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In 1903, Sir Arthur Evans, excavating at the palace of Knossos on the island of Crete, discovered fragments of faience statuettes depicting female figures holding snakes. Two of these statuettes were ...

Agnes Waterhouse was put on trial in Chelmsford, England, in 1566 for using witchcraft to cause illness; her eighteen-year-old daughter Joan was accused of the same crime. Joan testified against her ...

Alessandra Giliani was reputedly the surgical assistant to Modino de’ Luzzi (d. 1326), a professor of medicine at the University of Bologna who published a foundational book on anatomy in 1316.

La Pasionaria (“passion flower”), as Ibárruri was known, became involved in local politics in her native Basque region of Spain, and in 1930 was elected to the Central Committee of the Spanish ...

Christine de Pisan (Christine de Pizan) was a medieval writer and historiographer who advocated for women’s equality. Her works, considered to be some of the earliest feminist writings, include poetry ...

Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m ...

Anne Halkett (née Murray) is known for her autobiographical writings and religious meditations. Of the latter, she published some twenty-one manuscripts, fourteen of which survive in the National ...

Anna Maria van Schurman is readily considered the most highly educated woman of the 17th century. She questioned the role that women should play in Dutch society, and her determination to receive an ...

In Christianity, Mary is the virgin mother of Jesus Christ who is venerated in several different roles, including that of protector of women and children. Some scholars believe that she was one of ...

Margaret Sanger was an activist who pioneered the fight for American reproductive freedom in the early 20th century. She was born Margaret Louise Higgins, in Corning, New York, to a large Catholic ...

Artemisia Gentileschi was an early Italian Baroque painter, and the only female follower of Caravaggio, whom she worked with in Italy in the early 17th century. Her innovative compositions and focus ...