Theodora - Byzantine Empress
Thursday January 31, 2013
Theodora was the most influential and powerful woman in Byzantine history. Theodora became Empress of Byzantium on April 4, 527, as wife of the Emperor Justinian. Theodora's origins ... Read More
Rule of Thumb and Wife-Beating
Tuesday January 29, 2013
That a man was permitted to beat his wife with a switch no thicker than his thumb was a fact, though it was probably not a formal law anywhere nor ... Read More
Adelaide, Empress and Saint
Monday January 28, 2013
At the end of the early middle ages, a royal woman's fate, including her marriage, was not her own to decide. Like royal women through the ages, she might ... Read More
Women Olympic Skaters
Sunday January 27, 2013
In the 1990s, a national survey named figure skating as American's second most popular sport, with only pro football gaining more votes. Women's skating events are among the most popular ... Read More
Nefertiti
Friday January 25, 2013
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The bust of Nefertiti is a haunting image of ancient beauty. In this profile, I've outlined what we know and don't know about this ancient Egyptian queen, ... Read More
Witches in Europe
Wednesday January 23, 2013
In Europe, common folk beliefs about witches included that they flew through the air to their meetings. These beliefs were cataloged by the church, first to demonstrate that they ... Read More
What a Difference a Century Makes!
Monday January 21, 2013
Today, in President Barack Obama's second inaugural address, he mentioned Seneca Falls (along with Stonewall and Selma). How much change this is since the 1913 inauguration, which was the ... Read More
The Empress as Goddess
Wednesday January 16, 2013
The most powerful woman of her time, her actual power surpassed that of her contemporary, Queen Victoria. The Dowager Empress Cixi ruled as de facto empress of China, in ... Read More
Top 100 Women of History
Tuesday January 15, 2013
Which notable women are people looking for on the Net? Over the past twelve years, I've been keeping statistics on web searching on many notable women, past and present. ... Read More
Inaugural Gown: Memories
Friday January 11, 2013
The Smithsonian's collection of inauguration gowns of First Ladies includes only dresses from a first inauguration, so Michelle Obama's gown worn later this month will not likely be included in ... Read More
Born January 10: The Millionaire Waitress
Thursday January 10, 2013
Maud Younger, from a well-off family, chose to stay for a week in the slums, living in a settlement house. She stayed five years. She worked as a waitress, ... Read More
Reed v. Reed: Why It's Important to Women's History
Saturday January 5, 2013
In 1971, Reed v. Reed became the first U.S. Supreme Court case to declare sex discrimination a violation of the 14th Amendment. In Reed v. Reed, the Court held that ... Read More
Gerda Lerner, Women's History Pioneer: 1920 - 2013
Friday January 4, 2013
"What we do about history matters. The often repeated saying that those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them has a lot of truth in it. ... Read More
Josephine Goldmark and Labor History
Thursday January 3, 2013
Josephine Goldmark is one of those women who should be better known. She's sometimes known within legal circles for her work on the "Brandeis Brief" -- a document important ... Read More