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Emily Mendenhall traces the medical myths, gender bias, and neurological truths behind hysteria, one of history’s most damaging diagnoses.
In this excerpt from "Agents of Change," Christina Hillsberg tells the story of Martha “Marti” Peterson, the first female case officer stationed in Soviet Moscow.
One of the 20th century's most famous, influential, and successful physicists is lauded the world over. But Feynman is no hero to me.
“Chicago May” was a classic swindler who conned her way around the world in the early twentieth century. She was also a sign of hard times.
About three out of every four people arrested in the U.S. are men. That rate is similar across the world.
A woman’s name would undermine the credibility of the mission. Names of former Nazis, however, were no problem.
In numerous cultures worldwide, women were just as involved in bringing home the prehistoric bacon as their male counterparts.
It's not about fairness. It's about using every possible advantage.
And her clothing tells an important story, says archeologist Rita Wright.
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
Million Stories
Ada Lovelace’s skills with language, music, and needlepoint all contributed to her pioneering work in computing.
What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.
Following the advent of human space flight, NASA began naming missions after children of Zeus.
The biology behind your office's air conditioning war.
For centuries, men prevented women from writing music. These classical composers broke with social norms and made their mark on history.
The effects are even worse for women.
Catholic sisters outnumber priests and religious on every continent.
Of all the injustices in Nobel Prize history, her 1957 Nobel snub is the most egregious. One of the biggest scientific revolutions of the 20th century was the discovery of […]
A fascinating new book tells the untold stories of two women, Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, who could have been first. On June 18, 1983, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched with […]
Representation matters. Meet five stellar women in physics who were unjustly denied their place in history. Nobel season is now over, with another year in the books of celebrating the scientists […]
20 years before Sally Ride, Valentina Tereshkova set the bar. She’s still amazing after more than 50 years. “A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop […]