548: Byzantine Empress Theodora Dies
Friday June 28, 2013
On June 28, 548, Theodora, empress of Byzantium, died. While she was empress, she apparently participated in her husband's rule quite actively. Read more: Theodora - Byzantine Empress ... Read More
Infamous Queen
Wednesday June 26, 2013
This image of one of history's most famous (and infamous) queens is from an engraving based on a painting attributed to the artist Hans Holbein the Younger. Anne Boleyn ... Read More
Powerful Queens of the 12th Century
Wednesday June 26, 2013
The 15th and 16th centuries are known for having many queens in Europe including Isabella I of Castile, Mary I of England, Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen ... Read More
Mary Cassatt, French Impressionist
Sunday June 23, 2013
Mary Cassatt was one of the very few women who were part of the French Impressionist movement in art, and the only American during the movement's productive years; she often ... Read More
Salads, 19th Century Style
Saturday June 22, 2013
Enjoy some 19th century recipes for salad, and note how they are similar to or different from what you'd make today. Here's a quote from the section on salad ... Read More
Alix of France
Thursday June 20, 2013
When Eleanor of Aquitaine gave birth to a second daughter, her marriage to Louis VII was over: she had failed to produce a male heir, and their relationship had deteriorated. ... Read More
The White Queen Debuts
Wednesday June 19, 2013
A new historical drama has debuted in the UK: The White Queen, based on the Wars of the Roses, from the perspective of the women involved. Based on the ... Read More
Self Portraits
Wednesday June 19, 2013
Self Portrait at the Easel by Judith Leyster, 1630Dover, used with permission
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Boudicca's Heritage
Tuesday June 18, 2013
Boudicca, a British Celtic queen, led a revolt against the Roman occupiers of Britain in about 61 C.E., burning London (Londinium) and killing those of its inhabitants who did not ... Read More
Susan B. Anthony on Trial
Monday June 17, 2013
On June 17-18, 1873, Susan B. Anthony was on trial, on the charge of -- trying to vote! Because there was no specific mention of gender in the Constitution ... Read More
Monstrous Females of Classical Mythology
Sunday June 16, 2013
In Greek and Roman mythology, female images include the goddesses -- with many different personalities -- and other figures, ranging from the Graces and Muses to nymphs and sirens ... Read More
Before the Salem Witch Craze
Saturday June 15, 2013
Decades before the Salem witch craze of 1692, New England was executing people for practicing witchcraft. The first person in Massachusetts Bay Colony who was tried, found guilty and executed ... Read More
Radical Feminist Pirate
Friday June 14, 2013
Self-identified "radical feminist Pirate" Mary Daly took on patriarchy, and found herself a controversial figure. A male student filed a discrimination lawsuit because of her policy of barring men from ... Read More
Betsy Ross: Did She Make the First American Flag?
Thursday June 13, 2013
Painting Depicting Betsy Ross
© Jupiterimages, used with permission
Betsy Ross made the first American flag after a visit in June 1776 by George Washington, Robert Morris, and her husband's uncle, George ... Read More
Pregnancy Disability Benefits: Sex Discrimination?
Thursday June 13, 2013
The 1974 Geduldig v. Aiello case ruled that California did not violate the Constitution in denying disability benefits to women for normal pregnancies. Was the California disability benefits law at ... Read More
Women's History Image: Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Engaged
Wednesday June 12, 2013
Queen Elizabeth II, born in 1926, first met her future husband in 1934 and then again in 1937. They were secretly engaged in 1946 before he asked her father ... Read More
June 11: "Constitutionalist" Born
Tuesday June 11, 2013
In the British campaign for woman suffrage, Millicent Garrett Fawcett was known for her "constitutional" approach: a more peaceful, rational strategy, in contrast to the more militant and confrontational strategy ... Read More
Emmeline Pankhurst: British Suffrage Leader
Tuesday June 11, 2013
Emmeline Pankhurst is known as a woman suffrage organizer in England in the early 20th century. Her introduction of militant tactics, including the hunger strike, provoked strong reaction from ... Read More
June 11: Jeannette Rankin Born
Tuesday June 11, 2013
Born June 11, 1880, Jeannette Rankin in 1916 became the first woman ever elected as a member of the United States Congress. She began working for women's suffrage in ... Read More
The Salem Witch Craze
Monday June 10, 2013
On this day in history, June 10, 1692, Bridget Bishop became the first person executed as a result of the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts. Some historians speculate that ... Read More
An Unconventional Life for an Unconventional Poet
Friday June 7, 2013
In an unconventional circle of poets and other artists, the poet known just by the initials H.D. stands out as one of the most unconventional. Her poetry was part ... Read More
Who Was Mary Hamilton?
Thursday June 6, 2013
When I was a teenager, I loved the Joan Baez song, "Mary Hamilton," and even learned to play it on guitar. It was my "depressed" song -- a ... Read More
Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention
Wednesday June 5, 2013
The 1848 Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention is usually considered the kickoff of the women's suffrage effort and other women's rights activism. Read more about this event: who was ... Read More
Complicated Family Relations
Wednesday June 5, 2013
In 1525, Isabella of Portugal was married to Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. Isabella's brother, John III of Portugal, was at about the same time married to Charles' ... Read More
Women Breaking Barriers: Lawyers
Tuesday June 4, 2013
A few women in the 19th century broke barriers to practice law, each making the way easier for others after them. Learn more about these women and their personal ... Read More
Challenging the Color Line
Monday June 3, 2013
Born on this day in 1906 as Freda McDonald, she used her second husband's last name, Baker, and her middle name, Josephine, as her professional name. From vaudeville and Broadway ... Read More