The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) celebrates Women’s History Month by honoring Black women who spearheaded the fight for justice, equality and change.

Chanel Compton Johnson, a mixed media artist, uses art to preserve and share Black history. She honors unsung heroes and ...

The U.S. is celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in 2020. On Aug. 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, making the amendment law and ensuring that ...

The Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame marks its 40th anniversary this year, and today we're commemorating this milestone, talking ...

The importance of understanding women’s and Black women’s history lies in recognizing the significant yet often overlooked contributions they have made across various fields, in everything from ...

How unemployment in the Trump era shapes Black women’s lives when maternal care and food choices are in the mix ...

The community is mourning the loss of a trailblazer who paved the way for women of color in the police force. In 1968, ...

Dr. Bath was appointed for her advocacy for the blind by former President Obama. — -- Patricia Bath is a pioneering ophthalmologist who invented a technique that revolutionized cataract surgery.

Her name may not be well known, but Bessie Stringfield’s prowess and bravado on a motorcycle are legendary. Stringfield taught herself to ride a motorcycle as a teen. She went on to become the first ...

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was a woman of many firsts, including being the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the first Black woman to earn a PhD in ...

As we enter International Black Women’s History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history, putting out powerful stories that depict Black women’s experiences, ...