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Women's History

Milton, Wisconsin

Milton College

The oldest institution of higher education in Wisconsin and the first to admit women.

Mexico City, Mexico

Antimonumentas and Antimonumentos

These "antimonuments" confront the Mexican authorities by memorializing the most troubling events in the country's modern history.

Orange, New Jersey

Former Home of U.S. Radium Corporation

This is the location of the U.S. Radium Corporation where the “Radium Girls” worked, became sickened by radiation poisoning, with many dying horrible deaths.

Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as "Bedlam," charged visitors a penny to explore the wards.

This Intrepid 19th-Century Reporter Refused to Accept the Unacceptable

Daniel McDermon March 8, 2026

Clarksville, Indiana

Rosie the Riveter Statue

The Rosie the Riveter statue in Clarksville, Indiana, honors a real-life riveter who worked on B-24 bombers.

Fayetteville, New York

Matilda Joslyn Gage Grave

The radical suffragist left striking words on her tombstone.

‘El Mural Que Debió Ser’ (‘The Mural That Should’ve Been’)

A modern feminist movement has brought to life the mural that machismo once denied to artist María Izquierdo.

London, England

Dr Salter's Daydream

This group of sculptures includes the first statue of a female politician in London.

Manchester, England

Emmeline Pankhurst Statue

This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.

Schütte-Lihotzky believed architecture could be a tool for helping women, children, and the working class.

Meet the Feminist Resistance Fighter Who Created the Modern Kitchen

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky left an indelible mark on Austria, architecture, and how we cook.

Kaja Seruga February 26, 2025

Marm Mandelbaum, who ran her own school for criminals, is among one of many women making history in all the wrong ways.

Women’s Wrongs: Our Favorite Reads

You can champion women’s rights and still revel in the tales of their most infamous wrongs.

Roxanne Hoorn February 21, 2025

Macomb, Illinois

Birthplace of Monopoly

Over 120 years ago, the original boardgame that inspired Monopoly was invented in this small Illinois town.

Carmel Hamlet, New York

Sybil Ludington Statue

The life-size bronze statue commemorates the ride of 16-year-old American Revolutionary War hero.

Rebecca Bradley (left) was labeled a flapper bandit by the media, and a woman who had lots her mind by her attorney (right).

Meet the Texas Flapper Bandit

A bank robber or a lightning rod for America's growing fear of independent women—who was Rebecca Bradley?

Laura Niebauer January 14, 2025

16 Places to Celebrate Women's Suffrage

From suffragists' graves to a monument rumored to hold space for the first female president, these sites honor women's right to vote.

Roxanne Hoorn November 1, 2024

Oxford, Massachusetts

Clara Barton Birthplace Museum

This historic home and museum celebrates the life story of the female founder of the American Red Cross.

Beauvais, France

Jeanne Hachette Statue

A monument to the “other Joan” who bravely defended the town of Beauvais with an axe in hand.

This image depicts a 1288 judicial duel in Bern, Switzerland, the only recorded instance of a man and woman fighting in a trial by combat: The woman ultimately emerged victorious.

Why Medieval Women Sometimes Fought in Bloody Trials by Combat

In cases of rape and sexual violence, women had few other avenues for seeking justice.

Asia London Palomba August 23, 2024