Jone's Women's History Blog

Anna Psarouda-Benaki became the first woman elected as Parliament speaker in Greece's history. Another article

A conference schedule and registration information is now available for the (almost) annual conference on women and the Civil War, North and South. With workshops by a remarkable panoply ... Read More

Millie Jeffrey, the first woman to head a United Auto Workers (UAW) department, died March 24 at age 93. She also helped found the National Women's Political Caucus, is ... Read More

In 1902, the Olympics hosted the first women's skating events. Read more about the history of women in figure skating and speed skating, including profiles highlighting many of the ... Read More

Dorothy Height, a central figure in the 1950s/1960s civil rights movement, was honored on March 25 by Congress with the Congressional Medal of Honor. • Dorothy Height Gets Congress's Top Honor - ... Read More

It took only a few minutes to start, and within half an hour, 146 people were dead, almost all young immigrant women factory workers. On the upper floors of ... Read More

From Mark Weeks, About's Guide to Chess: "It's easy to forget that there is no such thing as the Men's World Champion, because there is no rule restricting the ... Read More

"Eleanor Rathbone was without doubt one of the greatest women MPs of this country. She was the pioneer of the Family Allowance (which became Child Benefit), a tireless campaigner for ... Read More

In this profile of Dolores Huerta, read about her family life and her contributions to farm worker organizing. She's finally getting the credit she deserves as a co-founder of ... Read More

Dominick Arduin, who set out to become the first woman to reach the North Pole solo, lost touch with her support team on March 6, and final search attempts have ... Read More

Several news items this week center around Mary Washington, mother of George Washington. In one, a student at Mary Washington College objects to changing the name of the institution to the ... Read More

Melissa Snell, About's Guide to Medieval History, highlights the other patron saint of Ireland. She may have been mythical, since there is little record of her actual existence. Who ... Read More

One of the best-known fighters for women's rights in America died on March 13, 1906. Read Susan B. Anthony's obituary, a biographical sketch, some choice Susan B. Anthony quotes, and ... Read More

Learn about women in ancient and classical history who, for good or evil, had an impact on the world around them. N.S. Gill, About's Guide to Ancient History, has ... Read More

What were women doing during all those events -- wars, political struggles -- usually described in history books? Because history has been more about public events, and the assumption ... Read More

Did you know that the queen piece of modern chess and the rules that allow the queen to move more freely than any of the other pieces on the chess ... Read More

"Women are leaders in American business, government, law, science, medicine, the arts, education, and many other fields. As mothers, sisters, and daughters, they bring compassion and integrity to our communities ... Read More

March 8 is International Women's Day. What is the origin of this celebration? What have some organizations done to honor the date? Here are some resources on the history ... Read More

About.com has more than 400 Guidesites on different topics. Many of the people behind these sites -- we call them Guides -- have written on topics relevant to women's ... Read More

In 1913, the US President was inaugurated in March, not January. And in 1913, Woodrow Wilson arrived in Washington DC for his inauguration to discover that the attention was ... Read More

Cooking's changed a lot in 110 years. Check out these recipes for preparing vegetables, from an 1894 Ladies' Aid Society cookbook. And at the bottom of many ... Read More

March 1 begins the annual month-long special attention to women's history. If you're visiting the About Women's History site for the first time, welcome! During March, we celebrate the ... Read More

Maria Stewart, African American woman writer, published her first political manifesto in 1831 in an abolitionist newspaper. She argued in her writings against colonization (sending blacks to Africa), for ... Read More