Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...

While early 19th century discussions around pedometers focused on men’s usage, by the second half of the century the devices became part of women’s fashion and close surveillance as well.

Fleming made major scientific discoveries and belonged to the Harvard Computers, a team of women who processed astronomical ...

While Second Clinic was seen to be as safe as any place dealing with childbirth in the 19th century could be, First Clinic was widely known to be a death sentence: women who delivered there were ...

In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...

Polish women only began to write cookery books and guides in the 19th century, whereas previously, they had been only readers. These also served as a vehicle for their own views – sometimes ...

Though local suffrage slowly opened to women in many states, suffragists continued their fight for national voting rights through the 19th century. Mocked, jailed, beaten, and force-fed ...

The Herald-Leader is celebrating Lexington’s 250th birthday by revisiting key moments in the city’s vibrant history, ...

A fascinating look at how the marginal status of Jewish women enabled them to become agents of modernization in 19th-century Eastern European Jewish society. In this extraordinary volume, Iris Parush ...