She Was There

The only documented all-female army in history inspired the Dora Milaje.

They wore pants, advocated for free love, and refused to back down.

From fighting in the army to managing the kingdom, women were key players in every aspect of the Mongol Empire.

History’s best-known muses were artists in their own right.

The women of England’s SOE fought on the beaches of Normandy, sabotaged the Nazis within France, and turned the tides of the war.

As queens or captains, women deftly operated ships across the Red Sea and Mediterranean 2,000 years ago.

Perhaps fiercest of all was Manuela Sáenz—spy, archivist, prankster, and companion of Simón Bolívar.

And her clothing tells an important story, says archeologist Rita Wright.

A new book tells the tales of the queens of Jerusalem.

The new book "Pirate Women" uncovers the stories of the women who sailed their way into history, cutlass in hand.

Scholar Solange Ashby is uncovering the once-revered, now little-remembered female leaders of the Kushite kingdoms.

Nancy Marie Brown’s new book, "The Real Valkyrie," explores what we have learned about a woman buried in a spectacular grave in Sweden.