Here are a few best-selling writers of the 19th century — with links to books — that may be new to you: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911).Renowned as a poet and a novelist, Harper, born ...

Here are 10 women who have made significant political contributions in the 100 years since women won the right to vote with the 19th Amendment.

The Women’s Strike for Equality, on Aug. 26, 1970, marked the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and called for equal employment and educational opportunities for women.

“Women smile and laugh,” the authors write, “but mid-century men, apparently, can only grin and chuckle.” Similarly, in the 19th century, there’s much more discussion of feelings, at ...

For Chinese women who immigrated during the late-19th century to work in the laundries, saloons, and grimy inns of mining camps scattered throughout California and the Rocky Mountain interior, the ...

A book offering a captivating account of the often-ignored and moving story of how Irish women dominated North American prisons in the 19th century is the perfect read this St. Brigid's Day Bank ...

The 19th Amendment was a key step for women's rights in the U.S. Women won the right to vote more than a century ago, but access to the ballot has never been equal.

A century of women legislators in Arkansas is topic of couple’s book Clinton center event lauds 100 years November 16, 2022 at 1:00 a.m.