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‘Who says that daughters cannot be heroic?’ Once upon a time, history was written by men, for men and about men. Women were deemed less important, their letters destroyed, their stories ignored. Not any more. This is the story of women who went to war, women who stopped war and women who stayed at home. The rulers. The fighters. The activists. The writers. This is the story of Wu Zetian, who as ‘Chinese Emperor’ helped to spread Buddhism in China. This is the story of Genghis Khan’s powerful daughters, who ruled his empire for him. This is the story of Christine de Pizan, one of the earliest feminist writers. This is the story of Victoria Woodhull, who ran for president before she could even vote for one. This is the story of the world – with the women put back in.
29th May, 2025 in History, Society & Culture, Sport, Women in History
I like to think that there is a symmetry between my query of myself in 1967 – ‘why don’t girls play football?’ – with my thought over fifty years later that the history of the Women’s Football Association needed to be written down. As I was pretty sure that I was the only survivi…
5th July, 2024 in Biography & Memoir, Women in History
Humans have been great travellers for thousands of years. Famous early male explorers like Magellan, Sir Francis Drake and Captain Cook, are household names. Women, with their restricted positions in society and their traditional roles of looking after the house and children, had…
17th March, 2021 in History, Society & Culture, Women in History
Historically, the most common way for a woman to become a ruler was as a regent. There were, however, many cases where the regent decided to stay in power. A prime example is Empress Wu Zetian who, as consort, ruled over China’s Tang Dynasty. She married Emperor Gaozong in 655; h…
18th March, 2020 in Women in History
March marks Women’s History Month and, while we’re proud to promote the roles women have played throughout the history of the world all year round here at The History Press, we’re celebrating the month by sharing some of the women from history we most admire… Katherine Johnson Ka…
29th August, 2019 in History, Women in History
A History of the World with the Women Put Back In attempts to paint a picture of global history, with the women who have often been overlooked brought to the forefront. We spoke to the authors, Kerstin Lücker and Ute Daenschel, about the ideas and aims of the book. Who…
24th November, 2017 in Society & Culture, Women in History
Women in Britain aged over 30 got the vote in 1918, but they weren’t the first women to vote in Britain. Political history is often dominated by characters who have certain things in common; they are well-connected, well-educated, wealthy. Lily Maxwell was none of thes…
13th February, 2017 in Natural World, Society & Culture, Women in History
Today, the RSPB is the UK’s largest nature conservation charity and the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. But what many people do not know is that it started life over 125 years ago thanks to the courage and determination of two Victorian women – Emily William…
