Forgotten Feminists
The Oldest Woman Ever to Fly to Space
Wally Funk, who was barred from becoming a NASA astronaut in the 1960s despite passing every test, finally flew to space at age 82.
People
Women You Should Know
She’s Passionate About Keeping Us Safe From Toxic Chemicals. Just Don’t Call Her a Perfectionist.
Lindsay Dahl has devoted her career to getting toxic chemicals out of our homes, water and air, but the progress she’s worked for is under attack. Here’s what we all can do about it.
The Interview
‘Racism is Still a Public Health Crisis’
Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson on the Black maternal mortality crisis and what it would take to change things.
The Interview
People Were Calling Me an Economist. And I Was Like, ‘Am I?’
In her book “The Double Tax,” the economist Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman explains why Black women pay more for their hair products and their homes, get paid less at work, and are underestimated at every turn.
Equality
Who Invented Women’s History Month? I’m Glad You Asked.
Before they became marketing opportunities, International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month were milestones in a much longer and larger struggle.
The Interview
Whitney White: 'These women were risking it all. They weren’t just liking things on Instagram.'
Whitney White, the director of the Broadway play 'Liberation,' says modern life has made feminism more "cowardly."
The Interview
'No One’s Dreaming of a Day When Women Would Be the Default.'
The comics in Aubrey Hirsch's new book, "Graphic Rage," blow the lid open on the indignities in women’s lives and push back, one small rebellion at a time.
Forgotten Feminists
101 Years Ago: The Making of America’s First Woman Governor
She did not frame her success as a triumph of gender or claim to be breaking barriers. Instead, she spoke of civic duty and circumstance
Women You Should Know
A Legacy of Activism: Remembering the Photographer Michele Singer Reiner
As her husband, Rob Reiner, grabs most of the headlines following the couple’s shocking murder, we remember Michele Singer Reiner’s creative and philanthropic work.
Women You Should Know
"Queen of Romantic Comedy"— 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Author Has Died of Cancer at 55
Known as Sophie Kinsella, Madeleine Wickham wrote more than 30 books selling over 45 million copies.
The Interview
'Just Pills'—How Women Created Their Own Abortion Revolution
A new book reveals how ordinary women—not doctors—first noticed the effects of the medication now sold as so-called ‘abortion pills.’
The Interview
‘I Refuse to Be Invisible’—Why the Author Pamela Redmond Decided to Get Naked On Stage at 72
Sometimes, a woman has to do something drastic to get the notice she deserves.
Forgotten Feminists
Bread Lines on the Upper West Side and America's Missing Moral Conscience
The civil-rights pioneer and feminist visionary Pauli Murray reshaped American law and identity. Her voice matters as inequality deepens.
Women You Should Know
This Indigenous Brazilian Woman is Risking Everything to Defend Her Lands (And No, She Won't be at COP)
As world leaders gather in Brazil for this year’s global climate talks, the women on the frontlines of defending the world’s forests and rivers tell us why they won’t be taking part.
Women You Should Know
Nancy Pelosi Announces the End to Her Trailblazing, History-Making 38-Year Political Career
Her legacy will leave a mark on the country’s history, the political aspirations of women, and the lives of all Americans.
Women You Should Know
Demolishing the East Wing to Make Room for a Ballroom Wipes Away the Work of First Ladies
President Trump's demolition of the White House's East Wing ignores that this "small building" has long been the symbolic heart of the nation.