Jone's Women's History Blog

A German princess who married the Russian heir, Catherine took power and may even have hurried her husband's death. During her reign, Russia expanded, westernized, and modernized: Catherine the ... Read More

From about 1008 for two years, Murasaki Shikibu wrote a diary about her life as an attendant of the Empress Akiko of Japan, and later turned her experience and insider ... Read More

While attention is focused on the primary race between the remaining two Democratic candidates, it's easy to forget that there are also many races for other offices. And while ... Read More

A colorful tale of scandal, piracy, and cross-dressing, Anne Bonny's story was first told in a 1724 book on pirates by a pseudonymous author, most likely Daniel Defoe. What ... Read More

My mother spent World War II working as an organizer, helping people who came to work in the war industry factories near Detroit to have better recreational opportunities, get to ... Read More

Diane Abbott was the first black woman to be elected to the British Parliament. Read more about her life: Diane Abbott

While the wives of American presidents haven't always been called "first ladies," the first wife of a president, Martha Washington, went far in establishing a tradition somewhere between a democratic ... Read More

Before the Renaissance -- when a number of women in Europe wielded influence and power -- women of medieval Europe often came to prominence primarily through their family connections. Through ... Read More

Why did Amelia Earhart capture the imagination of the public? As a woman daring to do what few women -- or men -- had done, at a time when the ... Read More

Mae West was best known as a comedian and actress whose bawdy plays and movies were full of double entendres and attracted the attention of industry censors. Less well known ... Read More

Mary Parker Follett, called the "prophet of management" by Peter Drucker, was a pioneer in management thinking. Her 1918 and 1924 books laid the groundwork for many later theorists who ... Read More

Elizabeth I by Hillard© Clipart.com 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 ... Read More

Property rights include the legal rights to acquire, own, sell and transfer property, collect and keep rents, keep one's wages, make contracts and bring lawsuits. In history, a woman's property ... Read More

Answer twenty-one questions on the American woman suffrage movement to test your knowledge of this important phase in women's history: Women's Suffrage Quiz

What has been the greatest advance in women's rights, especially in the 20th century? Click your choice to vote: 1) right to control her own money 2) reliable birth control 3) getting rid ... Read More

As Women's History Month in the US opens on March 1, you may be wondering why this event is celebrated in March (it's in October in Canada). This article ... Read More