Inspirational sporting all-rounder Maeve Kyle, who has died at the age of 96, blazed a trail for generations of Irish sportswomen by her remarkable achievements in the face of opposition and adversity ...

A tale inspired by the true story of an enigmatic woman who convinced multiple Parisian artists to use her as a subject.

In the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, women’s roles were changing, largely because of their work experiences during two world wars.

Narrator 1: 6–6. Woman, I. Painted 1950 to 1952 by Dutch–born American artist, Willem de Kooning, 1904–1997. Oil on canvas, 76 inches high by 58 inches wide. 193 x 147 cm.

How Claire McCardell changed women’s fashion ...

In the 1950s, five grandmotherly-looking women from Alabama were convicted of murdering husbands, neighbors, even children.

I found it fascinating comparing the two – now seventy years later – about the choices each of them had made. One taking the traditional and familiar path, while the other the more risky road less ...

With the Real ID law about to go into effect, some women who have changed their names are having an even harder time getting the documents they need.

A recently viral black-and-white photograph from the 1950s captures a group of women at the Indian Telephone Industries in Bengaluru, diligently assembling telephone units. This image highlights ...

Experts published a lifelike face reconstruction of a Mycenaean-era royal woman who lived 3,500 years ago in the same area as Homer's heroes.

A 25-year-old woman who lives in an “untouched” 1950s-era home has opened the doors to her historic space—while revealing why she chose to maintain the property’s original fixture… ...