Sam O'Brien March 30, 2022
roads

Meet Kenya's Sisterhood of Badass Bikers

The women-only motorcycle club offers skills learning, solidarity, and support that echoes pre-colonial networks.
Peace Mundia March 30, 2022
Nyamirambo market
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14 Places Created By and For Women

From economic empowerment to professional wrestling, these spaces reflect the breadth of women’s experiences.
Michelle Cassidy March 21, 2022