Photo of Mabel Capper and Patricia Woodlock advertising a meeting, Manchester, Lancashire, July 1908

Women's history

Sex work: a brief history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pragmatist or heartless? A portrait of the young Elizabeth Woodville (1437-1492). The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The power behind the throne: women in the Wars of the Roses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 8: Willful, weak-minded women?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 7: Quarrelsome neighbours & family tensions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 5: Satanic sabbaths and supernatural sins. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A mother receives her newborn baby in a c1490 text written for Henry VII. Childbirth in the Middle Ages exposed both mother and child to great peril but, writes Elma Brenner, midwives had the expertise to intervene when complications arose. (Photo by Bridgeman)

The medieval childbirth guide: 6 tips for pregnant mothers in the Middle Ages

8 historical reasons behind Anne Boleyn’s appearance in Princess Diana film Spencer

Giving birth in the 17th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A scene from the Salem witch trials, depicted in a 19th-century lithograph. How two girls’ accusations of witchcraft escalated into one of the darkest episodes in early American history has long puzzled historians. (Image by Alamy)

When the devil stalked Salem: the story of the Salem witch trials

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 4: The pervasive power of puritanism. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 3: A ‘new Jerusalem’ on the edge of a wilderness. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 2: How events spiralled out of control. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Salem witch trialsEpisode 1: introduction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black and white photo of several 'matchwomen', who went on strike at the Bryant and May's factory in London in 1888.

The 1888 Matchgirls strike: how a group of East End women changed British labour history

7 weird and wonderful Georgian beauty treatments. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gulielma Lister: the female botanist who became the queen of slime moulds. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

African-American women’s battle for the vote. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Suffragettes photographed in a dispute with the police

Jujitsu suffragettes: how women fought for the vote with an ancient martial art. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of First World War nurse Edith Cavell with one of her dogs

First World War

Edith Cavell: how the executed British First World War nurse became a symbol of peace

Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace: a visionary of computing

A mosaic that shows two Roman women exercising, one holds a flower and another holds a leaf

7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Roman women

Women carrying flags and scythes or beating drums - one has a child on her shoulders - march on the Palace of Versailles to protest to the king

General Early Modern

Women in the French Revolution: fighting for equality

Jodie Comer plays Marguerite de Carrouges in the upcoming film 'The Last Duel',

The medieval women who spoke out against sexual violence

Women protest in London following the death of Sarah Everard, 2021

Walking a dangerous road: women's safety on the streets. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Adventures of a Victorian actor. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of a Spartan mother saying goodbye to her son, she is seated as he leaves

Women in ancient Greece: what were their lives like?

Sumita Mukherjee discusses India’s women’s suffrage movement, and how it connected to the wider struggle for Indian independence

India’s Suffragettes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Empress Maria Theresa, a portrait

Maria Theresa: empress, warrior, matriarch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.