ELIZABETH BECKER TELLS THE STORY OF THE WOMEN JOURNALISTS OF VIETNAM by Robin Lindley   It’s not unusual now to see or hear or read reports from women correspondents who cover the news in combat zones and other perilous situations. They bring home the… more »

Caroline Ann Trow Lohman, better known as Madame Restell        by   Alan J. Singer   By a 6-3 vote in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and eliminated a woman’s constitutional right to… more »

Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) soared across the sky as the first African American, and the first Native American woman pilot. Known for performing flying tricks, Coleman’s nicknames were; “Brave Bessie,” “Queen Bess,” and “The Only Race Aviatrix in the… more »

MOTHER JONES (1837 – 1930)   "Whatever the fight, don't be ladylike."These are the words of the woman Teddy Roosevelt once called "the most dangerous woman in America" - when she was 87 years old. Mary Harris Jones, or "Mother Jones", was born May 1,… more »

Top: Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston, Jovita Idar, Maya Angelou Middle: Gerda Lerner, Gloria Steinem, Winona La Duke, Lillian Hellman Bottom: Betty Soskin, Willa Cather, Gertrude Stein, Marjory Stoneman Douglas ​   The National Women’s History… more »

FLASH  OF  GENIUS     By Anastasiia Carrie    A few years ago, Jean Rosenbluth was visiting her mother at a nursing home in Pasadena. The occasion was a holiday party, and Jean and her husband were seated with her mother and another couple. It came up… more »