women

Pandemic Imperils Promotions for Women in Academia

As primary education has gone remote for another term, women professors with children argue that uneven distribution of domestic labor means their scholarly work is at a disadvantage compared to male and childless colleagues. "“I don’t need a clock extension,” Dr. Magdalena Osburn said. “I need an acknowledgment that this year is trash.”

Biden Needs a History-Making Women's Agenda in Response to COVID

The 2018 midterms and 2020 primaries showed just how critical the turnout of women—Democrat, independent and moderate Republican will be this November.

Women’s Soccer Was Having a Moment. Then the Clock Stopped.

As the coronavirus pandemic forces soccer clubs and sponsors to tighten their belts, a women’s game poised to break out hopes it doesn’t have to bear the cost.

A Century After Lady Astor Took Her Seat in Parliament, How Have British Politics Changed for Women?

by Rachael Bunyan and Suyin Haynes

On Dec. 1, 1919, Nancy Astor took her seat in Parliament — the first woman in British history to do so.

Tights Are Now a Fall Fashion Staple—But They Were Once a Revolutionary Style Statement

by Marlen Komar

Tights Season was once revolutionary. 

Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75

A bestselling author and Emmy Award winner, Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture at a time when few women held prominent roles in journalism.

Why nuclear diplomacy needs more women

by Elena Souris

Historically, a homogenous group of policymakers make innovation less likely.

Yes, Women Also Know History: Online Resources Identify and Highlight Women Experts

by Karin Wulf

Explore new resources that highlight the contributions of women historians. 

Taking Stock of Gender History at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting 2019

by Monica L. Mercado

Why are so many scholars taking stock of gender history and women in the historical profession now?

The Dangerous Rise of the IUD as Poverty Cure and the History Behind It

by Christine Dehlendorf and Kelsey Holt

The notion that limiting women’s reproduction can cure societal ills has a long, shameful history.

The Tragedy of Being a Girl in India

by Graham Peebles

It is said that India is the ‘most dangerous country in the world in which to be a girl’.

The Secret History of Women in the Senate

by Liza Mundy

In the entire history of the United States Senate, a mere 44 women have served. Ever.

Society: How Women Stepped Up in World War I

In France, one commander estimated that if women in arms factories halted work for 20 minutes, the war would be lost.

What We Can Learn by Studying Women's Role in the Confederate South

by Wendy Hamand Venet

The war led to unprecedented challenges for women in Atlanta.

Black Women Entertainers in a Revolutionary Time: An Interview with Historian Ruth Feldstein

by Robin Lindley

Dr. Feldstein details the work and struggle of each of these women who achieved fame in male-dominated cultural industries while resisting racist and sexist stereotypes.

Female historian says human rights museum censored her

Veronica Strong-Boag upset over missing blog post for Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Why Women's History Month?

by Ruth Rosen

Unfortunately, it is still necessary to have a token month every year devoted to women's lives.

The Republican Party's "Female Trouble"

by Ruth Rosen

As the 2014 midterm elections loom on the horizon, American Republicans fear they may lose a sizable female vote.

Before Malala

by William Dalrymple

The Pashtun tribes of Central Asia have a history of strong women.

Handmaidens of Genocide

by Konrad H. Jarausch

"Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields" is a shocking reading experience.