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

Women's history

The woman who saved the children. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A bust of the Persian queen Atossa, wife of Darius I. It was at Atossa’s suggestion that Darius launched an invasion of Greece, sparking four decades of war. (Photo by AKG Images).

Ancient Greek warrior women: the extraordinary female figures who shaped the Greco-Persian Wars. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The seven Cleopatras who shaped the ancient world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The surprising lives of ancient women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Polish-born chemist Marie Curie

First World War

Marie Curie: a guide to the scientist's life, achievements and legacy

Boudica: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emily Anderson: codebreaking pioneer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary Richardson attacking the painting The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez

Why did a suffragette attack ‘The Rokeby Venus’ with a meat cleaver?

Anne Boleyn: a modern woman?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Katherine Parr

Katherine ParrWhy Henry VIII's sixth wife was a true firebrand

Suffragettes armed with materials to chain themselves to railings

Suffragettes history facts: 10 things you might not know about the Votes for Women campaigners

Suffragette Annie Kenney

8 famous suffragettes and votes for women campaigners

A group of suffragists picket outside the House of Commons and holding signs.

What was the difference between the suffragists and the suffragettes?

Deeds not words | 6. Mission accomplished?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deeds not words | 5. Burning down the house. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deeds not words | 4. Cat and mouse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deeds not words | 3. Making a statement. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deeds not words | 2. Pankhurst family portrait. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deeds not words | 1. Battlelines are drawn. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women enjoy life on two wheels in this 1895 photograph. The bicycle was a key part of the image of the ‘New Woman’ (Photo by Glasshouse Images/Alamy Stock Photo)

Challenging gender in the Victorian Age: the 'masculine' New Woman and 'effeminate' New Man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Woman reads about the D-Day invasion in a newspaper

The women’s work that made D-Day a success. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 17th-century scandal & a writer's secret life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emily Davison, photographed a few days before she was fatally injured after stepping in front of the king's horse during the Derby

Emily Davison: the suffragette who stepped in front of the king's horse

Video podcastBreastfeeding in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Breastfeeding in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cupids on a galley in the Nile, as depicted in a second-century AD mosaic (Photo by Bildarchiv Steffens/Bridgeman Images)

Roman holiday: when emperor Hadrian became a tourist of ancient Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image of athlete Gertrude Ederle and actor Daisy Ridley

Gertrude Ederle: the first woman to swim the English Channel

Forgotten women writers of the Renaissance. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Maria Theresa: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Agent Zo: spying against the Nazis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.