Hypatia of Alexandria was a mathematician, astronomer and Neoplatonist philosopher who lived in the ancient city of Alexande

Hildegard of Bingen was an abbess, visionary, mystic, composer and medical practitioner

It would have been necessary for Enheduanna to have studied lunar cycles

This week The Royal Society in London is commencing a year long celebration of the contribution women make to science.

Other than legal historians, little known these days for her contribution to the emancipation of women in the legal profession than by...

It is sixty-five years since Ruth Handler invented the Barbie Doll and in doing so changed the perception of how play dolls should look....

In a recently aired Channel 4 documentary the actress Suranne Jones goes on a journey to discover the origin of the persecution of women

It transpires, however, that Rosalie has hirsutism which is the presence of course hairs on her body, and most obviously on her face,

At 12, she witnessed first-hand the male-dominated environment of the legal profession ...

A lost name in the history of pioneering women is that of Jackie Moggridge who achieved many firsts as a woman in the history of aviation.

The National Archives have released Phyllis’s wartime file, and they paint a vivid picture of a woman who had remarkable courage