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Oakland, California

'Women of the Black Panther Party'

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

The First Woman to Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail Alone Did It as a 'Lark'

Emma Gatewood set out wearing sneakers, with a duffel slung over one shoulder.

Philip D'Anieri June 9, 2021

Remembering the London Refuge for South Asian Nannies Far From Home

Abandoned by their employers after a months-long sea voyage, countless women found shelter here.

Radhika Iyengar May 25, 2021

Meet the Woman Who Trekked a 1,200-Mile Ice Age Trail in the Dead of Winter

Emily Ford is the first woman and first person of color to complete the grueling hike.

Gemma Tarlach March 29, 2021

Two Women Are Trying to Make India’s Bad Words a Little Less Bad

Is it possible to take the misogyny and bigotry out of cursing?

Reem Khokhar March 25, 2021

'Verity'

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

10 Places Dedicated to Amazing Black Women

Honoring women on the frontlines of equality, music, and more.

Jonathan Carey February 11, 2021

Saving the Songs of South Korea's Female Divers

Three elderly women are teaching the music of these famed fisherwomen.

Hahna Yoon January 14, 2021

Thailand's Bhikkhunis Want Recognition and Respect

In a country with only a few hundred female monks in the Theravada branch of Buddhism, the lifestyle is quietly radical.

Isobel van Hagen December 17, 2020

The Hidden History of the First Black Women to Serve in the U.S. Navy

The Golden Fourteen were largely forgotten—but a few veterans and descendants could change that.

Giulia Heyward December 15, 2020

India’s Sati Stones Commemorate a Macabre Historical Practice

Their challenging legacy has complicated preservation and study.

Kamala Thiagarajan November 30, 2020

Reintroducing the Big-Game Huntresses of the Ancient World

Men hunted, women gathered, right? It's a lot more complicated.

Luke Fater November 30, 2020

These Powerful Pins Honored Suffragists Who Were 'Jailed for Freedom'

A century ago, women picketing the White House were beaten and imprisoned for demanding their right to vote.

Reina Gattuso September 14, 2020

The Oldest Cookbook in Korean Was Written by a Genius Noblewoman

A poet and artist, she penned the recipes in her old age.

Hahna Yoon September 3, 2020

Meet the United States’s Only Female Lighthouse Keeper

Sally Snowman belongs to a tradition of freedom, loneliness, and pride.

Natasha Frost July 17, 2020

Brooklyn, New York

Gravesend

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

Mexico's All-Female Mariachi Bands Are Shaking Up Tradition

The genre is moving beyond its machismo-fueled roots.

Laura Kiniry March 6, 2020

Pendleton, Oregon

The Cozy Rooms

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.