VERY controlled, secretive and full of rage” – those were the words used to describe Rose West by a man with insight like no other.  She is considered among Britain’s ...

This year's winners of the Gotham Book Prize celebrate New York City as experienced on foot, bus and train.Ian Frazier, ...

In this video, we uncover the lives of the most powerful mistresses of the Middle Ages. These women held influence behind the scenes of royal courts, shaping politics, diplomacy, and dynasties in ways ...

In 1998, excavations were conducted in advance of the construction of the Oude Vismarkt square in Aalst, Belgium. During ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where ...

The sewing machine is one of the most transformative inventions in history. Before its creation, making clothes was a slow, labor-intensive process. Every stitch was done by hand, limiting how quickly ...

These women helped ensure, further, that Liberius remained bishop of Rome when Emperor Constantius II attempted to replace him with the antipope Felix. In the early medieval period, monastic ...

In the 120-year-old Rosemount Factory, the third floor is abuzz again with the sound of sewing machines. As sunlight streams through the tall windows overlooking Derry city, Amach streetwear ...

A professionally trained seamstress who was forced to flee war-torn Ukraine has brought her skills to Portishead. Mila ...

In short, we need jobs for all: for the man fixing your tyre in Mirpur, for the woman sewing blouses in Badda, for the graduate with no network in Rajshahi, and for the slum child who just wants ...

25.2 x 34.4 cm. (9.9 x 13.5 in.) ...