The Herald-Leader is celebrating Lexington’s 250th birthday by revisiting key moments in the city’s vibrant history, ...

Notably, before the 19th Amendment was ratified granting women the right to vote (though Montana enacted a state suffrage law ...

Protection of women and their private spaces, such as dorms, restrooms or detention centers, has been proposed in the North ...

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Agnes Kemp, who fought for equality, left marks on Harrisburg that are still visible today.

The benefits of democratic societies go beyond greater personal freedoms and liberties. A new study by a UC Riverside ...

The Wilmington College women’s track & field team concluded the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships in fifth place with 56 team points. The Quakers improve after ...

Women's suffrage in Great Britain was put into law ... The Oscars described Pickford as the definition of a "movie star," known best for her work throughout the silent film era with movies like ...

It was the culmination of a century of agitation for women’s suffrage. Beginning in the 1840s, women organized in a concerted effort to gain the vote. Their goal seemed almost impossible ...

The colours used to represent IWD—purple (justice), green (hope), and white (purity)—represent the long struggle for women's suffrage and equality. In spite of these legal safeguards ...

ADHD symptoms in women are often missed. Unlike men or boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), women and girls tend to not be disruptive and are ...

To create opportunities for others who shared her goal, Odessa Jenkins started her own professional full-contact league for women players. By Alix Strauss Isidora Uribe Silva tried as a teen to ...

Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a UN report. Three friends set up their own garage because they could ...