Telling Her Story

How the country's Indigenous communities are keeping the memory of activist Dolores Cacuango alive.

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From “pie for a doubting husband” to “spaghetti a la suffragette,” these recipes came with a side of activism.

From California’s mythic warrior queen to the swole women of Sparta to female hunters in ancient Peru.

Newly fashionable in the 1960s, wigs brought millions of dollars into the war-ravaged country.

The women-only motorcycle club offers skills learning, solidarity, and support that echoes pre-colonial networks.

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Even Julia Child was a member.

Thirty-three-year-old Harpreet Chandi recently became the first woman of color to make the difficult solo trek to the South Pole.

How a young illustrator’s attention to detail—and a determined Victorian woman's legacy—led to the discovery of a new species in an old painting.

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Beer, sake, and a certain flowery wine had their start as women's work.

In the late 19th century, "The Musical Messenger" had a message to send.

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Clara Adams was one of the first frequent flyers—a role as important to aviation history as the first pilots.

Lauded for her research on gentle giants of the sea, Andrea Marshall is using her fame to find hope for our troubled oceans.

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