Women

Meet the painter, the pilot, the author, and other "firsts" who paved the way.

In the mid-19th century, white ship captains relied on the Inuit woman and her husband to survive the unforgiving conditions of the Northwest Passage.

The 19th-century mountaineer and suffragist competed with men and women alike to find the apex of the Americas.

A young medical researcher's idea led to a powerful weapon against the disease—and a Nobel Prize.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

Before she became a spy, Petra Herrera went undercover as a man.

Zheng Pingru’s scheme involved a fabulous fur coat and ended in tragedy.

From the Inupiat seamstress who killed polar bears to the Black motorcycle queen of Miami, these daring women lived life on their own terms.

Marguerite Harrison was the United States’ first female foreign intelligence officer.

The fate of Aaron Burr's daughter remains a topic of contention.

Pauline Cushman’s contributions to U.S. war efforts earned her the honorary title of “Major.”

The only known depiction of the queen mother of the Nso people was taken to Germany 120 years ago.

As a woman with leprosy, Josefina Guerrero was ignored by Japanese forces as she carried messages of resistance in World War II.

"They are human beings, your brothers and sisters."

These feminist editors, swimming suffragists, and renegade cooks reshaped the world.