Women's History September 2013 Archive

Born into a family with connections to both Transcendentalism and abolitionism, Louisa May Alcott associated as a child with Nathaniel Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Peabody, Theodore Parker, Julia Ward Howe, ... Read More

At age 87, Rebecca Ann Felton became the first woman to take a seat in the US Senate. But her appointment was only symbolic, and she only served for two ... Read More

Yesterday's women's history image was of a 15th century painting of three then-popular saints. Did you guess any of them correctly? Here's more about these three women: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Saint ... Read More

When women like Abigail Adams found themselves playing very active roles in managing businesses, farms, and other financial matters, while their husbands were away at war or creating the new ... Read More

Do you recognize any of the women in this medieval image? Answer tomorrow.... © 2008 Jupiterimages Corporation. Notable Women of Medieval Europe

For Talk Like a Pirate Day, remember that not all the pirates were men. Mary Read and Ann Bonny had quite an interesting story, too. And then there's thealogian Mary ... Read More

Read a few choice quotes from Suzanne La Follette, a feminist and libertarian whose conservative anti-Communist views dominated her later writing. She was a co-founder of the magazine, National Review. Suzanne ... Read More

Views of women in the 1700s and 1800s is shaped by culture -- as are the views of other people. Indian captivity narratives -- that genre of American literature ... Read More

Two sixth century queens -- one helped convince her husband to murder his wife, the other was the sister of the murdered wife -- presided, often as regents for their ... Read More

Molly Brown, a wealthy Denver socialite whose wealth came from the mining boom in Colorado, found herself on a sinking Titanic -- and not only saved herself, but aided others ... Read More

Two Matildas, cousins, were involved in the struggle for the crown of England in the 12th century, featured in the novel and 2010 Starz series The Pillars of the Earth. ... Read More

Many women have dedicated their careers to making the world better. These quotes come from some notable women known as humanitarians: Faye Wattleton Quotes Mother Teresa Quotes Margaret Sanger Quotes

Nelly Sachs, a German Jew who escaped the Holocaust with the help of Selma Lagerlöf, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966. Read more: Nelly Sachs

On September 6, 1997, an estimated 2.5 billion people watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, including the four-mile journey of the funeral procession. Read more: Princess ... Read More

The author of Backlash, a 1990s feminist book now a classic, is represented in this quote collection by words on feminism, women, and her reaction to being called "strident." Susan Faludi ... Read More