Women's History

Our National Thanksgiving - 1858
from a public domain image Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Godey's Lady's Book, deserves recognition as the Mother of the American Thanksgiving. This 1858 editor's column was part of the long...

Wordless Wednesday - the Great Depression
Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange, March 1936 - a portrait of a migrant farmworker in CaliforniaCourtesy of Library of Congress See more Wordless Wednesday images Wordless Wednesday around About.com Related images: Federal Emergency...

Hathor - Egyptian Goddess of Love
Egyptian goddess Hathor, from the Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri. (c) iStockphoto / Brooklynworks Hathor was a major deity for much of ancient Egyptian history. She was connected with love and happiness,...

Quote of the Week: Nancy Astor
"No one sex can govern alone. I believe that one of the reasons why civilization has failed so lamentably is that it had one-sided government." - British political figure Nancy...

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire is a key event in labor history and women's history. The factory was a typical shop where immigrant women and girls could find work...

Emily Dickinson Biographies and Criticism
Emily Dickinson, a creative poet of the 19th century, was known only by a small circle during her lifetime. It wasn't until after her death that most of her poems...

Wordless Wednesday - Hillary 2008
Win McNamee / Getty Images See more Wordless Wednesday images Wordless Wednesday around About.com More about this story: Hillary Clinton in the Presidential Campaign, 2008 Hillary Clinton Quotes ...

Hillary Clinton on the Election Trail, 2008
Hillary Clinton in South Dakota, June 2008 Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The US presidential election of 2008 is over, and Barack Obama has won, and is beginning to make the transition...

Miriam Makeba: March 4, 1932 - November 10, 2008
Miriam Makeba, August 2007 (Photo by Lefty Shivambu / Gallo Images / Getty Images) Miriam Makeba, a South African singer and activist, has died in Italy. She was a voice for...

Women's Property Rights
In the early years of the United States, following British law, women's property was under control of their husbands, with states gradually giving women limited property rights. By 1900 every...