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This colored wood engraving shows the pig-faced Miss Atkinson.

Regency Londoners Were Obsessed With Pig-Faced Ladies

In 1815, the obsession with swine-ish, upper-class ladies reached a fever pitch.

Sarah Crocker August 6, 2024

Lyme Regis, England

Mary Anning Statue

A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.

Ima Market

Established in the 16th century, this "mother's market" is run entirely by women.

The horse-headed visage of La Siguanaba may just be your last sight.

Beware La Siguanaba, Latin America's Murderous, Horse-Headed Beauty

Do not follow the woman in white.

April White April 30, 2024

12 Places that Celebrate Women in Science

From pioneers in paleontology to trailblazers of modern medicine.

Jonathan Carey March 15, 2024

The Itinerant Princess Who Chronicled Akbar’s Mughal Empire

The daughter, sister, and aunt of emperors, Gulbadan Begum wrote of a Mughal Empire few witnessed.

Ruby Lal March 6, 2024

Washington, D.C.

Joan of Arc Equestrian Statue

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

A young woman working out using boxing gloves and a punching bag in 1890.

The Women Who Overcame Insults and Even Death to Become Athletes

From bow-wielding Amazons to the trash-talking, 18th-century “Mother of Boxing.”

Sarah Durn February 16, 2024

Concord, Massachusetts

Grave of Anne Rainsford French

The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.

High-altitude archaeologist Constanza Ceruti climbs towards the highest archaeological site on Earth at the top of the 22,110-foot-tall Mount Llullaillaco in Argentina.

In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies

Even when those mummies still have skin, hair, and clothing.

Laura Kiniry February 2, 2024

Pilt Carin Ersdotter Statue

A sculpture of a woman so beautiful she got arrested for it.

Stanwyck, as Lane, is challenged to perform a perfect flapjack flip in the film.

The Real Women Behind ‘Christmas in Connecticut’

The 1945 Barbara Stanwyck film is a classic for its charming portrayal of a food writer who can’t cook. It had its basis in real life.

Mayukh Sen December 20, 2023

Boston, Massachusetts

Statue of Mary Dyer

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

Suffragette Umbrella Stand

Glasgow, Scotland

Suffragette Umbrella Stand

A discarded umbrella stand from a women's prison is an object of pride at a library that is dedicated to women's culture and achievements.

<em>Comparison</em>, 1892, by British-Dutch artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.

Sentiment Albums Hold the Seeds of Modern Fandom

These socially connected, multimedia 18th-century assemblages were more than the sum of their parts.

Elizabeth Minkel December 4, 2023

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker

Originally commissioned as a sculpture to reflect the history of Belfast's red-light district, the final sculpture has been banned from Belfast public land.

A tudor style A-frame house set in a picturesque garden with a manicured lawn and rock walls.

Wessington Springs, South Dakota

Shakespeare Garden & Anne Hathaway Cottage

After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.

In 2018, artist Marisela Barrera fielded calls as San Antonio's ghostly Donkey Lady.

Why Are There So Many Female Ghosts?

Female ghosts seem to dominate the afterlife. Whether the spirits are real or not, the reasons for the disparity could be revealing.

Nathaniel Scharping October 6, 2023