Hanaa, a Sudanese woman who works gathering plastic bottles from bins to feed her children, says she was abducted in western ...

Aamir Khan Productions and Kiran Rao’s directorial "Laapataa Ladies" (Lost Ladies), is making waves internationally as it has ...

In this blog post, Jabour explores the multitude of women who dressed as men to fight—and die—in all the major battles of the Civil War. 'I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers who went to war — have been serving in combat for centuries.

Labour MPs have accused ministers within their own party of betraying the WASPI women after previously backing them in campaigns. Rachael Maskell has described some MPs as being "in shock" while ...

In this blog post, Jabour details how southern women frequently served as secret agents in the Civil War, using every means possible to demonstrate their patriotism—whether that meant ...

Like all di Sudanese women wey di BBC don tok to about dia ... she explain how her home for Omdurman bin dey raided during Sudan violent civil war, wey start for 2023. Di family go Egypt first ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the conflict ended, two women sought help from high places to track down ...

Recipes from a time when Southern infrastructure was a long way from being restored, but families had to keep everyone fed.

The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

After World War Two, many women had to leave their jobs as men returned from fighting in the war and replaced them in the workforce. In the 1950s, more women began to challenge their roles as ...

Like all the Sudanese women who the BBC spoke to about their ... her home in Omdurman had been raided during Sudan's violent civil war, which erupted in 2023. The family went to Egypt first ...