Jone's Women's History Blog

November 28, 1919: Nancy Astor, American-born wife of Waldorf Astor, became the first woman in British history to be elected to and take a seat in Parliament. She took ... Read More

Queen Elizabeth I of England is one of the most fascinating women of history. Taking the throne in her own right was unusual for the time -- the only previous ... Read More

In the 15th century, the most common way that a noble or royal woman could influence the course of history was through her marriage. Mary of Burgundy's marriage brought the ... Read More

After the 1999 introduction of a new US dollar coin which features the Shoshone Indian Sacagawea, many are interested in the real history of this woman. Ironically, the picture on the ... Read More

Mary II of Great Britain was placed on the throne as a result of the Glorious Revolution, displacing her father, James II.

With a calendar honoring women's history, every month can be women's history month. Choose a wall calendar with 12 months, an engagement calendar with weekly pages or a daily calendar ... Read More

Born to free parents in Maryland in 1825, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper became a writer and poet, the most famous African American woman poet after Phillis Wheatley. When she ... Read More

She was named "Madonna of the Onion" by colleagues because her description of the nucleus structure as a series of concentric shells resembled the layers of an onion. Read ... Read More

If you've done genealogical research and the family tree connects up with British royalty, chances are you've run across Joan of Kent. Her descendants are plenty. She lived ... Read More

Jeannette Rankin was elected to Congress on November 6, 1916 -- the first woman elected to Congress. She was elected again in 1939. Jeannette Rankin held the distinction of ... Read More

The author of the 1844 poem, "A Boy's Thanksgiving," is not well known today, but in her time, Lydia Maria Child was a well-known writer of novels, advice books, and ... Read More

Marie Antoinette, from a public domain image It's not clear whether Marie Antoinette ever told the masses of France to eat cake when they were rebelling -- but it is clear ... Read More

Sarah Cleghorn divided her poems into "sunbonnet poems" that highlighted country life -- often in New England -- and her "burning poems" which highlighted social injustices. Her best-known poem ... Read More