women's history month

When a black-and-white image first appeared on author Kaia Alderson’s timeline, it triggered a bevy of questions while providing very few answers, like a photographic time capsule burst open, spilling forth with mystery. The women in the photo were…

Conventional wisdom is that the majority of true crime readers are women, an observation borne out of a 2010 study that found that women are bigger true crime fans than men. Anecdotally, at least, it seems women also make up the overwhelming…

Like a lot of girls who grew up in the 1990s—2000s, I was obsessed with the Royal Diaries books, a series with gold pages and ribbon bookmarks that introduced infamous royal women through a fictional diary kept during their tween years. It was how I…

In the summer of 1936, a short, snappy, and stealthily radical self-help book for single women became a surprise bestseller. In the depths of the Great Depression, Live Alone and Like It: A Guide for the Extra Woman celebrated women’s pleasure and…

In this op-ed, New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney explains why the Equal Rights Amendment still hasn't been ratified, her efforts over the last 20 years to change that, and why she thinks 2019 could be the year. After the results of the midterm…

If you've ever gone to a woman doctor who didn't question your right to access birth control, or tell you that the pain from menstruation was all in your head, you can thank some of the first female doctors in Western medicine: Sabat Islambouli, Kei…

Though you likely celebrate women all year round, Women's History Month in March is a unique time to remember and honor women from history who've shaped the way we live today. If you want to commemorate it with Instagram quotes and sharing some…

What started out as just one week in 1981 to celebrate women and nonbinary people from all walks of life, with different cultures and upbringings, has blossomed into a full month — Women's History Month. March is now a time to both reflect on the…

Happy Women's History month! So, one of my personal goals for the new year was to be more conscientious about where I spend my money, and because that's been at the forefront of my mind, I've noticed a lot of people around me who are striving to do…

Since 1987, March has been recognized as Women’s History Month. Originally initiated by Congress in 1981, the first Women’s History Week was celebrated in 1982. But because one week is hardly enough, by the time 1987 rolled around we got a full…

On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence tweeted about International Women's Day, praising women's contributions to the country and also applauding the Trump administration for working to "empower" women across the country. Pence's tweet didn't go…

Google has rolled out its International Women's Day 2018 Google Doodle — a collaboration between 12 women artists from 12 different countries around the world, available for exploring all day March 8. Each artist contributed a comic strip sharing a…

Today is International Women's Day, and as with years past, Google has rolled out a commemorative Doodle, this time honoring women from all around the world. The International Women's Day Google Doodle displays 12 comic strips written and…

March is National Women's History Month, in which everybody from the Library of Congress to your local bookstore celebrates American women and their contribution to national history. However, the origins of Women's History Month are often…

Women's History Month might be winding down, but Bustle's love for women in literature never does. That's why I've got this list of historical fiction books about incredible women. Inspired by real-life heroines, these stories will remind you just…

This March, to celebrate the glory of Women's History Month in the best way we know how, Bustle is featuring not only women from the past, but women who are making history now. And one woman who's definitely in that category — and should enter into…

After a successful Senate campaign that earned endorsements from the likes of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, California Sen. Kamala Harris is quickly becoming a household name. Before winning her seat in 2016, Harris had a lengthy legal career: She…

Women’s History Month is typically lauded as an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history. But whose history are we championing, exactly? As a young brown girl growing up in the Heartland, the women’s history I was taught in…

You've definitely heard that a picture is worth a thousand words. So why has no one ever thought to combat sexism using that axiom? Enter Kamie Crawford and Nicholas Ferroni, a pair of activists armed only with some terrible old advertisements and a…