Tag: women
Dr. Mary E. Walker: The Woman Who Dared to Wear Pants
“We live in deeds, not years.” – Dr. Mary E. Walker Ever since she could remember, Mary Walker had a mind of her own. For…
What Women Endured in the Old Insane Asylums
It would be easy to think that women were treated better than the men in the old insane asylums, but nothing could be further from…
Ancient Crete Women as Early Suffragettes
In the early 20th century, there were many attempts within newspapers to show that women once had power, such as the women of ancient Crete….
10 Fashion Fails from the Early 1900s
Every year brings us a slew of fashion fails from across the world, but how about those fashion fails from the past? What crazy fads…
10 Weird AF Fashion Trends from the Past
If you think the fashion trends of today are pretty wild, you had better take a moment to check out the weird shit they called…
Famous Woman Explorer Zelia Nuttall and the Aztec Mysteries in 1902
Explorer and archaeologist specializing in the study of the Aztecs, Zelia Nuttall was an incredible woman born in the 1800s. Her views on the Aztecs…
American Archaeologist Harriet A. Boyd-Hawes
Gournia, a Minoan palace complex, was discovered by the American archaeologist Harriet A. Boyd-Hawes. Notable Women Harriet A. Boyd, the American Archaeologist Who Unearthed Gournia…
Ancient Egypt’s Queen Hatshepsut was Called a Militant Suffragette
The following article, originally published in 1913, compares the ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut to the suffragettes of the time. Indeed, the queen did have to…
Women Embalmers in 1908
It was something you would never suspect, but there was an urgency for women embalmers in the past. This was mostly due to the fact…
80 Year Old Woman Goes to College
Imagine going back to school in your 80s, in the year 1911, as a woman. This one brave soul had a hankering for knowledge and…
