After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone ...

There are few Americans today who do not know the name Harriet Tubman. Famous for her work on the Underground Railroad, ...

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In recent months, the Zimbabwean government has stepped up its rollout of so-called “empowerment funds,” which are largely ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In honor of Women’s History Month, local historical society chapters paid tribute to Civil War ...

As we reflect on the fifth anniversary of the start of the Covid lockdown, and as we mark the end of March as Women’s History Month, History Cambridge looks back on our exploration of women’s roles as ...

Birmingham’s Dolores Hydock captures library attendees’ attention ANNISTON — Storyteller Dolores Hydock spoke at t Library recently, entertaining the audience with tales of history involving women who ...

Here are some of the best things to do this week in San Diego, from Monday, March 17 to Friday, March 21. Check back Wednesday for our guide to things to do this weekend.

A two-man team of Navajo code talkers attached to a Marine regiment in the Pacific relay orders over the field radio using their native language. Photo: Corbis via Getty Images ...

(Xoltar via AP) In this photo provided by National Nurses United, Melissa Beebe, foreground, and other nurses hold a rally in San Francisco on April 22, 2024, to highlight safety concerns about using ...

Across its hundreds of acres in Virginia, they watch over 400,000 graves of U.S. service members dating back to the Civil War ... module on Nurses in the Spanish American War included six ...

It was just shocking.” Still, Giammolva, a registered nurse, is grateful. “But God is good … my daughter got tested and that came back negative,” said Giammolva. “I’m lucky – a lot of women aren’t as ...