Originally known in China as Dizāng, the “savior of the damned,” Jizō has evolved into a protector of children and comforter of women in Japan.

The first person to fly solo, non-stop from Europe to North America, Markham lived life by her own rules.

It’s not your imagination: a disproportionate number of women really do play bass guitar in rock bands.

Caricatures of Irish immigrants—especially Irish women—have softened, but persist in characters whose Irishness is expressed in subtle cues.

Without formal training as an architect, Gray created magnificent designs that sensitively blended traditional craft with a modern aesthetic.

“Chicago May” was a classic swindler who conned her way around the world in the early twentieth century. She was also a sign of hard times.

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In the nineteenth century, Queen Ranavalona became a foil to Queen Victoria, her “savage” queenship held in contrast to that of the “civilized” female monarch.

Recognizing Scott Brown’s work is necessary for understanding American architecture in the second half of the twentieth century.

Until the Plague decimated Europe and reconfigured society, brewing beer and selling it was chiefly the domain of the fairer sex.