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Le Clitoris.
Poitiers, France

Le Clitoris

This anatomical sculpture raises awareness about violence against women and promotes gender equality.
An undercover photographer working for the Home Office captured Suffragettes in the yard of Holloway Prison.
museums

Untold Stories of England's Militant Suffragettes

An upcoming exhibition surfaces artifacts from the movement’s hidden history.
Vittoria Traverso November 29, 2017
witchcraft

The Scandalous Witch Hunt That Poisoned 17th-Century France

The Affair of the Poisons was one to remember.
Natasha Frost October 5, 2017
Lisa Levy, the contest's 2017 winner, said she was completely stunned by her win.
transportation

The Miss Subways Pageant Charted the Highs and Lows of 20th-Century Feminism in New York

From a 1940s beauty queen to a 2017 performance artist.
Natasha Frost October 4, 2017
Mary Walker, with her Medal of Honor on her lapel, 1873.
19th century

The Unconventional Life of Mary Walker, the Only Woman to Have Received the U.S. Medal of Honor

Dress reformer, women's rights activist, and all-around pioneer.
Anika Burgess September 27, 2017
"The Solider Takes a Wife."
feminism

What Planned Parenthood Taught WWII Veterans About Birth Control

“The step-up in your pulse when a nifty number looks your way isn’t love. That’s sex, mister.”
Sarah Laskow September 26, 2017
Increasing education for girls, like this group of students learning to write around 1915, created a generation of women looking to be more than good wives and mothers.
literature

The Banned 1910s Magazine That Started a Feminist Movement in Japan

"Seitō" showed women how to leave their husbands.
Sarah Laskow September 22, 2017
Ohio Historical Marker
Akron, Ohio

Site of Sojourner Truth's 'Ain't I a Woman' Speech

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?
This IUD prototype was never marketed because it didn't have any advantages over existing models.
medicine

The Twisted History of IUD Design

Before doctors settled on the T-shape, these contraceptives came in all shapes and sizes.
Sarah Laskow May 3, 2017
"Dynamite Dykes of Pike Street"
sex

How the Leatherdykes Helped Change Feminism

A brief history of lesbian sadomasochism, from the shadows to the front lines of the “Sex Wars.”
Samir S. Patel May 1, 2017
A wax figure of Dr. Reiche sits at her typewriter at the museum dedicated to her life.
Nazca, Peru

Maria Reiche Museum

A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.
New York, New York

Fearless Girl Statue

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
A Cholita and her male opponent.
La Paz, Bolivia

Cholita Wrestling

The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.
A patient in twilight sleep ready for examination.
drugs

In 1914, Feminists Fought for the Right to Forget Childbirth

They had associations and rallies advocating for "twilight sleep."
Sarah Laskow February 23, 2017
Eleanor Robson Belmont in 1916.
holidays

In 1912, Thousands of Women Rallied Against 'Useless' Christmas Giving

Members of The Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving were known as Spugs.
Erik Shilling December 15, 2016
Bronx, New York

Carrie Chapman Catt's Grave

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.
Alice Paul and other feminist mourners stand at Inez Milholland's grave.
Lewis, New York

Inez Milholland's Grave

A feminist who put a pretty face on suffrage when she rode a horse through the Capitol.
Julia Ward Howe's grave.
Watertown, Massachusetts

Julia Ward Howe's Grave

The final resting place of a suffragist author.