The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Kamala Harris, the First In 2008, when she lost the Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton noted: "Although we weren't able to shatter...

The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution (certified 26 August 1920) On 26 August 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby...

Back to the Future, Part 8: Another School Shooting   Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Feminist, Environmentalist, Writer It seems cruelly ...

Mary Raleigh Richardson (died 7 November 1961) I've posted many times here about women's long fight to gain the vote and about ...

Isabella Baumfree, who named herself Sojourner Truth (died 26 November 1883) One of the most admired figures in nineteenth-century Amer...

Black Friday (18 November 1910) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (l) and Emmeline Pankhurst, 18 November 1910--before the violence begins...

Lucretia Coffin Mott (died 11 November 1880) I have mentioned Lucretia Mott's name in this blog more times than any other--you can ...

The National Women's Rights Convention (23 and 24 October 1850) Earlier this year, we looked at the two-day convention in Seneca Fa...

Emily Wilding Davison (born 11 October 1872) The most well-known aspect of Emily Davison's life may be her death--on 4 June 1913, s...

Harriet Taylor Mill (born 8 October 1807) Harriet Hardy was born in south London, the daughter of Thomas Hardy, a surgeon, and Harriet...