When Women Were Wild | Women in History

On April 2, 1931, a seventeen-year-old girl took the mound against the New York Yankees — and struck out…

Women’s history includes the actresses who made a fictional family feel like one we knew. Hersha Parady…

She could fill Devonshire House with the most powerful people in England — dukes, politicians, artists, the…

Kate Chase rivaled Mary Lincoln for Washington’s attention in women's history. #WomensHistory #historylovers…

The wrap dress defined an era. Diane von Furstenberg’s idea of freedom began with her mother, a Holocaust…

A remarkable chapter of women's history: Babe Ruth said women were too delicate for baseball. Then…

Women's history is rarely just one person's memory. Little House remembered Eliza Jane Wilder as the teacher…

Part Two: Georgiana Cavendish’s place in women’s history includes one of society’s strangest households. Her…

Vicki Lawrence was 24 when she became television’s crankiest grandmother. Her place in women’s history began…

Melissa Sue Anderson made Mary Ingalls’ blindness unforgettable. Her place in women’s history includes the…

Elizabeth Taylor owned diamonds worth millions—but women’s history remembers three tiny rings she won over…

Lee Radziwill spent a lifetime building an identity beyond Jackie Kennedy. Her place in women’s history is a…

Margaret Papandreou helped push Greece to rewrite the legal rules of marriage. Her place in women’s history…

Tallulah Bankhead came from political power—but built her own kind of influence. Her place in women’s…

Before chocolate chips existed, Ruth Wakefield used an ice pick. Her place in women’s history began with one…

Barbara Cartland sold more than a billion books—and still had to fight for literary respect. Her place in…

A witchcraft accusation changed Joan of Navarre’s life—and women’s history remembers the money behind it. No…

A Texas family says Tierra Walker’s warnings were not taken seriously. Her case is now part of a much older…

Part 1: Her place in women’s history is bigger than fashion and scandal. Georgiana Cavendish entered…

At fourteen, Princess Elizabeth Stuart became one of the quiet tragedies of women’s history. The Civil War…

Women’s history took a different turn in Norway. In 2014, its special forces created Hunter Troop after…

At 77, Yoko Morishita is still dancing lead roles. Her place in women’s history was already secure. She…

Jean Stapleton’s place in women’s history started with Edith Bunker—and led somewhere few expected: the…

This week, women’s history lost a trailblazer. Mary Gaudron became the first woman appointed to Australia’s…